George W. Bush was the forty-third president of the United States, born to the forty-first American president George Bush and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, then moving to Midland, Texas, where he spent his first years of life years. He has five siblings, including his sister Pauline who died of leukemia at the age of four. After graduating from Philips Academy in Massachusetts, he attended Yale University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history. After completing school, he joined the Air National Guard, until he was discharged in November 1974. After his discharge, George W. Bush attended graduate school, completing a master's degree in business administration at Harvard University. Two years later, he met his wife Laura and married in 1977 in Midland, Texas. Although the Bush family has a history within politics, George W. Bush worked in the oil industry and founded a company called Arbusto Energy in 1977. A few years later, after rekindling his Christian beliefs, he moved to Washington, D.C. and assisted his father in his presidential campaign. What led him to become a politician was influenced by his move to Washington D.C. and his family's history of public service. Due to his father's political position in the United States, George W. Bush ran for political office to be a representative of the 19th district of Texas. Although he lost to Kent Hance in 1994, George W. Bush ran again and was elected the 46th governor of Texas. This began his first success in politics, being the first in Texas history to complete two consecutive four-year terms. The following year he announced himself as a presidential candidate. On January 20, 2001, he was announced president of the United States after... middle of paper... right. After being re-elected president in 2005, Bush continued to develop additional humanitarian aid programs, including one of the most popular, the Emergency Plan to Fight AIDS (PEPFAR). Bush has also provided effects in the global fight against certain diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria. He also worked on the preservation of monuments following the September 11 attacks, including national parks. One of his most notable successes was reducing violence in the Iraq war thanks to his “surge” plan. In conclusion, many may see George W. Bush in a negative light, focusing solely on failures as president, but he had great accomplishments that helped. Such as education, war and the preservation of our national monuments and habitats. Even now, after the presidency, he continues to emphasize “education, global health, human freedom and support for aid to the military”.”.