George W. Bushborn July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut, was the 43rd President of the United States.
Bush was born to parents Barbara Bush and a former President George HW BushHe 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 served as Republican governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
WHY FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH WINS… 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 in the presidential election. Bush was re-elected to his second term as incumbent president in November 2004, where he defeated Democrat John Kerry, and led the United States until January 2009, when he passed the torch to former President Barack Obama.
Bush got married Laura Bush On November 5, 1977, the day after her 31st birthday, she was born 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 to play mini-golf 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 shares four grandchildren: Mila, Poppy, Hal and Cora.
During his presidency, Bush cared for his English springer spaniel, Spot Fetcher, who accompanied him to meetings in the Oval Office and on his adventures throughout the White House. The dog was born to his parents’ dog, Millie.
On September 11, 2001Less than a year into Bush’s presidency, the Twin Towers in New York City were attacked by terrorists when planes flew into both buildings, causing them to collapse and thousands of deaths. At the time, Bush was reading to elementary school children at a school in Sarasota, Florida. He was calmly and quietly informed of the attacks and quickly returned to Washington, where he was briefed alongside Vice President Dick Cheney.
Bush was widely regarded for his composure when he learned of the attacks and for his display of patriotism and leadership in the uncertain days and weeks that followed the hijackings, the day that shook America to its foundations.
SADDAM CAPTURED ‘LIKE A RAT’ DURING 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 U.S. security forces. American military.
In the early morning of December 30, 2006, during Bush’s presidency, Hussein was hanged and executed for his crimes against humanity. Americans across the country celebrated the death of Saddam Hussein and applauded Bush for promising the country that he would remove him from power and for keeping his promise.
While 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 the punishments imposed by interrogation techniques, war in iraq and taxes while he was president.
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