Encyclopedia: George W. Bush

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Encyclopedia: George W. Bush
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George W. Bush

Order: 43rd President
Term of Office: January 20, 2001–present
Predecessor: Bill Clinton
Date of Birth: Saturday, July 6, 1946
Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut
First Lady: Laura Welch Bush
Profession: Businessman
Political Party: Republican
Vice President: Richard Bruce Cheney

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. Immediately before becoming President, he was Governor of Texas.

Bush is the second son of a President to become the U.S. President. Bush's father, George H. W. Bush, was the 41st President of the United States. The first father-son Presidents were John Adams, the second President, and his son, John Quincy Adams, the sixth President.

Personal Life and Education
George W. Bush was born in Connecticut and grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He has four younger siblings: Jeb, Neil, Marvin, and Dorothy. A younger sister, Robin, died of leukemia in 1953 at the age of three.

George Jr. followed his father and grandfather in education at Phillips Academy and Yale University, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1968 and where he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and the Skull and Bones Society. He then received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School. He is the first president with an MBA degree.

Bush enrolled in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War and served as an F-102 pilot until being grounded after failing to appear for a mandatory physical exam and drug test. Controversy exists over whether he broke the law by going absent without leave (AWOL). Bush insists that he served during his entire tour of duty, but no supporting documents have been made available.

Bush had serious problems with alcohol for years after college. He was arrested and fined for driving under the influence of alcohol on September 4, 1976 in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush was pulled over during the Labor Day weekend when a police officer noticed Bush's vehicle swerving back and forth on the road. After the arrest, Bush pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor DUI charge, paid a $150 fine, and had his driving privileges briefly revoked in the state of Maine.

Allegations of past cocaine use have been widely circulated. Bush himself has refused to comment on any past history of drug use.

Bush married Laura Welch in 1977. In 1986,at age 40, he forswore alcohol and became a born-again Christian, converting from Episcopalian Christianity to his wife's denomination, Methodism. They have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna.

See also Bush political family.

Business and Political Career
Bush began his career in the oil industry in 1975 when he formed the oil and gas exploration company Arbusto Energy and continued working in the energy industry until 1986. His forays into the industry were disastrous, losing millions of dollars.

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"Bush enrolled in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War and served as an F-102 pilot until being grounded after failing to appear for a mandatory physical exam and drug test. Controversy exists over whether he broke the law by going absent without leave (AWOL). Bush insists that he served during his entire tour of duty, but no supporting documents have been made available.

"Bush had serious problems with alcohol for years after college. He was arrested and fined for driving under the influence of alcohol on September 4, 1976 in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush was pulled over during the Labor Day weekend when a police officer noticed Bush's vehicle swerving back and forth on the road. After the arrest, Bush pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor DUI charge, paid a $150 fine, and had his driving privileges briefly revoked in the state of Maine.

"Allegations of past cocaine use have been widely circulated. Bush himself has refused to comment on any past history of drug use."

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