![]() On how the public viewed Vice President Cheney's role ![]() "Only after years later, when people are willing to sit down and be more candid and thoughtful," Baker tells NPR's Arun Rath, "are they willing to share further understanding of what was really happening behind the scenes." Nixon and Henry Kissinger." But, despite their accomplishments, "Their misjudgments and misadventures left them the most unpopular president and vice president in generations."īaker's account details key moments in the controversial administration, and relies on hundreds of interviews, including a conversation with Cheney. But he's now taken a second look at the administration and the relationship at its heart.ĭays of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House recounts the unique and evolving relationship between the president and vice president.Īs Baker writes: "No two Americans in public office had collaborated to such lasting effect since Richard M. Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, covered those events in real time. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and Hurricane Katrina were just some of the major events that challenged the administration. 20, 2009, ending a consequential - and controversial - administration. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney left office on Jan. The Two-Way Cheney: I Urged Bush To Bomb Syria ![]()
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