Peter Baker, senior White House Correspondent for the New York Times, recounted the Bush years, focusing on the personalities of Bush and his Vice President, Dick Cheney and their relationship with each other and with others in the Administration. Baker addressed the wide-spread opinion that Cheney was actually the driving force in the Bush administration, making the case that Cheney's influence, while decidedly strong early on, was less significant than many had thought and that by the end he was largely sidelined and marginalized.
