▁Canada ▁and ▁Latin ▁America , ▁priv at izing ▁Social ▁Security , ▁and ▁firm ness ▁with ▁non - aligned ▁reg imes , ▁particularly ▁Ira q ▁and ▁North ▁Korea ▁( pp .   2 3 8 – 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁containing ▁only ▁few ▁revel ations , ▁among ▁them ▁Bush ' s ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁decision ▁not ▁to ▁grant ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁execution ▁for ▁Kar la ▁F aye ▁T ucker , ▁which ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁affect ing ▁him ▁em otion ally , ▁contrary ▁to ▁media ▁criticism ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Ghost writer ▁Michael ▁H ers kow itz ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁draft ▁the ▁book , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁and ▁Hugh es ▁took ▁over ▁after ▁" the ▁early ▁chap ters ▁H ers kow itz ▁submitted ▁were ▁jud ged ▁to ▁over emph as ize ▁W .' s ▁early ▁difficulties , ▁describing ▁him , ▁for ▁instance , ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁un success ful ▁in ▁the ▁oil ▁business ." ▁ ▁The ▁proceed s ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁were ▁don ated ▁to ▁char ity . ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁▁ ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁h ymn , ▁" A ▁Char ge ▁to ▁Keep ▁I ▁Have " ▁( 1 7 6 2 ) ▁by ▁Charles ▁Wes ley . ▁Wes ley ' s ▁title ▁is ▁a ▁par ap hr ase ▁of ▁: ▁" keep ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁L ORD , ▁so ▁that ▁you ▁may ▁not ▁die ." ▁ ▁A ▁painting ▁by ▁W .