George W. Bush (American President)

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George Walker Bush

birthplace

New Haven, CT

birthday

July 6

Life

1946-

age

OFC:54

party

Republican

presidency highlights

9/11 — Iraq War — Tax cuts

nickname:

Dubya

vice-president:

Richard Cheney

previous office

Governor of Texas

key background fact:

Son of former President George Bush, Governor of Texas

occupation

Businessman (Oil, Baseball)

military service

Lieutenant - Air Force (Texas Air Nat. Guard) - pilot

children

2: 2 girls

wife:

Laura Welch (1977)

height

5' 11½'' / 1.82 m

higher education

Yale, Harvard

religion

Methodist

quote

"With those attacks, the terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States. And war is what they got."

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actions & events

2001 9/11
2001 Patriot Act
2002 “no child left behind” law to improve education
2005 Hurricane Katrina

foreign affairs

Iraq’ s "Weapons of mass destruction" hoax
Kyoto protocol rejected by USA
Capture and execution of Saddam Hussein

unique facts

The second son of a president to become president
The only president with an MBA
With both the highest and lowest approval ratings

interesting

Before focusing on national politics, George Bush was the managing partner and part owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team from 1989-1998.

military activity

2001 War against the Afghanistan Talibans
2003 Iraq War

Legacy

He left as one of the least popular and most divisive presidents in American history. The Iraq war, the bungled response to Hurricane Katrina, the 2008 economic crisis, has brought the worst collapse in America's reputation since WW II.

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