George W. Bush
By Sam Methvin
Bush is a Republican
Date of Birth & Term in Office
Term in Office- 2001-2009
Schooling & Education
-Yale in 1964 and graduated in 1968.
-After Yale he enlisted into the Texas Air National Guard and after he was honorably discharged in 1974 he went back to school.
-Enrolled Harvard Business School where he got his Master of Business Administration degree in 1975.
Accomplishments in Office
He pushed for a tax cut and decided that the US would not be participating in the Kyoto Protocol, which called for reduced emissions of green-house gases.
3 Major Events in Office
-He declared war on Iraq and Afghanistan.
-On August 29, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana.
3 Legislative Actions in Office
-He put into effect the US PATRIOT Act.
-The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act was put in place to help out housing and banking industries because of the debt of fighting two wars, tax cuts, military spending, and slow economic growth.
Presidents History
What Did People Think of Him as a President?
Who Do You Think He'd Vote for in the 2016 Election?
3 Famous Quotes
-"Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended."
-"I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve."
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