Bush author says White House applying pressure over book

[Judi Lynn]

Bush author says White House applying pressure over book

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Writer Kitty Kelley has accused the White House of putting pressure on her and the US media over the new biography on the family of President George W. Bush (news - web sites)

"The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty", which alleges that Bush took cocaine at Camp David when his father was president, became an instant best-seller after its publication this week. But it has been strongly condemned by the presidency.

"I have had the pressure of the White House," Kelley, a veteran of biographical polemics, told a conference in Washington late Thursday linked to the release of her book.

"It was published on Tuesday, it was under embargo until that time, so there were no copies available. Days before publication, the White House issued a formal statement saying that the book was garbage and nobody should read it," Kelley declared.

Kelley also said the White House had called the president of NBC News to urge the network not to invite her to talk about the new book.
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