George W. Bush
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George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States, serving from January 20, 2001, to January 20, 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the Governor of Texas from January 17, 1995, until December 21, 2000. His presidency was marked by significant events, including the September 11 attacks in 2001 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bush's domestic policies included tax cuts, education reform, and Medicare prescription drug benefits.
Jan 21, 2001
I expect every member of this administration to stay well within the boundaries that define legal and ethical conduct.
Jan 21, 2001
Let us begin the work we were hired to do and leave this a better place than we found it.
Jan 20, 2001
This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.
Jan 20, 2001
Americans are generous and strong and decent, not because we believe in ourselves, but because we hold beliefs beyond ourselves.
Jan 20, 2001
Where there is suffering, there is duty. Americans in need are not strangers, they are citizens, not problems, but priorities.
Jan 20, 2001
Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.
Jan 20, 2001
We do not accept this, and we will not allow it. Our unity, our union, is the serious work of leaders and citizens in every generation.
Jan 20, 2001
The grandest of these ideals is an unfolding American promise that everyone belongs, that everyone deserves a chance, that no insignificant person was ever born.
Jan 19, 2001
Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats; it is a call to conscience.
Jan 19, 2001
...preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Jan 19, 2001
...that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States...
Jan 19, 2001
Americans in need are not strangers; they are citizens—not problems but priorities.
Jan 19, 2001
Let us become a nation rich not only in material wealth but in ideals.
Jan 19, 2001
I seek God's guidance and His blessings on our land and all our people.
Jan 19, 2001
When this spirit of citizenship is missing, no Government program can replace it.
Jan 19, 2001
The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country.
Jan 17, 2001
We have underfunded our facilities. We have neglected our infrastructure. We need to do better.
Jan 17, 2001
If we want them to do the people's work, then we must give them the resources they need to do it.
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