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THE 43RD PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2001-2009)
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 married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have fraternal twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna, born in 1981. The Bush family also includes their dogs, Spot and Barney, and a cat, India.
President Bush's Presidential Speeches &
Documents, Following September 11, 2001:
GEORGE W. BUSH'S HOMEPAGE
For further information on GEORGE W. BUSH please see my other GEORGE W. BUSH webpage @ my Presidents webpage.
