DALLAS (AP) _ George W. Bush says his upcoming book “Decision Points,” due for release in November, begins with an anecdote about his wife convincing him to give up drinking.
The former president said Tuesday that the opening lines of his memoir deals with Laura Bush pushing him to decide whether he preferred drinking to fatherhood, and him questioning whether he loved booze more than his wife.
Bush said he realized he had an addictive personality and quit drinking cold turkey. He says that act set him on the path to the presidency.
A relaxed and good-humored Bush, who left office in January 2009, was speaking to a wind energy convention in downtown Dallas. The 63-year-old riffed on retirement, joking that his domestic agenda now consists of taking out the trash and doing the dishes.
The Bushes live in Dallas.