SOCIAL STUDY

george w.
bush
Emely Martínez
George Walker Bush or George
W. Bush born in New Heaven,
Connecticut on July 6 of 1946
was the 43rd
president of
the United
States from
2001 to 2009
 Before his
election as
president, Bush
was a
businessman and
served as
governor of texas
from 1995 to
2000
Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard. After graduating from Harvard Business School
in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. In 1978, Bush unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives. He later co-

owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before he was elected governor of Texas in 1994.