Texas Rangers Personnel - Texas Rangers Executives, Nolan Ryan, George W. Bush, Tom Schieffer, Chuck Greenberg, Jon Daniels, John Hart (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 129. Not illustrated. Chapters: Texas Rangers Executives, Nolan Ryan, George W. Bush, Tom Schieffer, Chuck Greenberg, Jon Daniels, John Hart, Joe Klein, Eddie Robinson, Dale Petroskey, Tom Grieve, Bobby Brown, Reid Nichols, Joe Burke, Dan O'brien, Sr., Doug Melvin, Brad Corbett, Dom Chiti, Jim Lites. Excerpt: George Walker Bush ( (help.info); born July 6, 1946) was the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to 2000. Bush is the eldest son of President George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st President, and Barbara Bush, making him one of only two American presidents to be the son of a preceding president. After graduating from Yale University in 1968, and Harvard Business School in 1975, Bush worked in his family's oil businesses. He married Laura Welch in 1977 and unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. In a close and controversial election, Bush was elected President in 2000 as the Republican candidate, defeating then-Vice President Al Gore in the Electoral College. Eight months into Bush's first term as president, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred. In response, Bush announced a global War on Terrorism, ordered an invasion of Afghanistan that same year and an invasion of Iraq in 2003. In addition to national security issues, Bush promoted policies on the economy, health care, education, and social security reform. He signed into law broad tax cuts, the No Child Left Behind Act, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, and Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors. His tenure saw national debates on immigration and Social Security. Bush successfully ran for re-election against Democrat...