Who said it?

Question

[he is] "often uncurious and as a result ill-informed",... "conspicuous intelligence seemed actively unwelcome in the Bush White House".

Answer 1

for an interesting review by John J. Pitney of Tevy Troy's book about Presidents and intellectuals. The reviewer notes of David Frum's book, which I cited in the Prez needs good information posting above,

"Frum says that the Bush White House has plenty of bright people but few with vocal enthusiasm for the world of ideas. 'Conspicuous intelligence seemed actively unwelcome in the Bush White House,' writes Frum. Former message czarina Karen Hughes 'rarely read books and distrusted people who did—anything she did not already know she saw no point in knowing.'"