-George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946. He is the son of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush and he has a younger brother named Jeb Bush (former governor of Florida).
-George was smart. When he finished high school, he attended Yale. After graduating from Yale University (in 1968) and then Harvard Business School (in 1975), George began working in oil businesses. He later married Laura Welch (in 1977). Unfortunately he later ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly after he married. But he then later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team.
-In a close election, Bush was elected to be president of the United States (in 2000). He was later named “Time Person of the Year” in 2000 and 2004.
-While being president, bush had to deal with a lot, such as: a series of terrorist attacks (all in the first 8 months into his first term), also known as 9/11, in reply, he announced a global war on terror and ordered the invasion of Afghanistan. The same year, he ordered the attack on Iraq. Because of the national security, George decided to create policies on the economy, health care, education and the social security reform. Something else Bush had to do while president is sign into the law of broad tax cuts, the no child left behind act, the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, and the Medicare prescription drug benefits for the seniors.
-In 2004, when his first term was up, Bush ran for re-election against Democratic Senator John Kerry. After that, Bush received a lot of criticism from everyone across the political spectrum. After 2007 his popularity declined sharply during his second term, meaning he wasn’t as popular with American like he had been during his first term.
-After George left office, he returned to Texas and bought a home in a suburban area of Dallas. He is now a public speaker and he has written a book, Decision Points, about his life.
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
-http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewbush/
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