George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 46th governor of Texas, from 1995 to 2000.

Some of the key events about George W. Bush

1968
Graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history
1975
Earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School
1976
Arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Kennebunkport, Maine
1978
Ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas's 19th congressional district
1989
Assembled a group of partners to purchase the Texas Rangers baseball franchise
1990
Sold shares in Harken Energy shortly before the company reported significant losses
1994
Elected as the 46th Governor of Texas
1998
Re-elected as Governor of Texas with 68% of the vote
2000
Elected as the 43rd President of the United States
2000
Involved in a controversial presidential election with disputed vote counts in Florida
2001
Signed the No Child Left Behind Act, a bipartisan education reform bill
2001
Withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
2003
Launched the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
2003
Led the United States into the Iraq War based on faulty intelligence about weapons of mass destruction
2004
Re-elected as President of the United States for a second term
2005
Criticized for slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina
2006
Authorized the NSA to conduct warrantless surveillance on American citizens
2007
Vetoed a bill to expand children's health insurance coverage
2008
Presided over the beginning of the Great Recession, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression
2008
Approved a controversial $700 billion bailout of the financial industry

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