We make it a point to see many Presidential Libraries, regardless of politics. Their purpose is clearly to cherry pick, polish and present their administration in the most flattering of lights. The unprecedented media coverage of recent presidents, however, results in a situation where the reality that we experienced doesn’t always match the one presented. It was fun watching a video of W trying to say “nuclear proliferation”, though!
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- Located on the campus of Southern Methodist University.
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- An impressive 20 ft. high LED display surrounds the main foyer with a 360 degree view of modern Americana.
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- A unique aspect of the Bush presidency was the close election. A special exhibit focused on the presidential race.
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- Remember the hanging chad? Bush was elected based on a 537 vote lead with nearly 6 million votes cast.
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- Gee, they could have recycled these for Jeb!
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- Well-meaning legislation tying funding to test results that was criticized from left, right and center. It has now been largely dismantled.
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- Bush’s controversial part ownership of the Texas Rangers netted him $14 million on a $600 thousand investment.
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- A twisted beam from the World Trade Center.
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- The bullhorn that Bush used at Ground Zero.
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- Interactive display, where they let us vote on what to do about Saddam Hussein.
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- The entire Bush clan refers to her as “The Enforcer”. Her pearls must be the source of her secret power.
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- Bush’s State Dinner welcome to Queen Elizabeth.
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- And then a Financial Crisis of epic proportions.
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- Mike checking out family photos in the Oval Office.
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- George W. Bush is 6 feet tall. His father, George H.W. Bush, is 2 inches taller, but when it’s your library, you get to have the statues whatever size you like.
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