page_title: George W. Bush
section_title: First term (2001-05)
hierarchical_section_title: George W. Bush / Presidency (2001-09) / First term (2001-05)
caption_attribution_description: English: George W. Bush takes the oath of office, administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist (not pictured), to become President of the United States at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 20, 2001. English: GEORGE W. BUSH IS SWORN- IN AS THE 43RD PRESIDENT IN AN INAUGURAL CEREMONY AT THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL (RELEASE P182-4). THE OATH IS ADMINISTERED BY CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST. LAURA BUSH HOLDS THE BIBLE DURING THE OATH. THE BUSHES' DAUGHTERS JENNA AND BARBARA STAND WITH THEM. RICHARD (DICK) CHENEY IS SWORN IN AS VICE PRESIDENT. HIS WIFE LYNNE, AND DAUGHTERS, MARY AND ELIZABETH STAND WITH HIM AS CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST ADMINISTERS THE OATH. PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH. CEREMONY GUESTS INCLUDE: PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH, BARBARA BUSH, PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER, ROSALYNN CARTER, VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE, TIPPER GORE, DORO BUSH KOCH, BOBBY KOCH, CHELSEA CLINTON, SEN. TRENT LOTT, SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL AND OTHERS. PRESIDENT-ELECT BUSH TALKS WITH VP GORE AND VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT CHENEY IN A HOLDING ROOM PRIOR TO THE CEREMONY. . PARTICIPANTS, GUESTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WALK THROUGH THE CAPITOL EN ROUTE THE CEREMONY, INCLUDING: CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST, JUSTICES JOHN PAUL STEVENS, ANTONIN SCALIA, ANTHONY KENNEDY, DAVID SOUTER, CLARENCE THOMAS, RUTH BADER GINSBUG, STEPHEN BREYER; FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER AND MRS. NEWT GINGRICH, PRESIDENT AND MRS. JIMMY CARTER, PRESIDENT AND MRS. GEORGE H.W. BUSH, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AND MRS. DAN QUAYLE (MARILYN), FORMER SEC. JAMES A. BAKER, FORMER SEC. NICHOLAS BRADY, FORMER SEN. ALAN SIMPSON, BOBBY AND GIGI KOCH AND OTHERS. SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON GREETS THE JUSTICES. PRESIDENT BUSH KISSES HIS DAUGHTERS IN A CAPITOL HALLWAY FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY. LAURA BUSH LOOKS ON AS THE GIRLS TALK WITH THEIR FATHER (JUMBO P20-20A). THE BUSHES WALK THROUGH THE ROTUNDA. THEY ESCORT THE CLINTONS DOWN THE STEPS THEIR LIMOUSINE. THE CLINTONS DEPART FOR ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE. THE CHENEYS WALK DOWN THE STEPS WITH THE GORES.
context_page_description: George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He is a Republican. He has a ranch in Crawford, Texas, which is near Waco. He is the son of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush. He was Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
  Although he originally planned to focus his presidency on programs like education and stay out of foreign wars, the 9/11 terrorist attacks resulted in him changing his perspective. Since then, Bush created the Department of Homeland Security and sent the military to invade countries like Afghanistan and Iraq. In his opinion, the best way to deal with terrorism was to strike before the terrorists could.
context_section_description: While he was President, George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law.  It was an education reform bill.
  Bush was the first President of the United States to deliver a speech in both Spanish and in English.
  He added Part D to Medicare, which gives older people free medicine if they can not afford it.
  He also signed very large tax cuts (many of them were for the middle and lower class) during his presidency.
  Bush did not approve of abortion. In 2004, he signed the Unborn Victims Of Violence Act which made it so that if a pregnant woman is murdered, her murderer can also be charged with killing the fetus that the woman was carrying.
  His first foreign policy test came when an American spy plane crashed in China.  Bush peacefully negotiated the release of the plane crew.
  Eight months after Bush became president, the September 11 attacks occurred. Because of this, President Bush declared a War on Terrorism.
  Bush tried to do many things to stop another terrorist attack from happening. He ordered an invasion of Afghanistan in 2002.  He did this because the leaders of Afghanistan were helping Osama bin Laden, who was responsible for attacking America on September 11, 2001.  Almost ten years later, on May 2, 2011 bin Laden was killed on orders of President Barack Obama.  The war in Afghanistan (2001–present) has not ended yet.  Bush asked Congress to do more to stop terrorism.  As a result, Congress passed a law that created the Department Of Homeland Security, a government department which tries to prevent terrorist attacks from happening. It also responds to emergencies such as floods or diseases.
  He signed the Patriot Act (which allowed the government to listen to people's phone calls so it can track down terrorists which try to communicate with each other).
  After Saddam refused to cooperate with the United Nations weapons inspectors and the United States Congress authorized Bush to invade Iraq if its government did not cooperate with the weapons inspectors, Bush decided on the Gulf War in 2003 with several allies. Saddam Hussein was removed from power, and Iraq turned into a democracy. Over 100,000 people were killed in this war.
caption: The First inauguration of George W. Bush, January 2001
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