Grandkids, a skydiving demonstration and country star Lyle Lovett headlined the George & Barbara Bush Foundation’s all-day birthday celebration at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Center honoring the foundation’s namesakes 95th and 94th birthdays. The occasion marked the largest gathering of Bush family at the Bush Center since President Bush’s interment on December 6, 2018. Twelve...
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“Grateful American” by Gary Sinise
Acclaimed actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise came to the Annenberg Conference Center where he discussed his New York Times bestseller, “Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service”, and the inspiring work of the Gary Sinise Foundation.
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ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series: An Inside look at the American Vice Presidency
On April 5th, Vice President Mike Pence and former Vice Presidents Dick Cheney and Dan Quayle discussed the modern vice presidency and shared memories of the 41st President during the 2019 CononcoPhillips White House Lecture at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Center. The historic, invitation-only event — titled “An Inside Look at the American Vice...
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Presidents’ Day Honoring the 41st President of the United States
Adapted from a Feb. 12, 2019 article by Kenny Wiley in The Bryan Eagle. Two of George Bush’s closest colleagues took to the Frymire Auditorium stage on Presidents’ Day 2019 to share intimate stories about and reflections on the late president. Andy Card, who served as deputy White House chief of staff from 1989 through...
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“Pearls of Wisdom” in Washington, DC
Presentation and Book Signing by Jean Becker Date: Thursday, March 5, 2020Hosted by: The George & Barbara Bush FoundationLocation: United States Institute of Peace, Carlucci Auditorium | 2301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037 Former Chief of Staff, Jean Becker and members of the Bush Family celebrated the release of “Pearls of Wisdom: Little Pieces...
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Union Pacific Officially Announces It Will Donate Its 4141 Locomotive for Permanent Display at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Center
First Unveiled in 2005, Engine That Led Iconic Funeral Train Coming to Bush Library and Museum in 2020.
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30 Years Later: Lessons from the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Washington, DC — On Wednesday, November 6th, the George & Barbara Bush Foundation and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute co-hosted, together with the Atlantic Council and Georgetown University, a program marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The two-hour event, held in Georgetown’s Gaston Hall, was moderated by former ABC News anchor Sam Donaldson and Dean...
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George & Barbara Bush Foundation Vintner Dinner and Wine Auction
Thursday, November 21, 2019 Join us for the 10th Anniversary of the George & Barbara Bush Foundation Vintner Dinner and Wine Auction as we honor the Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH with The George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service. The evening will include a silent auction with some of President and...
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Noted British Historian Andrew Roberts on Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Andrew Roberts came to the George H. W. Bush Presidential Center on January 29th to discuss his acclaimed new book Churchill: Walking with Destiny.