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Biography: George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. Formerly the
46th Governor of the State of Texas, President Bush has earned
a reputation as a compassionate conservative who shapes policy
based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility,
strong families and local control.
President Bush was born July 6, 1946, and grew up in Midland and Houston,
Texas. He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and
a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
He served as an F-102 pilot for the Texas Air National Guard before
beginning his career in the oil and gas business in Midland in
1975, working in the energy industry until 1986. After
working on his father's successful 1988 presidential campaign,
he assembled the group of partners that purchased the Texas Rangers
baseball franchise in 1989. |
He served as managing general partner of the Texas Rangers until
he was elected Governor on November 8, 1994, with 53.5 percent
of the vote. In an historic re-election victory, he became the
first Texas Governor to be elected to consecutive four-year terms
on November 3, 1998, winning 68.6 percent of the vote.
President Bush is pursuing the same common-sense approach and bipartisan
spirit that he used in Texas. He has proposed bold initiatives
to ensure that America's prosperity has a purpose. He has also
addressed improving our nation's public schools by strengthening
local control and insisting on accountability; reducing taxes
on all taxpayers, especially for those Americans on the fringes
of poverty; strengthening the military with better pay, better
planning, and better equipment; saving and strengthening Social
Security and Medicare by providing seniors with more options;
and ushering in the responsibility era in America.
President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and
librarian, and they have 19-year-old twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna.
The Bush family also includes their dogs, Spot and Barney, and a cat,
India
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Family
Married to First Lady Laura Welch Bush
Daughters
Twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara.
College
Yale University, bachelor's degree, history
Graduate School
Harvard University, Master of Business Administration
Career and Public Service
Owner, oil and gas business
Partner, Texas Rangers Baseball Team
Governor of Texas
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