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Born
July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. -
Early Life
In 1948, George H.W. Bush his dad, moved the family to Midland, Texas, where he made his fortune in the oil business. So,George spent most of his childhood in Midland, attending school there until the seventh grade. -
Education
In 1961 his family moved to Houston and George W. Bush was sent to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. There he was an all-around athlete, playing baseball, basketball and football. He was a fair student and had a reputation for being an occasional troublemaker. Despite this, family connections helped him enter Yale University in 1964. -
Graduated
He graduated from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975. -
Personal Life
After his Guard duty, George W. Bush continued his education, enrolling at Harvard Business School, where he earned a Masters of Business Administration degree in 1975. -
Started his own business
After he graduated, he returned to Midland and entered the oil business, working for a family friend, and later started his own oil and gas firm. -
Spouse
At a backyard barbeque in 1977, Bush was introduced by friends to Laura Welch, a school teacher and librarian. After a quick three-month courtship, he proposed, and they were married on November 5, 1977. The couple settled in Midland, Texas, where Bush continued to build his business. -
Governor of Texas
In 1992, George W. Bush decided to run for governor of Texas as a Republican. His affiliation with the Rangers and his family reputation helped him in the 1994 campaign against incumbent Democrat Ann Richards. In 1998, Bush became the first Texas governor to be elected to consecutive four-year terms. -
Elected as President
Bush was elected president in 2000 when he defeated Democratic incumbent vice president Al Gore after a close and controversial win that involved a stopped recount in Florida. He became the fourth person to be elected president while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent. -
9-11-01 attack and Iraq War
On September 11, 2001, Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four U.S. commercial jetliners. Three of them hit their targets in New York and Washington, D.C. A fourth plane crashed into a farmer’s field in Pennsylvania. George W. Bush promised the American people that he would do all he could to prevent another terrorist attack. Bush administration built international coalitions to seek out and destroy Al Qaeda and its organizations in Afghanistan and the leader Osama Bin Lade. -
After President
George W. Bush left office in January, 2009, leaving behind much unfinished business and low approval ratings. The country remained politically divided. Critics laid much of the country’s misfortunes at his feet, while supporters defended him for his strong leadership during one of the country’s most dangerous periods. Bush and his wife settled in Dallas, Texas, where he participated in the building of his presidential library and wrote his memoir "Decision Points."