Born: July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut

College/University: Yale University, Harvard Business School

Religion: Episcopal, Methodist

Occupation/Profession: Governor of Texas

Military Rank: Lieutenant in Air National Guard

Spouse: Laura Welch

Children: Jenna and Barbara Bush

President number: 43

Political Party: Republican

Runner Up: Al Gore, John Kerry

Vice President: Richard (Dick) Cheney

Age at Inauguration: 52

Served 2000-2008

Number of terms: 2

Other Offices/Commissions: Governor of Texas

Other Interesting Facts and Trivia:

– Bush grew up in a political family.

– After graduating from Yale University and Harvard, Bush worked in the oil business and later became governor of Texas.

– George Walker Bush was not named the winner of the 2000 election until December 12, 2000. The election was so close that votes had to be recounted in Florida and a few other states.

– Bush won money for education programs in his first few months in office.

– Terrorists attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001. The United States invaded Afghanistan to capture the terrorists and the Afghan government was overthrown.

– Bush believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction that threatened the United States. In 2003, the United States went to war, but no weapons were ever found.

– Bush is part owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team.

– Bush and his father are one of only two father/son pairs in history to both become president (John Adams/John Quincy Adams being the other pair)

 

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