From W.N.Y.C. in New York, this is NPR's On the Media. I'm Brooke Gladstone.

And I'm Bob Garfield. George W. Bush is coming to Washington,

and even though he's been in the media's glare for most of his life,

he's never experienced the high-voltage scrutiny he's under now.

The President-elect is not a great fan of the press corps.

He's had the occasional fight with reporters and more than the occasional harsh words.

Most of those incidents date back before his years in the Texas State House, but a hint

of that old hostility emerged during the campaign.

Bill Minutaglio joins us now.

He's a reporter for the Dallas Morning News and the author of First Son, George W. Bush and the Bush family dynasty.

Mr. Minutaglio, hello.

Hi, how are you?

Good.

I'm going to play that famous off-mic moment of Mr. Bush during the campaign

commenting on a member of the press.

Was Adam Prymer?

They're doing an asshole from here.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Was that fair?

Was this just an unguarded aside in a tense moment?

Or is this an accurate reflection of how he generally regards the media?

Well, it was all of that, actually.

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