George W. Bush Paints E Pluribus Unum

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The Dispatch

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🗓️ 30 April 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Former President George W. Bush has done a number of interviews recently to promote his new book, “Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants,” but none have covered as many topics as Sarah Isgur and Steve Hayes covered with him on The Dispatch Podcast. President Bush touches on everything from his strategy going into painting a portrait, the impact immigrants have on the United States, the future of the Republican Party, and even President Biden’s massive spending spree in his first 100 days in office. Show Notes: -“Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants” by George W. Bush -Transcript of our interview with former President George W. Bush Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dispatch Podcast.
0:02.2	I'm your host Sarah Isgert, joined by Steve Hayes.
0:05.4	And today we are in Dallas, Texas talking to former president George W. Bush about his
0:11.6	new book out of many one portraits of America's immigrants.
0:15.6	We're going to talk about the book and art and immigration and the future of the Republican
0:20.1	party and everything in between.
0:22.8	And what a treat to talk to my former boss.
0:40.3	Let's dive right in.
0:41.3	Mr. President, this book is, it's incredible.
0:44.3	It's an incredible read, but I want to start with the visuals.
0:47.2	It's a book of your paintings.
0:49.1	I want to talk about color.
0:52.0	So what stood out to me is that as president, you're a pretty buttoned up guy.
0:57.9	You know, plain suits, dark blues, blacks, et cetera.
1:01.6	And yet your paintings, I'm looking at Sumerah Haak and the background is this bright
1:07.1	red.
1:08.1	Her hair has purples and greens and reds in it.
1:12.3	And as you describe it, you say, I painted Sumerah.
1:14.8	I tried to capture her pride and her sons, her joy and her work and her gratitude for
1:19.9	our country.
1:20.9	Yeah.
1:22.4	How do you think about color when you're talking, when you're trying to tell someone's
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