Today marks the 63rd birthday of our 43rd president, George Walker Bush. President George Bush served from 2001 to 2009 and was known as "Dubya" or “W.” The election in 2000 between President Bush and former Vice President Al Gore was very controversal. It was the fourth time the winner of the popular vote did not win the election. The winner of the presidential election was later determined by the U.S. Supreme Court, with 5 justices for President Bush and 4 justices for Mr. Gore.
President George W. Bush is the second president to have a father who was president, too. Both he and President John Quincy Adams were sons of presidents; both were named after their fathers and used their middle name/middle initial to differentiate themselves from their famous fathers. To learn more, click on these links:
White House: Biography of George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (American President: an Online Reference Resource)
George W. Bush Presidential Library (under construction)
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