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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Interesting Facts About George W Bush

By Wanda Rosner


George W. Bush served as the 43rd president of United States from 2001 to 2008. He is one of the main United States presidents whose presidency was surrounded with gossips, mysteries and rumors. There are various amazing and interesting facts that surround his life.

George W. Bush is considered as the first US president who participated in a marathon. He is known to have finished it within a period of 3 hours and 44 minutes. Bush is considered to have spared enough time during his presidency to workout in running at the Camp David which was the Presidential Retreat.

George also takes the victory of being the first president to manage and play a baseball squad. Bush was the directing manager of Major League Baseball Team in Texas Rangers. Bush was as well a great player who participated in a variety of Leagues. As well, George is considered the single president who allowed T-ball games to be played within the White House Lawn.

Bush is as well the first president in history to have delivered speech in both English and Spanish. This was in 5th May 2005 during in the first Weekly Radio Address of the US President. Bush is known to have cherished eating deviled eggs, honey sandwiches, pretzels, peanut butter and grilled cheese sandwiches.

George can also be regarded as the first US leader who spent a lot of money on private outings and longer periods on holidays. For example, bush spent five days of vacation on 2005. His outings are recognized to have cost typically $ 56000 to $ 68000 an hour or so. His outings are thought to have taken him 900 days from office which where like two and half years from the eight-year tenure.

At his early age, Bush spent some of his time taking drugs. For example, in early twenties, Bush was arrested with claims that he had been driving under the influence of alcohol. However, the amazing part is that his wife, Laura successfully influenced him to stop smoking in 1986. This was a transformational part because Bush never smoked since then.

The fact that Bush married one of the best ever first ladies in US was also other amazing facts about his life. It stated in history that, his wife Laura Bush was a very amazing woman who conducted herself courteously and throughout the eight years Bush was in rein; Laura has never embarrassed her husband or nation. When Obama was being sworn in as the following president after Bush, Laura proved to be the best lady by presenting herself courteously by welcoming Obama warmly.

These are some of less known facts you may have never known about George W. Bush. Most of them occurred during his tenure as the 43rd president of US and before he was elected as a US president. Some of them also revolve around the life of his wife Laura Bush who is considered to be the most amazing lady to have been termed as the first lady in US.




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