More than 1,000 people were expected to pass through security Thursday morning at a Dallas Barnes & Noble store to have former President George W. Bush sign copies of 41: A Portrait of My Father, which gets its official release today.
Former President George W. Bush signs copies of 41: A Portrait of My Father. (David Woo/Staff Photographer)
The book, a biography of former President George H.W. Bush, is “a love story,” the younger Bush told our Tom Benning in an interview earlier this week.
The book gets its title from common shorthand of “41″ and “43″ used to distinguish between W. and H.W. when talking about the former presidents named George Bush. H.W. was the 41st person to hold the office, W. the 43rd.
George W. Bush also appeared on NBC’s Today show Monday to discuss the book: