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Karen Hughes has worked beside President George W. Bush since, as she says, "the motorcade was only one car and he was sometimes the one driving it." As counselor to the president, she brought the working mom's perspective to the White House, often asking of President Bush's policies, "What does this mean for the average person?"
Yet the move from Texas to Washington was hard on her family, and in a controversial, headline-making decision that reverberated across America, she summoned the courage to say, "Mr. President, I love you, but I need to move my family home to Texas." With President Bush's full support, Hughes and her family returned to Austin, where she continues to advise the president.
Hughes's new book, Ten Minutes from Normal, available online at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, gives us a keenly insightful look at American politics and America's forty-third president.
Karen's first-hand experience of the deep concern for all Americans that forms the cornerstone of George W. Bush's presidency comes through loud and clear. Most important, in a post-9/11 world, Hughes redefines the very notion of what is "normal" as something special and precious, never to be taken for granted in America again.
Her book brings a message of optimism to families all over America. "I hope my work in the White House and my decision to come home say several things: that you can be measured by the quality of your work, not how long the lights stay on in your office; you are not trapped by circumstances and the most important thing you can do in life is to choose your loves and order them very carefully."
Find out more about Hughes's new book, Ten Minutes from Normal, online at Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com.
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