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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

Author Revealed:
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
Jan 03, 2006
The Raising of a President is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 03, 2006
The Raising of a President will be released on January 03, 2006 in
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The Raising of a President is now available in
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The Raising of a President will be released on March 15, 2005 in eBook
Mar 15, 2005
The Raising of a President is now available in eBook
Mar 15, 2005
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All the Presidents' Children will be released on January 06, 2004 in Trade Paperback
Jan 06, 2004
All the Presidents' Children is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 06, 2004
All the Presidents' Children will be released on January 06, 2004 in
Jan 06, 2004
All the Presidents' Children is now available in
Jan 06, 2004
All the Presidents' Children will be released on February 18, 2003 in eBook
Feb 18, 2003
All the Presidents' Children will be released on February 18, 2003 in eBook
Feb 18, 2003
All the Presidents' Children will be released on February 18, 2003 in eBook
Feb 18, 2003
All the Presidents' Children will be released on February 18, 2003 in eBook
Feb 18, 2003

Doug Wead Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Delay is death - Peter the Great Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Accuracy and the ability to count. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. William Herndon, Lincoln's law partner, who was hated by many for telling us so much. And yet, the best of what we know of Lincoln we owe to Herndon. 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 do you regret most? A. Not taking more pictures of my youngest child. Learn more about Doug Wead

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Vision Monday, March 17, 2012
...Presidential Historian and New York Times bestselling author, Doug Wead, uncovers an unprecedented way the City of Canyonville, Oregon is using to tax non profits, the YMCA and schools. In the Middle Ages when Kings and Queens ran out...
Upper St. Clair Patch, February 10, 2012
...club is reading The Raising of a President: The Mothers and Fathers of Our Nation's Leaders by Doug Wead. This book looks at the types of families into which our presidents were born, and shed a fascinating light on how their destinies were shaped during...
ABC News, February 8, 2012
...? The Kennedy presidential library didn?t respond to a request to answer the claims made in the book. Doug Wead, a presidential historian, said that while there?s some reason to be skeptical of Alford?s story, ?I would tend to lean toward accepting it...
ABC News, February 7, 2012
...? The Kennedy presidential library didn?t respond to a request to answer the claims made in the book. Doug Wead, a presidential historian, said that while there?s some reason to be skeptical of Alford?s story, ?I would tend to lean toward accepting it...
Huffington Post, December 2, 2011
...had that side of him. He is more mellow than I have known him to be," says Doug Wead , a campaign strategist and author who is often credited for coining the term "compassionate conservative" in the late 1970s. "He's been affected like any...
Washington Times, August 2, 2011
...Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far By Bristol Palin William Morrow, $25.99, 272 pages Reviewed by Doug Wead @$:Bristol Palin’s new book, "Not Afraid of Life,” opens at 100 mph and never slows down. Everything the title promises is there. This is an...
CNBC, July 14, 2011
...boards prefer not to allow properties to be transferred to the nonprofit, and thus tax-exempt, sector," said Doug Wead, senior advisor to the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign. "There is so much outrage about the economy, the corruption of the...
Washington Post, March 2, 2012
...his opposition to abortion rights and DVDs of his speeches before conservative Christian groups, according to senior adviser Doug Wead. Gingrich, who represented Georgia as a member of Congress for two decades, has made evangelical churches regular stops...
Examiner.com, February 29, 2012
...in order to see their champion. Prior to Dr. Paul, Virginia campaign chairman Christopher Sterns, senior campaign advisor Doug Wead, and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky all spoke to the increasingly restless group. Sterns took several opportunities during...
Lake Ridge-Occoquan, February 29, 2012
...on 'Upload Photos and Videos' under the photos at right. 7:35 p.m.: Author and presidential historian Doug Wead is speaking to the overflowing crowd of Ron Paul supporters in Springfield.  Wead said the strong majority of the American public wants an...
Lorton Patch, February 28, 2012
...on 'Upload Photos and Videos' under the photos at right. 7:35 p.m.: Author and presidential historian Doug Wead is speaking to the overflowing crowd of Ron Paul supporters in Springfield.  Wead said the strong majority of the American public wants an...
Fairfax City Patch, February 28, 2012
...on 'Upload Photos and Videos' under the photos at right. 7:35 p.m.: Author and presidential historian Doug Wead is speaking to the overflowing crowd of Ron Paul supporters in Springfield.  Wead said the strong majority of the American public wants an...
Huntington-Belle Haven Patch, February 28, 2012
...on 'Upload Photos and Videos' under the photos at right. 7:35 p.m.: Author and presidential historian Doug Wead is speaking to the overflowing crowd of Ron Paul supporters in Springfield.  Wead said the strong majority of the American public wants an...
Manassas Patch, February 28, 2012
...on 'Upload Photos and Videos' under the photos at right. 7:35 p.m.: Author and presidential historian Doug Wead is speaking to the overflowing crowd of Ron Paul supporters in Springfield.  Wead said the strong majority of the American public wants an...