To the Editor:
George H.W. Bush, Jon Meacham reports in “Destiny and Power” (Nov. 15), was distressed, as a veteran of World War II, to lose the presidency to a man he considered a “draft dodger.” Jim Kelly, the reviewer, notes that Meacham “is too polite” to say that this observation “would dog Bush’s own son.”
Kelly does not mention that 12 years later, that son won an election in part by impugning the war record of John Kerry, who—unlike him—served in Vietnam.
I wonder if Bush Sr. had any qualms about that tactic, and whether Meacham was too polite to ask.
LEON MITRANI
NEW YORK
Note from KBJ: I don't recall George W. Bush saying a single word about John Kerry's "war record." Is your Bush hatred getting the better of you, Leon?
