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Birth
He was born in Haven, Connecticut. He was born to George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. -
College
George attended Yale and Harvard after high school. He attended Yale from 1961-64 and Harvard in 1975. He has degrees in history and business administration. -
Political Party
George is a part of the republican party. He has always been a republican. He chose to be republican since he could choose. -
Military
He joined the Texas Air National Guard in May 27, 1968 during the war known as the Vietnam War. He got out of the military 6 years later on May 26, 1974. He got up to the rank of 1st lieutenant -
Marriage
He married his wife Laura Lane Welch Bush in January 1 1977. They are still happily married today in Midland, Texas. -
Children
He has 2 children who are both girls. They are twins and their names are Jenna Welch Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. They were born on -
Fun Fact
He quit drinking on his 40th birthday so he could be in the right mind the rest of his life. -
Government
Before he was president George was also the governor of Texas. That is the only other government position he held other than president. -
Elected
George was elected on Jan 20, 2001. He ran against Al Gore and won. -
Tax cut
Bush signs a tax cut into the law worth nearly 1.6 TRILLION dollars. Slashes income tax rate. -
Terrorists Attacks
On Sept 11, 2001 terrorist hijacked planes and crashed them into the twin towers and the pentagon. Nearly 2000 people died that day. -
Enduring Freedom
George sent troops into Afghanistan to contain terrorists from the Taliban group called Al Qaeda which were responsible for the 9/11 attacks. -
War in the Desert
George officially declares war with the country of Iraq. -
Election 2.0
George gets re-elected for his second term as president. This will be his last term. -
Katrina
A nasty hurricane strikes the gulf. Thousands are left homeless. Nearly 2000 died from the levees breaking flooding almost all of New Orleans. -
Border Wall
Bush signed an official bill to start construction on a 700 mile wall in between Mexico and the USA. This would prevent less illegal drugs and immigrants from coming into the USA. -
Troop Surge
Bush sent more troops into Iraq so we could maintain control over the major cities such as Baghdad. -
Antiterrorism Bill
Passed this bill so that airports could search luggage to find weapons or bombs. So that stuff like 9/11 and people threatening to blow up air planes doesn't happen. -
Missile Strike
The United States send air strikes and bombs into Pakistan to kill and al-Qaeda leader named al-Libi. He was one of the top leaders that helped plan the 9/11 attack. -
Bail Out
Bush bails out the banks assets since they were dropping. He gave them 700 billion dollars. This was the biggest in history. -
Out Of Office
He was done serving his two terms and they voted for Barack Obama to be president. Obama was the 1 black president. -
Retired Life
Bush retired to Texas. He moved to a ranch in Crawford, Texas. He enjoyed being retired and not governing the country. -
Memoir
In 2010 he wrote a memoir about himself. A memoir is like a biography. He thought it was important for people to know what it was like as a president. -
Another Home
Bush and his wife bought a house in Dallas and became residents there. They would host party's and barbecues and got to charity events in the neighborhood. -
Free Time
George likes to paint, ride bikes, and talk at colleges on his free time. He talks at SMU college a lot. HE really likes to paint and is really good at it. -
Biking
Even though George is still old doesn't mean he isn't still active in physically demanding charity events. He did a 100 kilometer bike ride to raise money for children. -
Golfing
He also partakes in some golfing here and there. He likes to golf since he is old and has a lot of free time. He played in the Warrior Open Golf Tournament and did pretty well too. -
41
He wrote a book called 41 in 2014. This book is about his dad. His dad was a war hero so he published his book on veterans day. -
Africa
He would go on many trips to Africa to help raise money for diseases. He would go there with charity event money and by vaccinations for stuff like cancer and COVID. -
Challenged but Happy
“I think part of having a fulfilling life is to be challenged. I’m challenged on the golf course, I’m challenged to stay fit, and I’m challenged by my paintings…I am happy", were some of his final words when he was done public speaking and truly going into full time retirement.