George W. Bush

George W. Bush (born July 6, 1946) was the President of the United States of America in the early 21st century. He took office in 2001, replacing Bill Clinton. ( "Salvage") and was succeeded by Barack Obama. ( "My Struggle")
== Presidential run ==
During his run for presidency in 2000, various groups of people took to impersonating Bush while he was on the campaign trail. (TLG: "Three Men and a Smoking Diaper")
During his inauguration, the was present. ( "My Struggle III")
== Tenure in office ==
During Bush's first year in office, Howard Salt attempted to give the President a floppy disk entitled "Fight the Future." Salt died on the White House front lawn after accidentally shooting himself. ( "Three Words")
:In a scene of "Three Words", Mulder reminds , "Just because you get more votes, it doesn't mean you win." This is a reference to the fact that, in reality, George W. Bush became US President despite his political opponent, Al Gore, getting more votes than him.
President Bush was one of the presidents who was told of the upcoming date of December 22, 2012. ( "The Truth")
In 2002, broke into a computer room at Mount Weather and learned the classified date of alien colonization. President Bush was told that the incident was being handled, as Mulder was imprisoned and tried in a military court of law. However, he later escaped and became a fugitive.
In 2008, a photograph of President Bush could be seen inside FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the left of a door to a conference room in the building. A photograph of J. Edgar Hoover could be seen on the right of the same door. (The X-Files: I Want to Believe)
:The appearance of President Bush's photograph in The X-Files: I Want to Believe is accompanied by the first six notes from the melody of ' theme music, as created by Mark Snow. This is the only time, apart from accompanying the credits sequences that start and end the film, when the theme music appears undisguised in the movie.
==Behind the Scenes==
*The finale of the original series "The Truth" was originally going to end with a scene depicting the super-soldier Toothpick Man visiting President George W. Bush at his office. The Toothpick Man, who had witnessed 's trial, delivered the news to President Bush. Bush was shocked, exclaiming, "The truth is out there now". The Toothpick Man stated that the truth had always been available to the public, but they simply "don't want to believe". The scene ended up being deleted although is included in the DVD Extras, the the main episode instead ended with Mulder and in a motel room contemplating the future.
==Appearances==
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**"Three Words" (mentioned)
**"Salvage" (mentioned)
**"The Truth" (deleted scene)
**The X-Files: I Want to Believe (mentioned)
**"My Struggle" (mentioned)
**"My Struggle III" (archive footage)
*The Lone Gunmen
**"Three Men and a Smoking Diaper" (mentioned)
== External links==
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Bush, George W.
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