PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

43rd President of the United States (January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009) Nicknames: "W" Born: July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut Father: George Herbert Walker Bush Mother: Barbara Pierce Bush Married: Laura Welch (1946- ), on November 5, 1977 Children: Barbara Pierce Bush (1981- ), Jenna Welch Bush (1981- ) Religion: Methodist Education: Graduated from Yale University (1968); Graduated from Harvard Business School (1975) Occupation: Businessman Political Party: Republican Other Government Positions: Governor of Texas, 1995-2000 Presidential Salary: $400,000/year + $50,000 expense account Points of Interest: Bush was one of two managing general partners of the Texas Rangers baseball club from 1989-1994. Of the 6 million votes cast in Florida in the 2000 election, Bush won the state's 25 electoral votes by 537 votes. George W. Bush is the son of President George H. Bush. He was the first son of a President elected since John Quincy Adams. George W. Bush is the first president to have run a marathon (3:44:52). President Bush is the only son of a former U.S. President to be elected to two terms. George W. Bush is the first Governor of Texas to ever be elected president. His favorite food is Mexican and he enjoys peanut butter and jelly sandwich. His great-grandfather, George Herbert Walker, was president of the U.S. Golf Association and he founded the amateur competition called the Walker Cup.

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