--- title: TIME Magazine Game of Thrones description: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and the American Game of Thrones The two ex-Presidents talk about the family business. Just don’t call it that Hillary... canonical: https://time.com/3969301/in-the-latest-issue-40/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-23T11:13:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T19:56:07.388Z article:section: Politics og:title: TIME Magazine Game of Thrones og:description: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and the American Game of Thrones The two ex-Presidents talk about the family business. Just don’t call it that Hillary... og:url: https://time.com/3969301/in-the-latest-issue-40/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42ca0565cc684d95/69885c1dcd1bbab7826fc666/bush-clinton-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton cover 150803 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: TIME Magazine Game of Thrones twitter:description: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and the American Game of Thrones The two ex-Presidents talk about the family business. Just don’t call it that Hillary... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42ca0565cc684d95/69885c1dcd1bbab7826fc666/bush-clinton-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # In The Latest Issue (23 Jul 2015) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 23, 2015 11:13 AM CUT  Bush and Clinton in Dallas on July 9 Bush and Clinton in Dallas on July 9Mark Seliger for TIME by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 23, 2015 11:13 AM CUT [**Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and the American Game of Thrones**](http://time.com/3969265/bill-clinton-george-w-bush-and-the-american-game-of-thrones/ "undefined") **The two ex-Presidents talk about the family business. Just don’t call it that** [**Hillary and Jeb Bring Out Big Ideas as a Populist Circus Hijacks the Campaign**](http://time.com/3969250/hillary-and-jeb-bring-out-big-ideas-as-a-populist-circus-hijacks-the-campaign/ "undefined") **The two candidates raise thoughtful points on issues like jobs** [**How a Good Government Can Beat Bad Debt**](http://time.com/3969249/a-good-government-can-beat-bad-debt/ "undefined") **It’s not the size of the debt that counts. It’s the ability to manage it** [**Inside the Next Social Security Crisis**](http://time.com/3969233/inside-the-next-social-security-crisis/ "undefined") **Why American women are bearing the brunt of the retirement crunch** [**In Praise of the Ordinary Child**](http://time.com/3969237/in-praise-of-the-ordinary-child/ "undefined") **It’s time to rethink what it means to be exceptional—and whether being No. 1 is worth pursuing at all** [**El Salvador’s Kill Zone**](http://time.com/3969232/el-salvadors-kill-zone/ "undefined") **Warring gangs have turned the country into one of the world’s deadliest places** [**One Draft, Two Draft, Old Draft … New Dr. Seuss Book**](http://time.com/3969256/one-draft-two-draft-old-draft-new-dr-seuss-book/ "undefined") **_What Pet Should I Get?_** **is the writer’s first original book since his death in 1991** [**Caitlyn Jenner and Jazz Jennings Reveal Remarkable Women Living Amid the Mundane**](http://time.com/3969262/cait-and-jazz-reveal-remarkable-women-living-amid-the-mundane/ "undefined") **Reviewing two new TV shows that deal with transgender issues** [**Cara Delevingne Sparks** **_Paper Towns_**](http://time.com/3969255/cara-delevingne-sparks-paper-towns/ "undefined") **The Instagram ‘It’ girl lights up the John Green adaptation** [**Quick Talk With Rachel McAdams**](http://time.com/3969261/rachel-mcadams-interview/ "undefined") **The actress on** **_True Detective_** [**Review:** **_Southpaw’s_** **Terrific Punch**](http://time.com/3969267/southpaws-terrific-punch/ "undefined") **Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the new boxing movie** [**Soundtrack for Summer’s Open Roads**](http://time.com/3969238/soundtrack-for-summers-open-roads/ "undefined") **Ashley Monroe releases her second album, The Blade** [**The On-demand Economy Takes Workers for a Ride**](http://time.com/3969247/is-the-on-demand-economy-taking-workers-for-a-ride/ "undefined") **Companies like Uber are changing the modern workplace** [**The Rise of the ‘Good Divorce’**](http://time.com/3969264/the-rise-of-the-good-divorce/ "undefined") **We’re in a new age of ‘conscious uncoupling’** [**How to Name a Crater on Pluto**](http://time.com/3969253/to-name-a-crater-on-pluto-know-your-star-wars-geography/ "undefined") [**10 Questions with Bret Baier**](http://time.com/3969245/10-questions-with-bret-baier/ "undefined") **The host of Fox News’ Special Report discusses Donald Trump, confused dogs and preparing for a crowded GOP presidential debate** [**Solar-Powered Palm Trees**](http://time.com/3969240/solar-powered-palm-trees/ "undefined") **United Arab Emirates–based media firm D Idea has developed a creative way to make hot, crowded public spaces more pleasant for Dubai’s rapidly growing population. Here’s how its Smart Palm works.** [**Tech Titans in Turmoil**](http://time.com/3969241/tech-titans-in-turmoil/ "undefined") [**Competition and Common Ground**](http://time.com/3969242/competition-and-common-ground/ "undefined") [**Ramadan’s End**](http://time.com/3969243/ramadans-end/ "undefined") [**How They Raised Their Millions**](http://time.com/3969239/how-they-raised-their-millions/ "undefined") [**A $100 Million Quest to Make Contact With E.T.–Maybe**](http://time.com/3969236/a-100-million-quest-to-make-contact-with-e-t-maybe/ "undefined") [**How Trauma Can Change Lives–for the Better**](http://time.com/3969234/how-trauma-can-change-lives-for-the-better/ "undefined") [**A Brief History of Interstellar Broadcasts**](http://time.com/3969244/a-brief-history-of-interstellar-broadcasts/ "undefined") **The Breakthrough Message isn’t humanity’s first effort to craft a greeting for alien life. Here’s a look at what we’ve already sent.** [**China’s Disruptors**](http://time.com/3969248/chinas-disruptors/ "undefined") [**Milestones**](http://time.com/3969260/milestones/ "undefined") [**E.L. Doctorow**](http://time.com/3969246/e-l-doctorow/ "undefined") **Great American novelist** [**Lee Hsien Loong**](http://time.com/3969231/lee-hsien-loong/ "undefined") **Singapore’s Prime Minister spoke with TIME a few weeks before the Southeast Asian city-state’s 50th anniversary** [**How Nigeria is Bringing the Fight to Boko Haram**](http://time.com/3969252/how-nigeria-is-bringing-the-fight-to-boko-haram/ "undefined") [**The New, Simpler CPR Saves Lives**](http://time.com/3969254/the-new-simpler-cpr-saves-lives/ "undefined") [**The Next It Foods**](http://time.com/3969257/the-next-it-foods/ "undefined") **Researchers from Oregon State University recently patented a new strain of dulse (the nutrient-packed seaweed) that tastes like bacon when it’s fried. But it’s not the only crop with a shot at cultural domination.** [**Noteworthy Advances in Alzheimer’s Research**](http://time.com/3969258/noteworthy-advances-in-alzheimers-research/ "undefined") [**Verbatim**](http://time.com/3969266/verbatim/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3969301/in-the-latest-issue-40/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3969301/in-the-latest-issue-40/"},"headline":"In The Latest Issue (23 Jul 2015)","datePublished":"2015-07-23T11:13:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:56:07.388Z","description":"Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and the American Game of Thrones The two ex-Presidents talk about the family business. 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