George W. Bush

• Name : Geroge W. Bush (Full name : George Walker Bush)


• Son Of: Eldest son of the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush,


• Grandson to Prescott Bush, the former U.S. Senator from Connecticut


• Older brother to Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida.


• Born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas.


• Received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University in 1968, and then served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard.


• Received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1975.


• After graduation, moved back to Midland and began a career in the energy business.


• After working on father’s successful 1988 Presidential campaign, Assembled the group of partners who purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989.


• On November 8, 1994, Elected as the Governor of Texas. Became the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive 4-year terms when he was re-elected on November 3, 1998.


• Since becoming President of the United States in 2001, Has worked with the Congress to create an ownership society and build a future of security, prosperity, and opportunity for all Americans.


• Signed into law tax relief that helps workers keep more of their hard-earned money, as well as the most comprehensive education reforms in a generation, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.


• George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States.


• Sworn into office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005.


• Prior to Presidency, Served for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas


• On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked United States. Since then,Bush has taken unprecedented steps to protect the homeland and create a world free from terror.


• Married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian,


• Have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna.


• Have Two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, and a cat, Willie.

Critics

• After re-election, Has received increasingly heated criticism, even from former allies,
• on the Iraq War, Guantánamo Bay and Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandals,
• Domestic issues such as federal funding of stem cell research, Hurricane Katrina,
• Controversies such as NSA warrantless surveillance activities and the Plame affair

According to polls of job approval rating, his popularity has significantly declined from its record heights after the September 11, 2001 attacks., which contributed to what Bush called the "thumping" of the GOP in the 2006 mid-term elections

Bibliography:

George W. Bush on Wikipedia
White House Official Site