Doug Wead
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"Doug Wead" is a presidential historian, philanthropist and public speaker. He is the author of more than thirty books on history, politics, religion, and multi-level marketing, some of which have been The New York Times Best Seller list/New York Times bestsellers. Wead was the 1992 Republican Party (United States)/Republican candidate for Arizona's 6th congressional district, but was defeated by Karan English. He was Special Assistant to U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and is credited with coining the phrase "Compassionate conservatism/compassionate conservative". Between 1997 and 2000, Wead controversially recorded several hours of phone conversation between himself and George W. Bush without his knowledge.

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Tonight, my agent called me and said, 'Well, do you want to retire a multimillionaire?' .

There's no question that the president's faith is real, that it's authentic, that it's genuine, and there's no question that it's calculated.

My initial hope was to record something that would have historical value, but this has become too much, ... I think I should get the tapes back to him. He was the other person on the line, and they can do whatever they want with them. History can wait.

In a 10-year period, he became a millionaire, the governor of Texas, and the president of the United States.

My book could have been released before the election, ... It would have been driven by partisan sales.