George W. Bush
George W.
Bush was the 43rd president of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009.
His presidency was defined by the September 11 attacks and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Son of George H.
W.
Bush, the 41st president, he was known for folksy speech patterns that critics called malapropisms: Bushisms became a genre of political humor.
2003 US-led invasion
- weapons of mass destructionArms causing widespread casualties
- GuantanamoUS base in Cuba
- KatrinaFemale name, Greek origin
- enhanced interrogationEuphemism for abusive questioning
Patriot Act · Abu Ghraib · Halliburton · No Child Left Behind · hanging chads · Florida recount · Al Gore · Dick Cheney
Official presidential residence
- Oval OfficePresident's formal workspace
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- POTUSAmerican head of state, abbreviated
State of the Union · Air Force One · Camp David · West Wing · Condoleezza Rice · Colin Powell · executive order · veto
Republican Party acronym
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- red stateConservative-voting American region
tax cuts · faith-based · evangelical · pro-life · Reagan · platform · nominee · primary
2001 terrorist attacks date
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- surgeSudden powerful increase
deployment · coalition · NATO · Pentagon · National Guard · veterans · ground zero · Osama bin Laden
Official Texas nickname
- ranchLivestock-raising estate
- AustinTexas capital city
- HoustonTexas's largest city
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
Crawford · cowboy · Rangers · governor · barbecue · Alamo · longhorn · bluebonnet
One who applies pigment
- memoirsWritten personal history
- post-presidencyTime after leaving office
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
- immigration reformChanging laws governing newcomers
Iraq War
2003 US-led invasion
- weapons of mass destructionArms causing widespread casualties
- GuantanamoUS base in Cuba
- KatrinaFemale name, Greek origin
enhanced interrogation · Patriot Act · Abu Ghraib · Halliburton · No Child Left Behind · hanging chads · Florida recount · Al Gore · Dick Cheney · Rumsfeld
White House
Official presidential residence
- Oval OfficePresident's formal workspace
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
POTUS · State of the Union · Air Force One · Camp David · West Wing · Condoleezza Rice · Colin Powell · executive order · veto · bill signing
GOP
Republican Party acronym
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
red state · tax cuts · faith-based · evangelical · pro-life · Reagan · platform · nominee · primary · caucus
September 11
2001 terrorist attacks date
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
surge · deployment · coalition · NATO · Pentagon · National Guard · veterans · ground zero · Osama bin Laden · Taliban
Lone Star State
Official Texas nickname
Crawford · oil · cowboy · Rangers · governor · barbecue · Alamo · longhorn · bluebonnet · Tex-Mex
painter
One who applies pigment
- memoirsWritten personal history
- post-presidencyTime after leaving office
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
father and son · immigration reform · TARP · bailout · financial crisis
- PresidentsAbraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
- Famous TexansSam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, LBJ
- GOP HistoryAbraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, GOP, Richard Nixon, Theodore Roosevelt
- Ivy League AlumniBarack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Kerry
- Yale AlumniBill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Gerald Ford, John Kerry, Clarence Thomas
- 2000siPhone, Wii, MySpace, YouTube, Hurricane Katrina
George W. BushBarack Obama
Forty-fourth US president
Bernie Sanders · Hillary Clinton · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · Nancy Pelosi · Al Gore
George W. Bushanti-war movement
Organized opposition to warfare
Michael Moore · Pope John Paul II · Noam Chomsky · Nelson Mandela · Ron Paul
George W. BushBarack Obama
Forty-fourth US president
Bill Clinton · Woodrow Wilson · John F. Kennedy · Pete Buttigieg