NEW YORK — Critics are mixed about George W. Bush’s memoir, but the former president has received a rave from a fellow White House alumnus, Bill Clinton.
“George W. Bush . . . gives readers a good sense of what it’s like to be president, to take the responsibilities of the office seriously, do what you think is right and let history be the judge,” Clinton said in a statement Friday. “The book may not change the minds of those who disagree with decisions President Bush made, but it will help you to understand better the forces that molded him.”
Clinton never ran against the younger Bush, but he is winning so far in a key ex-presidential competition: book sales. According to Random House Inc., which published “Decision Points” and Clinton’s “My Life,” Bush’s memoir had first-day sales of about 220,000 copies. “My Life,” released in 2004, debuted with sales of 400,000 copies. The Associated Press
