claim: Jeb Bush is the younger brother of a salesman.
evidence: George Walker Bush -LRB- born July 6 , 1946 -RRB- is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 .. 43rd. List of Presidents of the United States. 43rd President of the United States. List of Presidents of the United States. He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 .. 46th. List of Governors of Texas. Governor of Texas. Governor of Texas. After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975 , he worked in the oil industry .. Yale University. Yale University. Harvard Business School. Harvard Business School. Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter .. Laura Welch. Laura Bush. House of Representatives. United States House of Representatives. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election .. Ann Richards. Ann Richards. Texas Rangers. Texas Rangers ( baseball ). 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. Texas gubernatorial election, 1994. Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore , becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent .. close and controversial win. United States presidential election, 2000. Al Gore. Al Gore. From a prominent political family , he is the eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush , the 41st President of the United States , making him only the second president to assume the nation 's highest office after his father , following the lead of John Quincy Adams .. Barbara. Barbara Bush. George H. W. Bush. George H. W. Bush. family. Bush family. John Quincy Adams. John Quincy Adams. His brother , Jeb Bush , a former Governor of Florida , was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 presidential election .. Republican. Republican Party ( United States ). Jeb Bush. Jeb Bush. Governor of Florida. Governor of Florida. 2016 presidential election. United States presidential election, 2016. His paternal grandfather , Prescott Bush , was a United States Senator from Connecticut .. Prescott Bush. Prescott Bush. United States Senator. United States Senator. Connecticut. Connecticut. The September 11 terrorist attacks occurred eight months into Bush 's first term as president .. September 11 terrorist attacks. September 11 attacks. Bush responded with what became known as the Bush Doctrine  : launching a `` War on Terror '' , an international military campaign that included the war in Afghanistan in 2001 and the Iraq War in 2003 .. Bush Doctrine. Bush Doctrine. War on Terror. War on Terror. war in Afghanistan. War in Afghanistan ( 2001–14 ). Iraq War. Iraq War. He also promoted policies on the economy , health care , education , Social Security reform , and amending the Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage .. amending. Federal Marriage Amendment. Constitution. United States Constitution. same-sex marriage. same-sex marriage. Social Security. Social Security ( United States ). He signed into law broad tax cuts , the Patriot Act , the No Child Left Behind Act , the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act , Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors , and funding for the AIDS relief program known as PEPFAR .. broad tax cuts. Bush tax cuts. Patriot Act. Patriot Act. No Child Left Behind Act. No Child Left Behind Act. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. Medicare. Medicare ( United States ). AIDS. AIDS. PEPFAR. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. His tenure included national debates on immigration , Social Security , electronic surveillance , and torture .. immigration. Immigration to the United States. Social Security. Social Security ( United States ). electronic surveillance. NSA electronic surveillance program. torture. enhanced interrogation techniques. In the 2004 Presidential race , Bush defeated Democratic Senator John Kerry in another relatively close election .. United States presidential election, 2004. John Kerry. John Kerry. After his re-election , Bush received increasingly heated criticism from across the political spectrum for his handling of the Iraq War , Hurricane Katrina , and other challenges .. Iraq War. Iraq War. criticism. Public image of George W. Bush. political spectrum. political spectrum. Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina. Amid this criticism , the Democratic Party regained control of Congress in the 2006 elections .. criticism. Public image of George W. Bush. Democratic Party. Democratic Party ( United States ). 2006 elections. United States elections, 2006. In December 2007 , the United States entered its longest post-World War II recession , often referred to as the `` Great Recession '' , prompting the Bush administration to obtain congressional passage of multiple economic programs intended to preserve the country 's financial system .. World War II. World War II. Great Recession. Great Recession. Nationally , Bush was both one of the most popular and unpopular presidents in history , having received the highest recorded presidential approval ratings in the wake of the September 11 attacks , as well as one of the lowest approval ratings during the 2008 financial crisis .. 2008 financial crisis. Financial crisis of 2007–08. Bush left office in 2009 , returning to Texas where he purchased a home in Crawford .. He wrote a memoir , Decision Points .. Decision Points. Decision Points. His presidential library was opened in 2013 .. His presidential library. George W. Bush Presidential Center. His presidency has been ranked among the worst in historians ' polls published in the late 2000s and 2010s .