Reply #14: As was reported on Frontline earlier this evening

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Running for Governor of Texas was his idea. Running for President was the idea of Schultz, and Rice and others. It was clear to many of us that many of the old guard had some ideas on how they want to run the country and Bush was a malleable enough guy and with the right name and right resume.

Of course, he thought that it was going to be easy enough way to spend four or eight years, until 9/11 happened and he was faced with the real world.