George W. Bush
Background and election results
George W. Bush was born on July 6th, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut. Since he is a recent president, he is still alive today. His parents where George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush. George H. W. Bush was the 41st president of the United States. George W. Bush was raised in Midland and Houston, Texas, and had four other siblings in the family. The siblings were Jeb, Neil, Marvin, and Dorothy Bush. He graduated high school at Phillips Academy and then attended Yale his for college. In college he was an average student, and also participated in baseball, cheer-leading, and rugby. He graduated Yale with a B.A. in history. 5 years after college, Bush attended Harvard Business School. At Harvard Bush received his Master of Business Administration. He is the only U.S. President to ever get a M.B.A.. After attending Yale, Bush joined the Texas Air National Guard and after 2 years of active duty service, was the pilot of planes in Texas. In 1974, he was honorably discharged from the Texas Air National Guard.
On November 5th, 1977 George married Laura Welch, who he had met at a barbeque. In 1981 Laura and George had fraternal twins named Jenna and Barbara. Before the marriage, George had a lot of alcohol problems and maybe some drug problems, but after he was married, his wife helped him stop. In 1994 Bush became the governor of Texas and he ran against Ann Richards. In 2001, Bush beat Al Gore in the presidential election and became the 41st president of the United States. He wins 271 electoral votes to Gores, 266. It was contriversial because of the state of Florida. He won again in 2004 over John Kerry. He recieved 286 electoral votes and had majority vote.
On September 11, 2001 the world trade center was attacked by terrorists. Bush was expected to bring the nation together. Bush's administration wanted to help relations with Latin America and Mexico. After 9/11 he declared war on terror and said that the US would find the terrorists and try them.
The banking finance crisis of 2008 was considered the largest financial crisis since the Great Depression. Many financial institutions were bailed out by the government, along with banks too. There was huge downturns in the stock market worldwide. The housing market took a huge downturn along with many other things.
I think George W. Bush was a great president, even though he went through a tough time. Anytime something like 9/11 happens, the president always takes the blame. I think he was a good president though.
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Good job! We will see how history rates President Bush over the years.