George W. Bush, born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut, was the 43rd President of the United States.
Bush was born to Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush. He has five siblings: Jeb Bush, Marvin Bush, Neil Bush, Dorothy Bush Koch and Pauline Robinson Bush. Pauline was diagnosed with leukemia and died at the age of three.
He previously served as a Republican governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
WHY IS FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH WINNING… THE POST-PRESIDENCY?
Bush was first elected to the White House in November 2000 and officially began his first term as president in January 2001, after defeating Democrat Al Gore during the presidential election. Bush was re-elected to his second term as incumbent in November 2004, when he defeated Democrat John Kerry and led the United States until January 2009, before passing the torch to former President Barack Obama.
Bush married Laura Bush on November 5, 1977, the day after she turned 31, in her hometown of Midland, Texas. The couple became engaged in September 1977 and married less than two months later at a Methodist church. Bush and Laura met at a barbecue and he took her mini-golfing on their first date.
The Bushes have twin daughters, Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, born on November 25, 1981. Today, the couple also share four grandchildren: Mila, Poppy, Hal and Cora.
GEORGE BUSH AND FORMER FIRST LADY ISSUE STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN WITH MESSAGE TO U.S. TROOPS AND VETERANS
During his presidency, Bush cared for his English springer spaniel, Spot Fetcher, who accompanied him to meetings in the Oval Office and on adventures throughout the White House. The dog was the offspring of his parents' dog, Millie.
On September 11, 2001, less than a year into Bush's presidency, the Twin Towers in New York were attacked by terrorists when two planes crashed into both buildings, causing them to collapse and causing thousands of lives to be lost. At the time, Bush was reading to elementary school children at a school in Sarasota, Florida. He was calmly and quietly briefed on the attacks and quickly returned to Washington, where he was briefed alongside Vice President Dick Cheney.
Bush was praised for his poise upon hearing of the attacks and for his display of patriotism and leadership in the uncertain days and weeks that followed the hijackings of multiple airliners on a day that shook America to its foundations.
SADDAM CAPTURED “LIKE A RAT” IN A RAID
On December 30, 2003, during Bush's first term as President of the United States, Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi leader and perpetrator of the September 11 attacks on the United States, was captured by the US military.
In the early hours of December 30, 2006, during Bush's presidency, Hussein was hanged and executed for his crimes against humanity. Americans across the country celebrated Hussein's death and applauded Bush for having promised the country that he would eliminate him and for having kept his promise.
Although Bush was recognized for his handling of terrorist attacks, signing the No Child Left Behind Act and the Patriot Act and creating the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, many Americans were unhappy with sanctions over interrogation techniques, the war in Iraq and taxes while he was president.
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