In May 1968, Bush was commissioned into the Texas Air National Guard. After two years of active-duty service while training, he was assigned to Houston, flying Convair F-102s with the 147th Reconnaissance Wing out of the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base.

An ABC News Hurricane Katrina poll conducted on September 2, 2005, showed more blame was being directed at state and local governments (75%) than at the Federal government (67%), with 44% blaming Bush's leadership directly.

He appointed 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States: John Roberts (2005) and Samuel Alito (2006).

On election day, Bush carried 188 of the state's 254 counties, defeating incumbent Democratic Governor Ann Richards in her bid for re-election.

In April 1989, Bush arranged for a group of investors to purchase a controlling interest in the Texas Rangers baseball franchise for $89M and invested $500K himself to start. He then served as managing general partner for five years.

He was an occasional troublemaker in school and was once punished for painting a mustache on his face during music class.

In his 2006 State of the Union Address, Bush declared, "America is addicted to oil" and announced his Advanced Energy Initiative to increase energy development research.

He attended Yale University from 1964 to 1968, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

In the 2004 Presidential race, Bush defeated Democratic Senator John Kerry in another relatively close election.

George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946, at Grace-New Haven Hospital (now Yale-New Haven Hospital) in New Haven, Connecticut.