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George W Bush
President #43
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Yeeha!
• George Dubya was born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Conneticut.
• He was the eldest comedy of George H W Bush and Barbara Bush.
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Hey Patrick, what am I?
• The Bush family moved to Midland, Texas in 1948, where they made a fortune in the oil business.
• They then moved to Houston in 1961, and George W was sent to Phillips academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
• He was an athlete, playing baseball, basketball, and football.
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I am so smart!
• Despite his reputation as an occasional troublemaker, family connections helped him get into Yale in 1964.
• Like the rest of his family, here he joined the Skull-and-Bones society
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I know a guy…• Two weeks before
graduation, Bush enlisted in the Texas Air National Guard.
• There was a long waiting list, but Bush got in with the help of a family friend.
• He was commissioned as a second liutenant.
• Despite his irregular attendance and questions if he fulfilled his army obligation, he was honorably discharged from the Air Force Reserve in November 1971
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More school!
• He went to Harvard after graduation from Yale and graduated with a masters of business administration degree in 1975.
• He went back to Midland and started his own oil business after working for a friend.
• He was introduced at a backyard barbecue to Laura Welch, who he married three months into dating.
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Daddy!
• When his dad went for his bid at the white house in 1988, helping him out a bit.
• He returned to Texas and earned a reputation as a savvy businessman after buying, and then selling the Texas Rangers for 17 times his investment.
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When I grow up, I wanna be like daddy!
• In 1992 he decided to run for Texas governor, and he ran against the incumbent, Democrat Ann Richards.
• He focused on welfare reform, crime reduction, and education.
• He won, becoming the 46th governor of Texas, and in 1998, he became the only Texas governor to win consecutive four year terms.
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Well that was a close call…
• In 1999, George Bush threw his hat into the presidential ring against Democratic candidate Al Gore.
• The Florida recount is another story, lets move on to the information…
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The stuff I know you’ll have to know.
• George W Bush, 43rd president
• Party affiliation: Republican
• Vice President: Dick Cheney
• Took office January 20, 2001
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Making it rain
• In his first two years in office, despite the divided government, he passed a 1.35 trillion dollar tax cut that some said favored the wealthy.
• He also refused to abide by the Kyoto protocol and reduce greenhouse emissions, which hurt the economy.
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A few new things…
• After 9/11, George W Bush promised that he would do all he could to prevent further terrorist attacks.
• The plan included the Department of Homeland Security and the Patriot Act.
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Oops…• After declaring that they would
use preemptive force on any terrorist group or rogue state that would prove dangerous, especially with a WMD, Bush ordered the return of weapons inspectors to Iraq.
• Bush said they didn’t comply with regulations, and invaded May 20, 2002.
• Baghdad fell April 7 and Bush declared an end to combat May 1, 2003.
• However, the information that they were breaking regulations was false.
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He’s a lame duck, who cares?
• Even though the wars in the middle east weren’t going too well, the coalition that supported Bush remained strong, and he won reelection in 2004.
• He pushed for immigration reform, angering conservatives.
• He ticked off liberals by easing up environmental regulations.
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Where is he now?• He left office with approval
through the floor, an economy in shambles, and a multi-trillion dollar debt.
• He’s in Dallas now with his wife, he’s written his memoirs, “Decision Points.”
• He helped out Obama along with Bill Clinton with fundraising efforts after the Haiti earthquake.
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Videos
• 2001 inaugural address:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXzgMdj5urs
• Bloopers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEbZqvMu2cQ