George W. Bush Biography- The 43rd President of USA, Net Worth, Wife and Children

On January 20, 2001, George W. Bush became the most powerful man in the world after being sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. Interestingly, this was exactly 12 years after his father was sworn in to the same office in 1989. The younger Bush would go on to see the country through one of the most difficult times, the 9/11 terrorist attacks. September. This would set the course for his two terms with the fight against terrorism as one of his main legacies.

Biography of George W. Bush

The former US President was born and named George Walker Bush on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, as the first child of Yale University student George Herbert Walker Bush and his young wife, Barbara Pierce. . Of mostly English and German descent, George was raised alongside siblings: Jeb Bush, Neil, Marvin and Dorothy. He lost his brother, Robin Bush, who died at the age of 3.

He was educated at Kinkaid School which was a preparatory school before moving on to Phillips Academy. From there, Bush went to Yale University. After getting his bachelor’s degree, George left for Harvard Business School, where he earned an MBA.

While in high school George W. Bush played baseball and when he went to college he played rugby. He was also at that time a member of the Skull and Bones society.

He was commissioned into the Texas Air National Guard in 1968 and continued to serve in the Air Force Reserve until 1974, when he was honorably discharged. After that, Bush decided to go into business by establishing an oil exploration company, Arbusto Energy in 1977.

Raised in a political family, George W. Bush also decided to join politics full-time by running for the House of Representatives for the 19th district in West Texas, but he lost the 1978 election. After his father, who was Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989, served as President from 1989 to 1993, young George Bush decided to run for Governor of Texas in 1994 while his younger brother, Jeb Bush, attempted to become Governor of Florida.

Although George won easily, Jeb Bush lost the election before winning in 1999. George remained governor from 1995 to 2000 when he defeated incumbent United States Vice President Al Gore to become the nation’s president.

The 43rd American President

After being sworn in, George W. Bush was interested in pursuing national policies but in September 2001, after the United States was attacked by terrorists, he completely changed his agenda to fight and defeat terrorism. Among the countries he focused on were Iraq and Afghanistan, both of which he invaded. Many years after his departure, the war in these countries would continue and many would blame him for being responsible for the destabilization of the Middle East.

George W. Bush defeated John Kerry of the Democratic Party to win the 2004 US presidential election. He remained in power until 2008 when Barack Obama succeeded him. Since his retirement, Bush has been involved in many things, including humanitarian work, writing and giving speeches.

wife and children

Looking at George and Laura Bush, one could easily bet the two have been together their entire lives. However, Laura was not the first woman in the life of the man who was described as a party boy in his youth.

The first woman who was to be his wife was Cathryn Lee Wolfman whom he met in the 1960s when they were both juniors at Yale. Wolfman, who was not interested in politics, was later hired by Bush in 1967, but the two later parted ways, with some sources saying it was because she had Jewish roots.

Exactly 10 years after his first engagement, George Bush was introduced to a beautiful woman, Laura Welch who was to become his wife. Three months after they started dating, the two got engaged and soon after they got married. The union was blessed with a set of twins, Barbara and Jenna who were born in 1981. The two remain the only children of George and Laura Bush.

Net value

Besides being a politician, George Bush is also a businessman. In fact, he was in business even before entering politics. As noted above, he once owned an oil exploration company before later investing in the baseball franchise, the Texas Rangers.

Along with his wife, George W. Bush has an estimated net worth of $35 million. The former governor of Texas still earns money from the books he wrote as well as the speeches he gives. More so, he also owns various properties including a ranch.

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