ABSTRACT
Long after the Bush Presidency is concluded, the anticipated “legacy” cottage industry continues to assume shape. As one of the most unpopular American Presidents in history, scholars have not rushed to publish or to have open and prolonged discourse on the success or failure of the Bush Presidency. The reason is fundamental: all too many assume, in the absence of professional scholarship, that his legacy is one characterized by failure. This study represents an effort to provide an examination of a critical component of the Bush legacy: its conspicuous connection with that of his father.
