Wead

Other than the fact that a man name Wead exposed G.W. Bush's past pot smoking (allegedly), I have a hard time giving a damn about the story.

February 2005 2005

Other than the fact that a man name Wead exposed G.W. Bush's past pot smoking (allegedly), I have a hard time giving a damn about the story.

Bush's Absurdity 2005

Wead said once, a group of youngsters hit Jimmy Carter's White House for an event wearing sneakers, and "I remember Mrs. Carter looking down at their feet, horrified."

PHOTOS: A Presidential Footwear First? Hilary Moss 2011

It's a two-edged sword, said Doug Wead, a presidential historian and former adviser to President George H.W. Bush.

Political family names bring shame as well as fame 2009

Wead said once, a group of youngsters hit Jimmy Carter's White House for an event wearing sneakers, and "I remember Mrs. Carter looking down at their feet, horrified."

PHOTOS: A Presidential Footwear First? Hilary Moss 2011

In fact, W. was playing dumb with Wead, because he already knew all about the fortuitously named Blessitt.

Russ Baker: Family of Secrets vs. "Deception Points": A Corrective Counter-Narrative to Bush's Memoir Russ Baker 2010

Once, Wead recalled with amusement, they were talking about Mad magazine, and which features were their favorites.

Russ Baker: Family of Secrets vs. "Deception Points": A Corrective Counter-Narrative to Bush's Memoir Russ Baker 2010

"He was talking about the subtlety of politics and how what meets the eye is so different from the political reality," Wead told me.

Russ Baker: Family of Secrets vs. "Deception Points": A Corrective Counter-Narrative to Bush's Memoir Russ Baker 2010

But more than anybody I've ever met in my life, he can let negatives roll off his back, said Wead.

George W. Bush Returns to Spotlight 2010

However, Wead had warned the Bushes that they had to be careful how they couched their conversion story.

Russ Baker: Family of Secrets vs. "Deception Points": A Corrective Counter-Narrative to Bush's Memoir Russ Baker 2010