President George W. Bush revealed Sunday that he plans to write a book after leaving office later this month, but admitted he's not yet sure what it will be about.
"I'm not quite exactly sure what it's going to be, but I'm toying with the idea of maybe describing the toughest decisions I had to make as president and the context in which I made them," Bush said in an interview on Fox News Sunday.
"What's evident to me is that it is very hard for people to remember what life was like a mere four or five years ago, and it could be very important for me to recreate the environment in which I had to make certain decisions, particularly the environment of right after September the 11th, 2001," he said.
Bush, who throughout his eight years in office has frequently been chided in the media for lapses of eloquence when he expressed himself, declined to set a timeframe for his writing project.
"I could say two years and it could be four. I'd like to get her done," he said.
"I am a type 'A' personality. I require things to do. Once I get going on this book, I'll be able to get her done," he said.
In addition to writing, Bush said he was planning on being "fairly footloose for a while" after he hands over the presidency to Democrat Barack Obama on January 20.
"I can remember with a great sense of anticipation coming to Washington, DC, to be the president of the United States, and I have the same sense of anticipation heading out of political life, but without the sense of gravity," he said.
"So I'm going to be fairly footloose for a while."
Bush said one of his main tasks will be developing a policy center associated with a presidential library in Texas. "I want to promote a set of values that I think are very important for the country," he said.