“I believe that God helped open my eyes, which were closing because of booze”
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George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American former politician, businessman, and former United States Air Force officer who was the 43rd president of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He is the eldest son of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.
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“are anguished by the brutal suffocation of George Floyd and disturbed by the injustice and fear that suffocate our country”
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“the country safe amid a real danger”
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“better choices and more control over their health care”
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“the surplus is not the government”
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“Neill opposed some of the tax cuts on the basis they would contribute to budget deficits and undermine Social Security. O”
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Gold Derby: The X-Files director's cut axed George W Bush, sidelined Mulder-Scully
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University of New England in Maine: UNE welcomes 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush for exhibition of original artwork
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Ohio Magazine: See Portraits of Post-9/11 Veterans Painted by President George W. Bush
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noticias24carabobo.com: El polémico cuadro encontrado en la casa de Jeffrey Epstein sobre George W. Bush
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Daily Mail: Why I've no regrets about throwing my shoes at George W Bush and would do it again
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bta.bg: April 23, 2001: US President George W. Bush Hosts Bulgarian PM Ivan Kostov at the White House
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Daily Mail: What does the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W Bush's head say now? Find out in this week's DC Insider newsletter
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Daily Mail: Today show 'nepo baby' Jenna Bush Hager says co-star cuttingly claimed she only got her TV job because dad George W Bush was president
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IMDb: Jenna Bush Hager Recalls Getting a Nepotism Dig From ‘Today’ Colleague
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AOL.com: George W. Bush Ripped for Wearing a 'Tiny' Suit to Dick Cheney's Funeral as Ex-Prez Appears Terribly Uncomfortable in His Seat With His Bare Legs on Display
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Mshale: Election Night 2000: Al Gore Vs. George W. Bush | Full Coverage + Results Jordan Peterson (4v2wBkob4D)
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USA Today: Trump's 80th birthday in 2026. Just like George W. Bush, Bill Clinton
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Mshale: George W. Bush Painted Hoda And Daughters For Her 60th Birthday! Final Jeopardy Today (WeStqWy7M3)
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LinkedIn: WASHINGTON — When George W. Bush wrote an essay this year about another president named George, he avoided mentioning the one named Donald.
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Snopes rated the claim “A military dog named Face was awarded the Medal of Honor by then-President George W. Bush after saving five soldiers from a burning tank in Iraq.” False.
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Public attention spiked: 25,047 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 8,310, with 3 article edits. Coverage that week: “George W. Bush Celebrates 80th Birthday During Milestone Year for 3 U.S. Presidents” (People).
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real Obama selfie shows him with Biden, Clinton, Bush and Carter” It's A Shamfie.
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Snopes rated the claim “Former U.S. President George W. Bush once said of quitting golf during the war in Iraq: “I didn’t want some mom whose son may have died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf. I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best I can. And I think playing golf during a war sends the wrong sig…” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “In January 2026, former President George W. Bush said he was celebrating "no longer having started the dumbest war in U.S. history."” Originated as Satire.
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20251 item
Lead Stories rated the claim “Trump's mobilization of National Guard to Los Angeles in 2025 is just like George HW Bush mobilization in 1992.” Gov. Requested.
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20245 items
Snopes rated the claim “A photograph authentically shows former U.S. president George W. Bush "flying over 9/11."” Miscaptioned.
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USA Today rated the claim “George W. Bush 'agreed to be executed'; Biden, Obama and Clintons jailed” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photo authentically shows the daughters of George W. Bush and Barack Obama sliding down a ramp in the White House during the 2008 presidential transition.” True.
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USA Today rated the claim “Image shows George W. Bush meeting with Osama bin Laden” Altered.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “An authentic photograph shows Osama bin Laden seated with former U.S. President George W. Bush or his father, the late President George H.W. Bush, in a Pentagon meeting that included other U.S. officials.” Fake.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo of US ex-president George W. Bush’s daughter ‘who converted to Islam’” False.
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20191 item
PolitiFact rated the claim “"The household median income for eight years of President Bush, it rose $400. For eight years of President Obama, it rose $975. And for two and a half years President Trump … it rose $5,000."” Not the official statistic.
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20161 item
“Laura and I are heartbroken by the heinous acts of violence in our city last night. Murdering the innocent is always evil, never more so than when the lives taken belong to those who protect our families and communities.”
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20132 items
“Ultimately history will judge the decisions I made, and I won”
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That "Bush did more to stop AIDS and more to help Africa than any president before or since
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20121 item
Awarded Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class (2012).
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20111 item
“There is no need to defend myself. I did what I did and ultimately history will be the judge.”
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20103 items
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that Bush offered to accept 100,000 Palestinian refugees as American citizens if a permanent settlement had been reached between Israel and the Palestinian Authority
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Bush said: "While South Korea prospers, the people of North Korea have suffered profoundly," adding that communism had resulted in dire poverty, mass starvation, and brutal suppression
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The Justice Department investigator concluded that though political considerations did play a part in as many as four of the attorney firings, the firings were "inappropriately political" but not criminal
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20091 item
“While South Korea prospers, the people of North Korea have suffered profoundly,”
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20087 items
A United States district court judge ruled that Bush's top advisers were not immune from congressional subpoenas
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Awarded Doublespeak Award (2008).
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Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, aimed to protect Americans against health insurance and employment discrimination based on a person's genetic information
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The Congress filed a federal lawsuit to enforce their issued subpoenas
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“In the long run, the solution is to reduce demand for oil by promoting alternative energy technologies. My administration has worked with Congress to invest in gas-saving technologies like advanced batteries and hydrogen fuel cells ... In the short run, the American economy will continue to rely largely on oil. And that means we need to increase supply, especially here at home. So my administration has repeatedly called on Congress to expand domestic oil production.”
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“This means that the only thing standing between the American people and these vast oil reserves is action from the U.S. Congress.”
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Bush lifted a ban on offshore drilling
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200712 items
North Korea agreed to disclose and dismantle all its nuclear programs by the end of 2007
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The ruling was vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked standing
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When a cloture motion failed on a 46–53 vote
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Bush met with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha and became the first president to visit Albania
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North Korea agreed to shut down its nuclear reactors immediately pending the release of frozen funds held in a foreign bank account
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Bush used his second-ever veto to reject a bill setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales informed U
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Bush launched a surge of 21,500 more troops for Iraq, as well as a job program for Iraqis, more reconstruction proposals, and $1
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The United States entered the longest post-World War II recession
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Bush opposed and vetoed State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation, which was added by the Democrats onto a war funding bill and passed by Congress
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The NSA launched a replacement for the program, referred to as PRISM, which was subject to the oversight of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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“Opis: według relacji dziennikarza Boba Woodwarda, prezydent Bush powiedział to podczas dyskusji z ważnymi republikańskimi politykami na temat Iraku w 2007.”
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200612 items
Bush signed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 into law
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Bush used his veto power for the first time in his presidency to veto the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
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Awarded Doublespeak Award (2006).
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The Taliban insurgency appeared larger, fiercer and better organized than expected, with large-scale allied offensives such as Operation Mountain Thrust attaining limited success
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“Opis: odpowiedź na krytykę Donalda Rumsfelda, kwiecień 2006.”
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Bush declared the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a national monument, creating the largest marine reserve to date
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Bush urged Congress to allow more than twelve million illegal immigrants to work in the United States with the creation of a "temporary guest-worker program"
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“The Decline and Fall of the Republican Party”
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“Opis: Waszyngton, 5 maja 2006.”
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The first such cut in 36 years, due to rising inflation
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“Opis: Nashville, 1 lutego 2006”
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A National Intelligence Estimate concluded that the Iraq War had become the "cause célèbre for jihadists"
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20053 items
Bush launched a National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza, which culminated in an implementation plan published by the Homeland Security Council in May 2006
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars (2005).
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While President Bush was giving a speech in Freedom Square, Vladimir Arutyunian, a native Georgian who was born to a family of ethnic Armenians, threw a live Soviet-made RGD-5 hand grenade toward the podium
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20047 items
Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).
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Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble for Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).
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Awarded Doublespeak Award (2004).
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Bush was re-elected president in a close race, beating Democratic opponent John Kerry and winning the popular vote
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Bush nominated Porter Goss to head the agency
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“Why We Must Not Reelect President Bush”
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And later 2007, the Treasury Department froze the assets of two Lebanese and two Syrians, accusing them of activities to "undermine the legitimate political process in Lebanon" in November 2007
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Awarded Doublespeak Award (2003).
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And after two years, the regulations passed the House but died in the Senate
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Bush signed the Syria Accountability Act, which expanded sanctions on Syria
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Awarded Financial Times Person of the Year (2002).
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Bush proposed the Clear Skies Act of 2003, which aimed at amending the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through the use of emissions trading programs
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The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) with Russia
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Bush signed an executive order lifting the ban on federal funding for the 71 existing "lines" of stem cells, but the ability of these existing lines to provide an adequate medium for testing has been questioned
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While Bush was in the residence area of the White House, Robert W
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“Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century.”
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Career landmark: Participated in commencement at the University of Notre Dame (tournament / event).
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Bush's budget estimated that there would be a $5
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Bush stated his opposition to the Kyoto Protocol, an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which seeks to impose mandatory targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, citing that the t
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Career landmark: President of the United States (2001–2009).
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Bush surprised some observers when he selected Dick Cheney – a former White House chief of staff, U
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Career landmark: President-elect of the United States (2000–2001).
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19991 item
Bush signed a law that required electric retailers to buy a certain amount of energy from renewable sources (RPS), which helped Texas eventually become the leading producer of wind-powered electricity in the U
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19982 items
Bush won re-election with a record 68 percent of the vote
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Brought him over $15 million from his initial $800,000 investment
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19971 item
On a resolution expressing its disapproval of the protocol
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19961 item
Awarded Order of Independence (1996).
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19951 item
Career landmark: Governor of Texas (1995–2000).
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19881 item
To work on his father's campaign for the U
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198614 items
“Opis: komentarz do zasłabnięcia, po zakrztuszeniu preclem.”
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“I know that the human being and the fish can coexist peacefully. (ang.)”
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“When I was young and irresponsible, I was young and irresponsible. (ang.)”
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“Opis: pytanie zadane przez Busha brazylijskiemu prezydentowi Fernando Henrique Cardoso podczas wizyty w tym kraju. Widząc zdziwienie brazylijskiego prezydenta, sytuację próbowała ratować Condoleezza Rice, doradca Busha ds. bezpieczeństwa narodowego, która wyjaśniła, że w Brazylii jest więcej czarnoskórych niż w USA i że jest to kraj posiadający najwięcej czarnoskórych poza Afryką.”
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“Opis: uznawana za gafę wypowiedź, w której G. Bush użył przestarzałego przymiotnika „Grecian”, na oznaczenie narodowości greckiej, którą współcześnie zwykle nazywa się po angielsku „Greeks”. Jednakże Słownik Webstera uznaje słowo „Grecian” i „Grecians” za poprawne.”
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“Opis: gafa polegająca na pomyleniu słów opportunity (możliwość) i opportunistic (oportunistyczny). Powinno być: „Amerykańskie szkoły przygotowują młodzież do sukcesu w naszym społeczeństwie cudownych możliwości.”
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“Our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history, to be a model to the world of justice. (ang.)”
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“I saw an elegant, beautiful woman who turned out not only to be elegant and beautiful, but very smart and willing to put up with my rough edges, and I must confess has smoothed them off over time.”
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“These imigrants helped transformed thirteen small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than three hundred people. (ang.)”
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“Opis: problemy z liczeniem czasu objawiły się raptem dzień po obchodach drugiej rocznicy wydarzeń 11 września.”
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“Opis: o przedłużaniu się pobytu wojska USA w Iraku.”
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“Opis: wypowiedź w przemówieniu w dorocznym orędziu o stanie państwa.”
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“Bóg was kocha i ja was kocham. Możecie liczyć na nas obu.”
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“I understand small business growth – I was one. (ang.)”
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19841 item
His company merged with the larger Spectrum 7, and Bush became chairman
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19811 item
On November 25, 1981, Laura Bush gave birth to fraternal twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna.
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19772 items
Bush established Arbusto Energy, a small oil exploration company, which began operations in 1978
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While Bush was at a backyard barbecue in 1977, friends introduced him to Laura Welch, a schoolteacher and librarian.
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19752 items
With a Master of Business Administration
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Studied at Harvard Business School, Master of Business Administration (1973–1975).
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19721 item
Bush was suspended from flying for failure to take a scheduled physical exam
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19681 item
Studied at Yale College, Bachelor of Arts (1964–1968).
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19671 item
Bush was engaged to Cathryn Lee Wolfman in 1967, but the engagement did not last.
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19641 item
Studied at Phillips Academy (1961–1964).
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19611 item
Studied at The Kinkaid School (1959–1961).
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19463 items
At Grace-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut
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Born 1946-07-06.
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“t do. Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report (3 December 2009) Winning the Nobel Prize does not automatically qualify you to be commander in chief. I think George Bush has proved definitively that to be president, you don”
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190029 items
Awarded honorary doctor of the Ohio State University.
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Awarded Grand Order of King Tomislav.
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Awarded Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana.
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Won Philadelphia Liberty Medal.
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Awarded Order of Merit of Benin.
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Awarded Order of the Republic of North Macedonia.
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Won King Abdulaziz Medal.
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Awarded Order of the Three Stars.
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Awarded St. George's Order of Victory.
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Awarded Order of Sikatuna.
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Awarded Order of Kuwait.
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Awarded Order pro Merito Melitensi.
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great.
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Won National Defense Service Medal.
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Awarded Order of Freedom.
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Awarded Amir Amanullah Khan Award.
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Awarded National Order of Benin.
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Awarded Order of Al-Khalifa.
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Awarded Order of Vytautas the Great.
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Awarded Order of the Pioneers of Liberia.
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Awarded Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania.
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Awarded Order of the Star of Romania.
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Awarded Order of Zayed.
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Awarded Hungarian Order of Merit.
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Awarded Decoration of the National Flag.
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Career landmark: president.
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Career landmark: Participated in Ice Bucket Challenge (tournament / event).
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Studied at Davenport College.
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Studied at St. Anthony Catholic School.
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