President George W. Bush at work clearing brush at Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas. 8/28/02*.
The George W. Bush Presidential Library opens to the public today! If you aren’t in Dallas, there’s lots to do online, including:
- Discover the archives and museum objects from the Library’s digital holdings.
- Plan a research visit
- Explore the archived White House Website
Perhaps our favorite feature of the GWB Library website? The “Barney Cam” videos of the Bush family’s Scottish Terrier exploring the White House. Enjoy!
-from the George W. Bush Presidential Library
*Please note that we mistakenly published the year of the photo as 2005. The correct year of the photo was 2002.
George W. Bush Presidential Center Dedication
Today the National Archives and Records Administration will dedicate the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The facility will open to the public on May 1.
The Bush Library is the 13th of NARA’s federally owned Presidential libraries, whose holdings span eight decades of American history. It also increases our presence in Texas, where we already operate the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin, George H.W. Bush’s library in College Station, and our regional archives and records center in Fort Worth.
We look forward to developing partnerships with the George W. Bush Presidential Center and with SMU to present joint programming, share our expertise, draw on our holdings, and bring together SMU’s academic departments and the library. These kinds of partnerships at the 12 other Presidential libraries have enriched the learning experience for students and scholars.
The new Bush Library holds 70 million pages of textual records, 40,000 artifacts (mainly gifts to the Bushes), four million photographs, and 80 terabytes of electronic information – including 200 million emails of about five pages each, or one billion pages.
Read the full post on the AOTUS blog.
Presidents—past and present—share a laugh before taking the stage at the dedication!
Are you watching the ceremony online? It’s live now!
Image via the #BushCenter pic.twitter.com/yGRdlGMQlv
Via the George W. Bush Presidential Center:
As part of the Dedication Ceremonies, President and Mrs. Bush presented the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), which will operate the Library and Museum. The Bush Center and NARA signed a joint use agreement at a ceremony in Freedom Hall today.
A Quick History of Presidents and Presidential Library Dedications
It’s not often that all the living U.S. Presidents are together at one time, but on April 25, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum will be dedicated to the American public. Although many dignitaries from around the world will attend, all eyes will likely focus on the gathering of men who have called the White House home.
In addition to George W. Bush, guests of honor will include current Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama, and former Presidents William J. Clinton, George Bush, and Jimmy Carter. Read More
Photos:
-Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Richard Nixon at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library dedication. 11/4/91.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower looks at a key to his Presidential Library at the dedication ceremony. 10/31/59.
-The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
Happy Hanukkah!
President George W. Bush watches as Talia Lefkowitz lights the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah. White House, December 10, 2001.
Source: georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu
George W. and Laura Bush campaigning from the back of a pickup truck for the 1978 Congressional race in West Texas.
Source: georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu
The World Trade Center seen beyond the Brooklyn Bridge Across the East River
In remembrance of September 11, 2001, a photo of the World Trade Center one year after it opened. April, 1974.
The following 9/11 resources have been carefully selected by the George W. Bush Library:
The National September 11th Memorial Museum
September 11, 2001, Documentary Project
Source: research.archives.gov
George W. Bush and his sister, Doro, visit their father’s Liaison Office in Beijing, Summer 1975. During Gerald R. Ford’s presidency, George H.W. Bush served as the U.S. Liaison in China from 1974-75.
Source: bushlibrary.tamu.edu
Today is the birthday of George W. Bush. Take a look at White House photos on the brand new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum website.
The site features information about President and Laura Bush, the American Presidency, museum exhibits, archival holdings, and educational resources for teachers and children.
Pictured here, President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush pause during a tour of the Hermitage, May 25, 2002, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Happy birthday President Bush!
Source: georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu
