American President
George Walker Bush (1946–)
Facts at a Glance
- Term
- 43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
- Born
- July 6, 1946, in New Haven, CT
- Nickname
- “Dubya”
- Education
- Yale (B.S., 1968), Harvard (M.B.A., 1975)
- Religion
- Methodist
- Marriage
- Laura Welch, on November 5, 1977
- Children
- Barbara (1981); Jenna (1981)
- Career
- Businessman, public official
- Political Party
- Republican
- Writings
- A Charge to Keep (1999)
- A Life in Brief
- It took an extremely contentious vote recount and a 5-4 Supreme Court decision, but in January 2001, the Bush family succeeded in accomplishing that rarest of American exactas: a father and son who both served as President of the United States. More »
- Today, we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation’s promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
- January 20, 2001
- We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers, working past exhaustion. We have seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers—in English, Hebrew, and Arabic. We have seen the decency of a loving and giving people who have made the grief of strangers their own.
- September 20, 2001
Essays on George Walker Bush and His Administration
- George W. Bush
- A Life in Brief
- Life Before the Presidency
- Campaigns and Elections
- Domestic Affairs
- Foreign Affairs
- Family Life
- The American Franchise
- Key Events
- First Lady
- Laura Bush
- Vice President
- Richard B. Cheney
- Secretary of State
- Colin L. Powell (2001–2005)
- Condoleezza Rice (2005–2009)
- Secretary of Defense
- Donald H. Rumsfeld (2001–2006)
- Robert M. Gates (2006–2009)
- Secretary of the Interior
- Gale Norton (2001–2006)
- Dirk Kempthorne (2006–2009)
- Secretary of Commerce
- Don Evans (2001–2005)
- Carlos M. Gutierrez (2005–2009)
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Tommy G. Thompson (2001–2005)
- Michael O. Leavitt (2005–2009)
- Secretary of Transportation
- Norman Y. Mineta (2001–2006)
- Mary E. Peters (2006–2009)
- Secretary of Education
- Rod Paige (2001–2005)
- Margaret Spellings (2005–2009)
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Tom Ridge (2003–2005)
- Michael Chertoff (2005–2009)
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Paul H. O'Neill (2001–2002)
- John W. Snow (2003–2006)
- Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (2006–2009)
- Attorney General
- John Ashcroft (2001–2005)
- Alberto Gonzales (2005–2007)
- Michael B. Mukasey (2007–2009)
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Ann M. Veneman (2001–2005)
- Mike Johanns (2005–2007)
- Ed Schafer (2008–2009)
- Secretary of Labor
- Elaine Chao (2001–2009)
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Melquiades Martinez (2001–2003)
- Alphonso Jackson (2004–2008)
- Steve Preston (2008–2009)
- Secretary of Energy
- Spencer Abraham (2001–2005)
- Samuel W. Bodman (2005–2009)
- Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
- Anthony Principi (2001–2005)
- R. James Nicholson (2005–2007)
- James B. Peake (2007–2009)
Consulting Editor: Carl M. Cannon
Mr. Cannon is the White House correspondent for National Journal. His writings include:
Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Brains Behind the Remarkable Political Triumph of George W. Bush (Co-authored with Jan Reid and Lou Dubose, Public Affairs, 2003)
The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005)
Presidential Speeches
Below are selections from the Miller Center’s George Walker Bush speech collection.
Scholarship and Speakers
The Miller Center of Public Affairs is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on George Walker Bush.
Watch
Journalist Bob Woodward’s 2003 presentation at the Miller Center on Bush at War.
Listen to Journalist Evan Thomas’s 2001 presentation at the Miller
Center on Bush’s First One Hundred
Days.
President George W. Bush led the country as Commander in Chief during the Iraqi War. Learn more about the Miller Center’s National War Powers Commission.
Learn more about the Center’s National Commission on Federal Election Reform and its relationship to Bush.
Scripps Library Reference Resources
Below are links to reference resources prepared by the Miller Center’s Scripps Library, designed to help students and scholars conduct their research quickly.
Information on George Walker Bush’s Private and Public Papers
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