George W. Bush - Forty-Third President of the United States

Bush Quote "If our country does not lead the cause of freedom, it will not be led. If we do not turn the hearts of children toward knowledge and character, we will lose their gifts and undermine their idealism. If we permit our economy to drift and decline, the vulnerable will suffer most." More Bush Quotes

Birth: July 6, 1946

Death:

Term of Office: January 20, 2001 -

Number of Terms Elected: 1 Term

First Lady: Laura Welch

Major Events While in Office:

• Contested Election (2000)
• Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York City (September 11, 2001)
• War in Afghanistan (2001)
• War in Iraq (2003)

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The Debate Over Going to War in Iraq
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