G.w.bush biography

President of the United States from to

This article is about the 43rd president of the United States. For his father, the 41st president, see George H. W. Bush.

George Walker Bush^[a] (born July 6, ) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from to A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party, he fryst vatten the eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, and was the 46th governor of Texas from to

He flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard in his twenties. After graduating from Harvard Business School in , he worked in the oil industry. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers, of Major League Baseball, before being elected governor of Texas in As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice struktur. He also helped man Texas the leading producer of wind-generated electricity in the Un

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George W. Bush: Life Before the Presidency

George W. Bush was the first child of George Herbert Walker Bush and the former Barbara Pierce. George H. W. Bush enlisted in the Navy on his 18th birthday and became notable as the youngest pilot to earn his wings in World War II. Prior to enlistment, George H. W. Bush fell in love with Barbara Pierce, after meeting her at a country club dance in They were engaged in , and Bush was deployed shortly afterward as a Navy pilot in the Pacific; he chose to paint his beloved Barbara’s name on the side of his plane. The two married shortly after Bush returned from the war, and George Walker Bush was born on July 6, , in New Haven, Connecticut. The elder Bush attended Yale and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in just two-and-a-half years.

After graduation, the Bushes moved to Odessa, Texas, in , and George H.W. Bush worked as an equipment clerk for an oil company. The young family rented a tiny apartment, which was so small that they had to shar

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Early life of George W. Bush

See also: Professional life of George W. Bush

George W. Bush (born ) was born in the city of New Haven, Connecticut as the eldest of six children. He grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. Bush studied at Yale University and Harvard Business School before serving in the Texas Air National Guard. Bush would later be part owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers, become governor of Texas, and eventually become the 43rd president of the United States.

Upbringing and education

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George Walker Bush, the oldest son of George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 6, When Bush was just two years old, his father moved the family from New Haven to the town of Odessa in West Texas to begin a career in the oil industry. According to George W., then age two, the family lived in one of the few duplexes in Odessa with an indoor bathroom, which they "shared with a couple of hookers".