About Bush's drug use , he writes: "How can someone simply not remember whether or not they used an illegal substance like cocaine?... I felt I was witnessing Bush convincing himself
President George W. Bush listens as his press secretary, Scott McClellan, announces his resignation at the White House on April 19, 2006
to believe something that probably was not true and that, deep down, he knew was not true...
In the years to come, as I worked closely with President Bush, I would come to believe that sometimes he convinces himself to believe what suits his needs at the moment."