America’s most brilliant political mastermind recounts his
controversial journey through Republican politics and into George W.
Bush’s White House. Known as “the Architect” of George W. Bush’s
presidency, Karl Rove’s access to Bush and view of his presidency is
unparalleled. In this memoir, Rove takes the listener into the heart of
Bush’s rise to the Texas governorship and behind closed doors in the
White House. Rove describes what it takes to win elections—from his
first race in a high school gymnasium to those on the national stage—and
what you need to do once you’ve won.
Rove learned about
the cost of his Republican affiliation at a young age, when a JFK
supporter down the street pushed him off his bicycle and beat him up for
supporting Nixon. Since then, Rove has devoted his life to conservative
politics—and he has been accused of everything from campaign chicanery
to being a war criminal. Here, he sets the record straight, responds
frankly to his critics, and passionately articulates the reasoning
behind the choices he made during campaigns and in the White House.
With
never-before-told details about his own controversial career, the
legacy of the Bush presidency, and America during its most trying
moments, Rove intimately relates the joys and pains of a life in service
of conservative conviction.
About the Author
Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush
from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. He now writes a
weekly op-ed for The Wall Street Journal and is a Newsweek columnist and contributor to Fox News.At
the White House Rove oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives,
Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs and was
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, coordinating the White House
policy-making process.
Before he became known as “The Architect”
of President Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, Rove was president of Karl
Rove + Company, an Austin-based public affairs firm that worked for
Republican candidates, non-partisan causes, and non-profit groups. His
clients included over 75 Republican U.S. Senate, Congressional, and
gubernatorial candidates in 24 states, as well as the Moderate Party of
Sweden.
A Colorado native, he attended the University of Utah, the
University of Maryland-College Park, George Mason University, and the
University of Texas at Austin.
Rove has taught graduate students
at UT Austin’s Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and
undergraduates in a joint appointment from the Journalism and Government
departments at the university. He was also a faculty member at the
Salzburg Seminar.
He was previously a member of the Board of
International Broadcasting, which oversaw the operations of Radio Free
Europe and Radio Liberty, and served on the White House Fellows regional
selection panel. He was also a member of the Boards of Regents at Texas
Women's Union and East Texas State University.
Karl Rove, senior advisor to President Bush and current Fox News contributor, joins us LIVE to talk about his memoir, "Courage and Consequence," and take questions from Book TV viewers, Tell us what you think about this video
