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George W. Bush on American Experience

  • Fred Vigeant
President George W. Bush.

 Courtesy of George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

President George W. Bush.

Explore the fascinating life and tumultuous presidency of George W. Bush in a new two-part biography of the 43rd U.S. president on WITF.

George W. Bush: American Experience features insights from historians, journalists and members of the president’s inner circle, including chiefs of staff Andy Card and Joshua Bolten, speechwriter David Frum, press secretary Ari Fleischer, senior advisor Karl Rove and others.  This title is the latest addition to the American Experience award-winning series of presidential biographies,

Part One on Monday May 4 at 9pm chronicles Bush’s unorthodox road to the White House. The once wild son of a political dynasty, few expected Bush to ascend to the presidency. Yet 36 days after the November 2000 election, Bush emerged the victor of the most hotly contested race in the nation’s history. Little in the new president’s past could have prepared him for the events that unfolded on September 11, 2001. Bush’s response to the deadly terrorist attacks would come to define a new era in American foreign policy.

Part Two on Tuesday May 5 at 9pm opens with the ensuing war in Iraq and continues through Bush’s second term, as the President confronts the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina and the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.

George W. Bush: American Experience broadcasts on WITF over two nights May 4 and 5 at 9pm and on-demand through the PBS Video app.

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