he read the Bible daily, which he called "pretty good about keeping your ego in check"; and his insistence that he was not homophobic, regardless of his opposition to gay marriage. The release prompted some hostility from members of Bush's inner circle: Bush's wife, Laura Bush, said in an interview, "I don't know if I'd use the word 'betrayed,' but I think it's a little bit awkward for sure"; while Bush evangelical ally James Dobson said he was "shocked by [Wead's] breach of trust". Bush himself did not comment. The tapes' release also provoked negative reaction from some commentators, such as Bill Press, who called Wead "scum", and Bill O'Reilly, who called Wead "the lowest form of debris in the country." Death Following a massive stroke in early December 2021, Wead's son Scott Wead confirmed that he had been taken off artificial respiration and died on December 10. Books Wead's books include: Catholic Charismatics: Are They for Real? (1972) Tonight They'll Kill a Catholic (1974) The Compassionate Touch (1980) Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Dream (1978) Millionaire Mentality (1993) Reagan in Pursuit of the Presidency (1980) The Iran Crisis (1980) All the Presidents' Children: Triumph and Tragedy in the Lives of the First Families (2004) The Raising of a President: The Mothers and Fathers of Our Nation's Leaders (2006) Game of Thorns: The Inside Story of Hillary Clinton's Failed Campaign and Donald Trump's Winning Strategy (2017) Inside Trump's White House: The Real Story of His Presidency (2019) References External links 1946 births Living people 20th-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers Candidates in the 1992 United States elections American political writers Amway people Arizona Republicans Assistants to the President of the United States Central Bible College alumni Christians from Arizona Christians from Indiana Indiana Republicans People from Muncie, Indiana American political commentators 20th-century American male writers American male non-fiction writers 21st-century American male writers George H. W. Bush administration personnel