Presidents of the United States of America
43 - George W. Bush
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: July 6, 1946
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut
Father: George H.W. Bush (1924- ____ )
Mother: Barbara Pierce (1925- ____ )
Height at Prime: 5 feet 11 inches
Physical Description: Blue eyes, brown hair turned salt and pepper gray, speaks in a fractured style
Religion: United Methodist
Wife: Laura Lane Welch (November 4, 1946 - ____ )
Marriage Date: November 5, 1977
Marriage Place: First United Methodist Church, Midland, Texas
Children:
-- Barbara Pierce Bush (November 25, 1981 - ____ )
-- Jenna Welch Bush Hager (November 25, 1981 - ____ )
Professional Statistics:
National Guard (1968-1974)
Oilman (1974-1986)
Managing Partner in Texas Rangers Baseball Team (1989-1994)
Governor of Texas (1995-2000)
43rd President of the United States (2001-2009)
Political Party: Republican
His Vice President: Richard “Dick†Cheney (2001-2009)
Events During Presidency:
Attack on September 11, 2001
War on Terrorism (2001)
USA Patriot Act (2001)
President’s Surveillance Program (2001)
Invasion of Afghanistan (2001- ____ )
No Child Left Behind (2002)
Medicare Act (2003)
Invasion of Iraq (2003- ____ )
Valerie Plame Affair (CIA Leak Scandal) (2003-2007)
“Conversations on Social Security†(2005)
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Military Commissions Act (2006)
Longest Post World War II Recession (2007)
Midterm Dismissal of U.S. Attorneys (2008-2009)
Controversy over Torture Usage (2008)