President Timeline

  • Birth

    Birth
    George W. Bush was born on July 6, 1946. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut
  • Education

    Education
    Bush went to Phillips Academy
  • Education

    Education
    He went to Yale University a few months after he graduated from Phillips Academy.
  • Job/career

    Job/career
    Bush served in the Air National Guard and fought in the Vietnam war
  • Military Experience

    Bush served in the Texas Air National Guard as a First Lieutenant
  • Education

    Education
    After being rejected at Texas Law School, Bush went to Harvard Business School.
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    George W. Bush married Laura Welch just three months after they met.
  • Birth Of Children

    Birth Of Children
    Bush had twin daughters named Barbara and Jenna. They were born in Dallas, Texas.
  • Political party

    Political party
    George W. Bush was a republican during his presidential term
  • Date Elected into office

    Date Elected into office
    Bush was elected President of the United States in 2000 when he beat Vice President Al Gore
  • News worthy event

    News worthy event
    On September 11, 2001, a terrorist group called the Al Qaeda hijacked 4 planes. Two went into the World Trade Center (Twin Towers), another went into the Pentagon, and the last one was targeting the White House. It ended up crashing into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, during an attempt by the passengers and crew to regain control.
  • Programs/Laws passed

    Programs/Laws passed
    A law Bush passed was the Secure Fence Act of 2006. This allowed the U.S government to build a border wall on the Mexican-American Border
  • Location they retired to

    Location they retired to
    Bush retired to Prairie Chapel Ranch after his presidency
  • Date they left office

    Date they left office
    Bush left the presidential office on January 20, 2009
  • Event after presidency

    Obama declares more than $8.3 billion in loan guarantees to Southern Company to construct two new nuclear reactors in Burke County, Georgia.