George W Bush

George W Bush a a politician and businessman who was the 43rd President of the United States. Bush is a member of the Bush Family, and son of US President George H W Bush.

Bush is a member of the Republican Party. He graduated from Yale(where he was a part of the Skull and Bones Club) and Harvard. He worked in the oil industry and owned the Texas Rangers baseball team. He was the governor of Texas.

Bush failed to win the popular vote in his first election in 2000(and whether he legitimately won the electoral vote, specifically in Florida, was highly contested). As US president and governor of Texas, Bush used the government to support faith-based welfare programs, cut taxes, and limit environmental regulations.

The economy suffered under the Bush administration, with unemployment going up from 4.2% to 6.3% in 2003, to down to 4.5% in 2007. Median household income dropped from 2000 to 2007, and the poverty rate went up. All of this was before the 2008 financial crisis, which led to his presidency ending with unemployment of 7.2%. The stock market was lower at the end of his presidency than at the beginning, something that has only happened under four presidents.

George W Bush invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, toppling the Taliban and Saddam Hussein regimes, respectively, though the United States would be involved in combat there for years after with various groups. The 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, after which Bush received the highest approval ratings of his presidency and some of the highest in history, though his presidency ended with extremely low ones. Bush also authorized U.S. military intervention in Haiti and Liberia.

Bush has kept a relatively low profile since his presidency, but is still a part of politics. He has met with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, has held multiple fundraisers for Republican US Senators, written several books, and spoke at several important events, like the funerals of other political leaders. He maintains a close relationship with Barack and Michelle Obama. He is a member of the Alfalfa Club. He campaigned for his brother Jeb Bushes presidential campaign. He is also a large Republican political donor.

Bush is also involved with the George W. Bush Presidential Center, a complex that includes former President Bush's presidential library and museum, the George W. Bush Policy Institute, and the offices of the George W. Bush Foundation. It is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in University Park, Texas, a private religious research school. It will be the future resting place of George W. Bush and his wife Laura Bush. In 2018, the Bush Institute received two $10 million endowments, one each from Boeing and Highland Capital Management.

Powerful Supporters:

* Dick Cheney, his vice president and the former CEO of Halliburton

Positions of Power:

* Republican political donor and fundraiser
* George W. Bush Presidential Center, with policy think than, library, and museum

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