George W. Bush by Andrea Muniz https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2 Andrea Muniz en-us 2019-01-23 21:34:15 UTC 2019-02-19 17:48:49 UTC hello@padlet.com George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States born on July 6, 1946. He was the 46th Governor of Texas from the years 1995-2000 before becoming president after Bill Clinton. 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323700908 2019-01-23 21:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323700908 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323702992 He was born at New Haven Hospital in Connecticut and he had a total of 3 brothers and 2 sisters that were all younger than him. ]]> 2019-01-23 21:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323702992 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323703876 Bush went to public school in Texas and when his family moved to Houston, he went to a preparatory school. He later went to a boarding school in Massachusetts called Phillips Academy and graduated in 1964. ]]> 2019-01-23 21:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323703876 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323704643 After prep school, Bush attended Yale University from 1964-1968 with a B.A. in History. In the year 1973, he entered Harvard's business school and graduated with a Master of Business Administration Degree in 1975. ]]> 2019-01-23 21:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323704643 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323705674 President Bush married Laura Welch in 1977, the same year that they met each other. In 1985, the family added two twin girls, Barbara and Jenna, to their family. ]]> 2019-01-23 21:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323705674 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323706512 Bush was also in the National Guard starting in the year 1968 even though he was suspended for not taking a physical exam. He also helped campaign for Winton M. Blount who was running for US Senate in 1973.  ]]> 2019-01-23 22:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323706512 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323709249 Bush established his own oil exploration company in 1977 but was unsuccessful. He then became a managing general partner for the Texas Ranger baseball team before getting into politics. ]]> 2019-01-23 22:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323709249 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323709800 2019-01-23 22:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323709800 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323709936 He announced that he was running for president while still being the Governor of Texas in the year 2000. Overall, he served two terms as president from 2001-2009 and some major contributions were Hurricane Katrina, social security, immigrant workers, and stem cell research. ]]> 2019-01-23 22:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323709936 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323711898 His presidential domestic policy was altered when the terrorist attacks of 9/11 occurred but still included civil rights, diversity, education and research. During his presidency in 2007, the United States was suffering from the longest post World War II recession. ]]> 2019-01-23 22:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323711898 350024 https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323712737 1. He was a baseball player and a cheerleader.
2. Bush ran the Houston Marathon in 1993 and finished in 3 hours and 44 minutes.
3. While at Yale, he was arrested for stealing a Christmas wreath from a hotel.
4.  He met Babe Ruth while playing baseball at Yale.
5. Bush is known as the baseball and vacation president due to his many vacation hours and love for baseball. ]]> 2019-01-23 22:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/350024/qomcady6ipv2/wish/323712737