Bush won 500,000 fewer votes thanAl Gorebut gained the presidency when theU.S. Supreme Courthalted a recount of votes in Florida, enabling him to secure a narrow majority in theelectoral college(271–266). In response to the September 11 attacks launched byOsama bin Ladenand his al-Qaeda...
George W. Bush - Presidency: Bush was the first Republican president to enjoy a majority in both houses of Congress since Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s. Taking advantage of his party’s strength, Bush proposed a $1.6 trillion tax-cut bill in February
After the Presidency After he left office, he split his time between Texas and Maine, volunteered at his church, and sat on a hospital board. In 1997, the west campus of Texas A&M University dedicated the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in his honor. They hold the private pape...
George W. Bush Plans to Paint the 19 Foreign Presidents and Prime Ministers He Worked With During His Presidency Life after the presidency for George Bush means painting and golfing. George W. Bushshocked the world with intimate self-portraits of him in a shower, a disturbing series that was ...
Early Life and Military Service Family and Oil Business Political Career Vice Presidency: 1981‑1989 Presidency: 1989‑1993 Post‑presidency George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-2018), served as the 41st U.S. president from 1989 to 1993. He also was a two-term U.S. vice president...
George Bush brushes off criticism of presidency Former US leader says he is comfortable with his legacy as he revels in painting portraits of Scottish terriers By Simon CarswellTue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00 The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change, by Al Gore This assessment of the colossal damage...
During its eight years in office, the presidency of George W. Bush worked mightily to expand and exercise its control over the federal bureaucracy, including federal agencies on the domestic side of government. Those efforts at control reflected a number of considerations including a desire to ...
George H.W. Bush: The public's view of him during his presidency Over the course of his presidency, Bush had some of the highest approval ratings recorded for a sitting president Dec 3, 2018 The past and future of the Bush political dynasty ...
Bush 2.0 Two years after leaving office under a cloud of controversy, with a historically low approval rating, George W. Bush is reentering the spotlight and, with the groundbreaking of his library, launching his post-presidency. The question is, What will he do now? By Mark Updegrove ...
George W. Bush now has another job description that starts with a "p" on his resume. The painting that began as a hobby for Bush, 67, following his presidency will soon become a public exhibit of his artwork. In early April, the 43rd president will have