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Early Years: Bush grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and later received a history degree from Yale University. He also received a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He began his career in the oil and gas business in Midland in 1975 and worked in the energy industry until 196. He was elected the 46th Governor of Texas in 1994 and reelected in 1998. His Presidency: During his election campaign Bush called himself a "compassionate conservative." During his first years in office he promised to champion legislation that emphasized his core principles of limited government, local control, individual responsibility and strong families. (more to come tomorrow) His Life: 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 twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna, who are college students. The Bush family also includes their dogs, Spot and Barney, and a cat, India.
Quotations "May God bless America." George W. Bush - "Our Nation was built on a foundation of sound moral principles. The heroes of American history responded to threats to their freedom by choosing to fight for these timeless principles, assuming duties that superseded their self-interest. The character of America's founders was exemplified in their willingness to risk death in resisting tyranny and securing liberty and independence…Parents should teach their children by word and deed to understand and live out the moral values that we hold, such as honesty, accepting responsibility for our actions, and loving our neighbors as ourselves."
“I want to thank many of you for your prayers. I appreciate that a lot. It's a huge honor to be the president of a country that prays for the President and the First Lady. We feel the prayers and we appreciate them.” George W. Bush (at the end of his Michigan Speech) “I
pray for the families who grieve and suffer. And I
worry about a society where moms can't take their kids to
school. And obviously we're going to do everything we can
to help the local authorities bring these people to
justice.” George W. Bush (Regarding Murders in Virginia and surrounding areas October 2002.)
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