Your Bush Center Young Professionals membership has expired. Below are the many exciting opportunities Young Professionals members have access to. We hope you will consider renewing your membership.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact youngprofessionals@bushcenter.org. Thank you!

Young Professionals Reception & Senatorial Insights

Tuesday March 18, 2025 | 5:00 pm CT

You are invited to an exclusive Young Professionals reception prior to the Engage at the Bush Center program presented by NexPoint on March 18.

The Engage program will feature U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) for a compelling conversation with Bush Institute Executive Director David J. Kramer on geopolitical hotspots and how the United States can best navigate today’s foreign policy challenges.

Young Professionals will need to register for the networking reception, which is a membership benefit. Light bites and drinks will be available at the reception. Following the reception, Young Professionals can register to attend the Engage program, which is also a membership benefit.

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Community Conversation with Emmanuel Acho

Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 7:00 pm CT
McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, SMU

Emmanuel Acho, former NFL player, #1 New York Times bestselling author, sports analyst, and thought leader, joins us for an impactful community discussion on challenging the status quo and creating lasting change.

Moderated by Bush Center President and CEO Ken Hersh, Acho will share his insights on how to have difficult conversations, the power of mindset in shaping our future, and strategies for driving personal and collective transformation.

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Laura Bush Book Club with Author Amor Towles

Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 6:30 pm CT
Highland Park United Methodist Church

Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint

The Seventh Annual Laura Bush Book Club will proudly feature Amor Towles. One of Mrs. Bush’s favorite authors, Towles’ novels Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway, and his collection of shorter fiction Table for Two have all been New York Times bestsellers.

Young Professionals members receive a discounted rate on their ticket purchase – renew your membership today.

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About the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Located on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is a nonpartisan institution advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion. The Bush Center comprises the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, a solution-oriented policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies through policy solutions and public engagement. The Bush Center also houses the George W. Bush Presidential Library, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, which provides access to official documents and artifacts from the George W. Bush Administration. Learn more about the Bush Center at www.bushcenter.org

George W. Bush Presidential Center
2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75205