Doug Wead Says Recordings Were Not Meant for Public

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The author who secretly recorded his conversations with then-Gov. George W. Bush told CNN Monday he should give the tapes to the president despite lucrative offers to sell them.

Doug Wead -- a former aide to President Bush's father, George H.W. Bush -- recorded about nine hours of conversations with the Texas governor while he was considering his run for the White House.

On the tapes, the president appears to admit to past drug use and says he won't join some conservative Christians he sees as "kicking gays."

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