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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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The Catalyst

May 12, 2025

America First needs American values

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Quarter One 2025 Bush Institute Briefing

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May 15, 2025

Practicing Pluralism: What We Can Learn from Rural Schools

Freedom Matters

March 2, 2023 - May 31, 2025

Exhibit

A Shining City on the Hilltop

May 15, 2025 - October 19, 2025

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BioBlitz in the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park

May 31, 2025, 10:00 am - May 31, 2025, 12:00 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.

Veterans & Military Families

Helping veterans and their families thrive in civilian life.

Education and Opportunity

Ensuring all young Americans can access a quality education.

Immigration

Promoting a modern immigration system that meets the needs of our economy while respecting safety, security, and human dignity.

Economic Growth

Advancing policies that promote markets, free trade, and democratic capitalism

GWBPC Forum on Leadership. Photo by Grant Miller

Affirming the values of freedom and democracy, strengthening the institutions that secure these values at home, and helping to spread them abroad.

Presidential Leadership Scholars

Developing a generation of leaders focused on solving society’s most challenging issues.

American Ideals and Respectful Discourse

Encouraging pluralism and informed citizens as foundational American ideals.

At the Bush Center, we’re concerned about the challenges to the health of democracies around the world.

Global Health

Promoting the health and well-being of people around the world

Combating Corruption and Kleptocracy

Spotlighting corruption and the danger it poses to our economic and political systems and exploring the intersection between authoritarianism and kleptocracy