43rd President George W. Bush is born in New Haven, Connecticut. The first child of future President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush, he served as the Governor of Texas before being elected to the presidency in 2000 during one of the tightest presidential elections. Following the September 11 attacks and the launch of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, Bush was re-elected in 2004.
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