The autobiography of US President George Herbert Walker Bush - a former World War II veteran pilot, organizer and owner of an oil company, US Ambassador to the UN, US Ambassador to China, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Director of the CIA, Vice President of the United States - this not only the memories of a successful businessman and politician, but also a political program for the future. The President sets his main goal to “defend freedom and ensure peace.” He calls for “vigilant optimism” and greater openness in relations with the USSR.