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Doug Wead

Doug Wead is a former special assistant to President George H. W. Bush and is now a prominent corporate and university campus speaker. A cofounder of the relief organization Mercy Corps and author of twenty-seven books, including the New York Times... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Delay is death - Peter the Great
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My life in 8 words: "To love, laugh, learn more from another day."
The Raising of a President will be released on January 03, 2006 in Trade Paperback
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All the Presidents' Children will be released on January 06, 2004 in Trade Paperback
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All the Presidents' Children will be released on February 18, 2003 in eBook
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All the Presidents' Children will be released on February 18, 2003 in eBook
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All the Presidents' Children will be released on February 18, 2003 in eBook
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All the Presidents' Children will be released on February 18, 2003 in eBook
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All the Presidents' Children is now available in eBook
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Table of Contents from All the Presidents' Children
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Doug Wead Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Delay is death - Peter the Great Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. M and M's peanuts. Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. Theme from Jean de Florette by Jean-Claude Petit, The Godfather Theme, Somewhere Out There, The Rainbow Connection, There's a Place for Us. Q. What’s your best quality? A. I don't know and that is probably it. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Accuracy and the ability to count. Learn more about Doug Wead

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Assist News Service, February 14, 2010
...of the pie. That is the way it works in most third-world countries and Haiti is no exception Doug Wead, a presidential historian and New York Times bestselling author, suggests that the case of the Ten Baptists is perhaps one of prejudice against...
Dayton Daily News, September 8, 2009
...the experience with their children. "For the president, it's going to be over real quick," said Doug Wead, who interviewed presidential kids for his book, "All the President's Children." Malia, now a sixth-grader, and Sasha, a second-grader, did plenty...
USA Today, August 27, 2009
...during this trip is their sense of obligation to fight oppression and cruelty wherever it appears,' he said. Doug Wead, a historian of presidential families and a former White House assistant to President George H.W. Bush, says he has no doubt Obama took...
USA Today, August 26, 2009
...during this trip is their sense of obligation to fight oppression and cruelty wherever it appears,' he said. Doug Wead, a historian of presidential families and a former White House assistant to President George H.W. Bush, says he has no doubt Obama took...
KPBS, August 6, 2009
...with his party. In fact, he had ? when a member of the religious right, a fellow named Doug Wead, came out to Arizona to run for a open congressional seat out there against a woman who was a longtime Arizona legislator and a very accomplished local...
Small Business Brief / Newsletter, December 21, 2009
...Stay Tuned- New Site about Doug Wead Coming Soon by admin on February 10, 2009 in Doug Wead Bio 1 Comment In admiration of Doug Wead and his contributions to the public through his philanthopy, books and...
The Hannibal Blog, October 8, 2009
...woman’s) personality development. Obama and McCain both defined themselves against the (mostly abstract) idea of their fathers. Doug Wead , a presidential historian, has even put forth various theses that absenteeism by fathers somehow makes their sons...