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Nov 9, 2009 · George W. Bush (1946-), America’s 43rd president, served in office from 2001 to 2009. He led the country during the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq War.
- Early Life and Military Service. George Herbert Walker Bush was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, to Dorothy Walker Bush and Prescott Bush, a banker who went on to represent Connecticut in the U.S. Senate from 1952 to 1963.
- Family and Oil Business. On January 6, 1945, while on leave from the Navy, Bush married Barbara Pierce in Rye, New York. The couple had met as teenagers at a dance.
- Political Career. In 1964, Bush won the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat from Texas but lost in the general election. Two years later, he won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served two terms.
- Vice Presidency: 1981-1989. In 1980, Bush ran for the Republican presidential nomination but lost to Ronald Reagan. The former actor and governor of California selected Bush as his vice-presidential running mate, and the two defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale in the general election.
May 23, 2018 · Much of the legacy of President George W. Bush is wrapped around the war on terror and military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, but what many consider his greatest achievement is a public...
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Feb 1, 2019 · The al Qaeda-led attacks prompted President George W. Bush to announce a global “War on Terror” military campaign, in which he called on world leaders to join the U.S. in its response.
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Jun 21, 2011 · On September 14, 2001, President George W. Bush flew to New York City and visited the World Trade Center site.
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Nov 24, 2009 · Just after explosions began to rock Baghdad, Iraq’s capital, U.S. President George W. Bush announced in a televised address, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early ...
Nov 16, 2009 · On July 16, 2002, President George W. Bush announces his plan for strengthening homeland security in the wake of the shocking September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C ...
