Laura W. Bush to help adults connect with at-risk children. Economically, President Bush created a tax relief package, which reduced individual income tax rates and doubled the child tax credit, in addition to other reforms.
The Bush Presidency changed dramatically with the events of September 11, In the deadliest attack ever on American soil, terrorists hijacked four airplanes, crashing two into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
The fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after its passengers attempted to overtake the hijackers. In response to the September 11th terrorist attacks, President Bush declared a War on Terror, which became a wide-ranging assault on terrorists and those entities that support terrorism around the globe. President Bush initiated a reorganization of the federal government; established the National Counterterrorism Center, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Homeland Security Council; and created the position of Director of National Intelligence.
The USA Freedom Corps, also created following September 11th, aimed to inspire American citizens to serve humanitarian causes greater than themselves. In the election, President George W. Bush faced Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. President Bush was re-elected for a second term, and inaugurated January 20, Iraq also held its elections — the first free elections in the country — in January During his second administration, President George W.
The President and Mrs. He also designated nearly , square miles of the central Pacific Ocean as national monuments and preserved an additional one million square miles of fish habitats. Following the surge, total violence in Iraq was drastically reduced and the United States established a new embassy in Baghdad in January On January 20, , George W. Bush returned to Texas as a private citizen.
In January , he united with former President Bill Clinton to lead a major fundraising relief effort for the victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake. On April 25, , President and Mrs. The George W. He worked on building his oil business until selling it in to the Harken Energy Corporation. He helped his father get elected to the presidency from Washington, D. In , he ran and won the seat as the governor of Texas. Below is an abbreviated outline of Bush's academic, professional, and political career: [1] [2].
Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0. Every year in office, the president of the United States addresses Congress on the present state of affairs as well as the administration's goals for the coming year. Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Bush is married to his wife Laura, with whom he has two daughters and one granddaughter.
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Share this page Follow Ballotpedia. What's on your ballot? Jump to: navigation , search. George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office on January 20, , re-elected on November 2, , and sworn in for a second term on January 20, Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas, where he earned a reputation for bipartisanship and as a compassionate conservative who shaped public policy based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, strong families, and local control.
Following graduation, he moved back to Midland and began a career in the energy business. He became the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive 4-year terms when he was re-elected on November 3,
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