Our country must abandon all the habits of racism because we cannot carry the message of freedom and the baggage of bigotry at the same time. - George W. Bush

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Our country must abandon all the habits of racism because we cannot carry the message of freedom and the baggage of bigotry at the same time.

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About George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born 6 July 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He is the eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush. He married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial election, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes nationwide than his opponent. He is the second president to have been the son of a former president, the first having been John Quincy Adams.

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Birth Name: George Walker Bush
Alternative Names: Bush Jr. Dubya Bush 43 POTUS 43 George Bush

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