George W. Bushs World view essays

George W. Bush's World view essays George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. George W. is the oldest of 5 siblings: brothers Neil, Jeb, and Mervin, sisters Dorothy and Robin. His parents were George (Former US President) and Barbara Bush. When George W. was two, his family moved to Odessa, Texas and his father began to work in the oil business. He is now married to Laura Welch whom he met in Midland. Together, they have two twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. This new Bush family lived in Midland, then in Dallas, and then in Washington when George Sr. ran for President in 1988. Bush attended Phillips Academy prep school at Andover, then for his undergraduate attended Yale where he majored in history, playing baseball and rugby, while a member of the secret Skull and Bones society. Bush continued his education at Harvard where he obtained his MBA in 1975. Before receiving his MBA however, George W. Bush was a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard from 1698 until 1973. George Bush started out in the West Texas energy business researching who owned mineral rights. Then, after starting his own business called Arbusto Energy, Spectrum 7 Energy Corporation bought it. Harken Energy Corporation acquired Spectrum 7 in 1986, after Spectrum had lost $400,000. Bush continued to prosper in the oil business and brought an end to it the day he sold 2/3 of his Harken stock for a 200-percent profit. Prior to this, George had already prepared for his shift from the energy business to sports when he helped assemble a group who purchased the Texas Rangers baseball team. He was managing general partners until he was elected Governor of Texas in 1994. After serving two four-year terms as governor, Bush ran for U.S President and won. He is now working on his campaign for a second term as U.S President. Now, as Bush runs for president in the 2004 election, many people are putting him under a microscope, watching his every move while listening to his pl...