About This Series

This is one of an occasional series of articles on the presidency of George W. Bush in its final chapters, a presidency imperiled by an unpopular war abroad, a diminished domestic agenda, a hostile Congress and near-record-low approval ratings. Previous installments have explored the president's efforts to reach out beyond the White House bubble, his frustrated ambition to spread democracy around the world, the views of departing Bush aides on the legacy of his tenure, and the political battle over perhaps his most important domestic initiative, the No Child Left Behind education law.