Celebrity / president Race Is on for Laura's Memoirs; Dubya Not So Much Book deal could be worth millions; lame-duck President must shelve ambitions By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Nov 11, 2008 11:29 AM CST Copied First lady Laura Bush and Michelle Obama sit in the private residence of the White House Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, after the President-elect and Mrs. Obama arrived for a visit and tour. (AP Photo/The White House, Joyce N. Boghosian) Laura Bush is likely to net millions from publishers bidding on her memoirs, the New York Post reports—not exactly the case for her lame-duck husband. “The wives of presidents generally write books that have a greater public interest,” one insider says. “Husbands usually try to rewrite history.” Adds another: “Dubya is going to have to wait about 5 years.” Another insider points to mixed results for memoirs by Bill Clinton (a high-selling success) and Ronald Reagan (not so much): “Bush is probably more of a financial risk for publishers at this point than either Clinton or Reagan.” (More president stories.) Report an error