Bush: Kanye controversy a low point of tenure

Former President George W. Bush writes in a new memoir that one of the low points in his tenure was when singer Kanye West said Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina was tainted by racism.

The memoir, which was leaked to several news outlets Tuesday in advance of its formal release next Tuesday,  offers his regrets for flying over New Orleans to survey the post Katrina damage, a move that provoked substantial criticism, and says that he mistakenly brought too many troops home from Iraq too soon.

But he has described as “disgusting” the televised accusation from popular singer and record producer West that his response to Katrina was tainted by racism, calling that one of the low points of his tenure.

The book, entitled "Decision Points," is focused on key moments in his life, including his decision to stop drinking after some embarrassing conversations in bars. Bush said he realized, as his daughters got older, that if he did not stop, they would think it was okay to drink and drive.