Statement by President George W. Bush on the 2024 Presidential Election
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The George W. Bush Presidential Center is a nonpartisan institution advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion.
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Food, Family & Holiday Fun: A Conversation with The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond
December 2, 2024, 6:30 pm
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Holiday Tea at the Bush Center
December 18, 2024, 2:30 pm
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December 19, 2024, 3:30 pm
The George W. Bush Institute focuses on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies. Housed within the George W. Bush Presidential Center, the Bush Institute is committed to creating positive, meaningful, and lasting change at home and abroad.
Smarter fiscal, regulatory, workforce, innovation, and place-based policies will promote growth and make democratic capitalism better for all Americans.
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Veterans & Military Families
Helping veterans and their families make successful transitions to civilian life.
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Immigration
Promoting a modern immigration system that meets the needs of our economy while respecting safety, security, and human dignity.
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Economic Growth
Advancing policies that promote economic growth and strengthen our competitiveness in the global economy.
Affirming the values of freedom and democracy, strengthening the institutions that secure these values at home, and helping to spread them abroad.
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Presidential Leadership Scholars
Developing a generation of leaders focused on solving society’s most challenging issues.
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Civility and Our Democratic Institutions
Supporting our nation's institutions and reasserting the value of civic participation and civility.
At the Bush Center, we’re concerned about the challenges to the health of democracies around the world.
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Women's Advancement
Improving the lives of women and girls through education, opportunity, health, and leadership development.
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Global Health
Promoting the health and well-being of people around the world.
Read more about Freedom and Democracy.
Freedom and Democracy
Supporting democratic values around the world by elevating institutions that serve their people and promote human dignity, human rights, and market economies.
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Veterans’ stories give us a deeper understanding of who they are and what they need
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Political winds may blow, but values-based leadership remains
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Ken Hersh
President and Chief Executive Officer George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Program Manager, Global Policy George W. Bush Institute
We believe in open societies ordered by moral conviction. We believe in private markets, humanized by compassionate government. We believe in economies that reward effort, communities that protect the weak, and the duty of nations to respect the dignity and rights of all.
President George W. Bush,
Whitehall Palace, London,
November 19, 2003
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Freedom Matters
Explore the ongoing pursuit of liberty in a new special exhibit at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
