George W. Bush

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Politician • Executive

Birth Date: July 6, 1946

Age: 77 years old

Birth Place: New Haven, Connecticut

Parents: George H.W. Bush

Children: Jenna Bush Hager

George W. Bush served two terms as the 43rd President of the United States, marking only the second time in history that the son of a president went on to lead the nation. Before entering national politics, Bush served as governor of Texas. A lifelong sports fan and former managing general partner of baseball's Texas Rangers, Bush earned a reputation in the White House as an exercise enthusiast, a proud husband and father and a purposeful Commander in Chief who remained optimistic even in the most trying of times. Bush's often-mocked mispronunciations and malapropisms, known colloquially as "Bushisms" - including such terms as "misunderestimated" - belied an inquisitive intellect. On the morning of September 11, 2001, eight months into Bush's first term as president, America suffered its deadliest terror attack in history, transforming Bush into a wartime president. His father, George H.W. Bush, declared that his son "faced the greatest challenge of any president since Abraham Lincoln." In response to the 9/11 attacks, Bush put many of his plans on hold to oversee the war on terror, which involved formation of the Department of Homeland Security, the launch of military operations in Afghanistan and the widespread reorganization of law enforcement, intelligence and defense services, including Bush's signing of the Patriot Act into law. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 6, 1946, while his father attended Yale University, Bush and his family moved to Midland, Texas, two years later, where the elder Bush entered the oil business. Bush went to Midland public schools, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Yale University, a Master of Business Administration from Harvard and eventually returned to Texas to also get into the oil business. Following his presidency, Bush took up painting as a hobby.

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Fareed Zakaria Documentaries

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Peace, War and 9/11

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2023

Facing Nolan

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2022

In the Shadow of 9/11

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2021

9/11: Inside the President's War Room

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2021

43 Portraits: George W. Bush

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The Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr.

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Die neue Air Force One: Eine fliegende Festung

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2021

President in Waiting

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2020

9/11: Inside Air Force One

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2019

Uncommon Knowledge

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2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls

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2018

People Features

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2018

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

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2018

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerStream

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2017
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Legion of Brothers

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En ubehagelig oppfølger

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2017

Sunday Today With Willie Geist

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2016

The Last Dalai Lama?

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2016

Jay Leno's GarageStream

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2015

Henry Kissinger: Secrets of a Superpower

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2015

In Play With Jimmy Roberts: Extras

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2013

CBS This Morning

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2012

Last Call

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2012

The George W. Bush Interview

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2011

George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview

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2011

Overheard With Evan Smith

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2010

TremeStream

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2010
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Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country

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2008

Being W

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2008

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

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2006

The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress

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The Colbert Report

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Seconds From Disaster

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2004

Fahrenheit 9/11Stream

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2004
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How Arnold Won the West

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2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

Bowling for ColumbineStream

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2002
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Bowling for ColumbineStream

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Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2000

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CNN Special Report

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1999

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

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Dateline NBCStream

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1992

Nightline

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CBS News Sunday Morning

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Today

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