The George H. Bush Presidential Library And Museum was dedicated November 6, 1997. In the spring of 2002 the museum dedicated the Barbara Bush Botanical Garden a four acre area of antique roses located in the rear of the museum. Plans are to overtime expand these garden to over 100 acres with planting of flowers that are native to the area. Of course it being January when we were there nothing was in bloom but in the spring and summer it should be beautiful. On April 23, 1997, the permanent exhibit was closed for a complete renovation and reopened on November 1o, 2007.
The museum is located on 90 acres on the west campus of Texas A. & M. University.The mission is to preserve for research official document, personal papers and artifacts of President Bush. The aim is to increase historical understanding of our national history through the life and times of George Bush. There are stored here more than 44 million pages of personal papers and official documents under the protection of the Presidential Records Act. There are also records relating to the time he served as a Congressman, Ambassador to the United Nations, Chief of the U. S. Liaison Office in China, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. There is an extensive collection of audio-visual and photographic records, There are approximately 2 million photographs and thousands of hours of audio and video tape. All this material is stored in just under 17,000 square feet of permanent space and an additional 3,000 square feet of temporary space.
The museum has a unique classroom that no other Presidential Library Network has. This classroom can be used as a traditional classroom or a computer lab. The educational mission of the Bush Presidential Library and Museum to enrich and inform learning of all ages about American history, the role of the presidency in general with specific focus on the administration of George Bush.
George H Bush Presidential Library and Museum
George Bush Library
Main Rotunda Which Is Fifty-Feet High And Is Majectic.
President Bush Waves From Entrance To Air Force One Which Is A Boeing 747 Which
Has Been Extensively Modified.
Presidential Limo
College Station,Texas - A Community History. College Station Was The Name Used By The Post Office When Delivering Mail By Train To Texas A. & M. On October 1938, College Station, Was Officially Incorporated As A City.
A Model Of A Locomotive Painted As Presidential Engine. This Was Part Of A Model Train Display Of Rail yard In College Station
Texas Aggie Bonfire
Stacked Logs Being Prepared For Pep Rally Bonfire. This Is A Photograph Taken Years Ago
Of Stacked Logs Before Being Set Afire.
Enlargement Of Texas Aggie Bonfire
Enlargement Of Texas Aggie Bonfire
Enlargement Of Texas Aggie Bonfire
Enlargement Of Texas Aggie Bonfire
The Pierce Family ( Barbara Bush's Mother And Father )
Barbara Pierce To Become Barbara Bush And Her Family
Bush Family Traditions
The Bush Family
Faith, Family And Friends
Note They Bought A New 1947 Plymouth 2 Door Sedan For $1675.50. They Received
Of Stacked Logs Before Being Set Afire.
Faith, Family And Friends
Enlargement Of Family,Faith And Friends
The Impact Of Andover
Fortifying Family Values
George Bush Decides To Join The Navy
Navy Avenger Torpedo Bomber Plane Like That Flown By Ensign Bush
Navy Carrier The USS San Jacinto George Flew Off Of. This type Of Carrier Was Smaller
And Very Difficult For Take Offs And Landing. It took Specially Skilled Pilot To Land And
Take Off From This Type Carrier
USS San Jacinto Had An Illustrious War Record. See The Last Paragraph Above.
Maker Of The Scale Models Shown Above,
The Submarine, USS Finback ,That Rescued George When He Was Shot Down
Rescue And Reflection. George Wondered Why God Spared His Life And What He Had In Store For Him. I Think We Now Know.
George Is Rescued
USS Finback World War II Record
George Is Rescued By The USS Finback. Here He Is Pulled Along Side The Submarine Because He Did Not Have Any Paddles.
Photograph Of George As He Is Rescued By The USS Finback
George Remained On the Sub For 30 Day As The Sub Finished It's Mission
George And Barbara. Barbara's Wedding Dress And Photograph
Enlargement Of Photograph Of Barbara In Her Wedding Dress And Broach Her Mother ( Pauline Pierce ) Wore To The Wedding
Information About The Broach Shown Above
Juke Box From The 40's And Early Television
From Fly Boy To Golden Boy. He Said It Took The War And The Navy To Show Him How Advantageous A Good Education Can Be. Unfortunately So Many People Never Come
To That Realization. He Said He Had A Lot Of Catching Up To Do And Get His Degree,
He Had A Family To Support.
George Was A Good Baseball Player. He Was Known As The Golden Boy Because Everything He Did He Did Well
George, Barbara And Baby
George And Barbara Wanted To Do It Their Own Way.
The Sign In The Background Says It All And The New Car They Bought. It Was A 1947 Plymouth. See The Receipt
For The Car Next.
$100.00 Trade In For A 1941 Plymouth Tudor Sedan. It Is Hard To Imagine Those Prices.
It Looks Like They Paid Cash.
George And Barbara's Daughter Robin Died At The Age Of 3 Years 10 Months From Leukemia. In The HBO Documentary Film On George Bush Which Was Produced In 2012 George Says He Never Got Over The Death Of Robin And To This Day He Gets Choked
Up When He Thinks Of It.
George Gets Into The Oil Business And Was Very Successful.
Plaque For The Mobile Offshore Drilling Platform " Vinegarroon " built in 1957. George
Was A Successful And Pioneering Oilman. He Also Was On The Cutting Edge Of New
Ways To Drill For Oil. His Company Was The Zapata Off Shore Company. This Platform
Was Built On Shore Then Towed Off Shore To The Drilling Site.
The Political Itch. Finally An Opening Into Politics At The Grass Roots Level
Congressman
A Texan, An American What More Could A Man Ask?
Statue Of George As Ambassador To The United Nations
Challenge Of The Unknown -- China
George And Barbara In China. They Had No Car So They Traveled On Bikes.
Bush Comment About China
Building
George As Director Of Central Intelligence Agency
Preparing For The Journey // A President We Won't Have To Train
George Bush Declares His Candidacy For President May 1, 1979
George Bush Vice President Of The United States Seal
A Heart Beat Away From The Presidency When An assignation Attempt Was Made On President Reagan.
Comment Of George Bush Jan. 20, 1989 In His Inaugural Address
Cloths Of Barbara And George
Nativity Scene
Pianist Plays At White House Dinner
Christmas Dinner At The White House
The Oval Office ( One Half ) Photo Of Sailing Vessel On Chest
Enlargement Of Sailing Vessel
Wooden Deer At Camp David Sign
Camp David Office
President Bush Entertained Numerous Foreign Leader At Camp David
Many Cabinet Meeting And Security Meeting Were Held At Camp David And President
Bush Insisted On Casual Dress.
President Bush And Two Dogs Take A Walk At Camp David
First Lady Barbara Bush
First Ladies Dress
Poster Telling About Mrs. Bush Dress
Making The White House Home. I Love The Way They Hold Hands When Walking Or Have
Their Arms Around Each Other.
Mrs Bush Wanted To Make The White House Home And Be Close To George When He Needed Her
Hanging Model Of Air Force One. What A Beautiful Aircraft.
Model Of Air Force One
President Bush Walks His Daughter Dorothy " Doro " Down The Isle At The Camp David Evergreen Chapel.
First Wedding At Camp David Evergreen Chapel June 27,1992. Look What Dad Bush
Forgot To Bring.
President Bush Walks His Daughter " Doro " Down The Isle At The Camp David Evergreen Chapel.
A Piece Of The Berlin Wall
The Above Piece Of The Berlin Wall Was Donated By A Hamburg Based Publishing Group
Piece Of Donated Berlin Wall
Plaque About The Berlin Wall
George Bush Comments About The Berlin Wall 5/31/1989
Ground Zero For The Cold War
Enlargement Of Ground Zero For The Cold War
Enlargement Of Ground Zero For The Cold War
The Situation Room In The White House
Description Of Situation Room
Comment Of President Bush
Dessert Storm
Model Of Dessert Storm Airman
Model Of Dessert Storm Soldier
Model Of Female Dessert Storm Soldier
Model Of Dessert Storm Soldier
Navy Tomahawk Missile
Models Of US Dessert Storm Military Personnel With A Patriot Missile In The Background
Models Of Several Missiles Used In Dessert Storm Hang From The Ceiling
Dessert Storm Operational Headquarters
Huston Post Newspaper Report That Iraq Releases Torrents Of Oil Into Gulf Waters.
Saddam Hussein Destroyed Natural Resources To Defend Against Coastal Invasion.
Environmental Damage Committed By Saddam Hussein Near he End Of he Gulf War Was
On A Scale Unprecedented In Modern History. The Clear Skies Over Kuwait Turned Inky
Black That Lasted For Nearly Nine Months. Also People In The Area Were Left With Respiratory Health Problems
Saddam Ordered The Oil Fields To Be Rigged With 700 Tons Of Anti-Personnel And anti-Vehicle Mines. !.1 Million Anti-Personnel Mines And 568,000 Anti-Vehicle Mines Were Detected and Removed. Still Many Were Not Found And Many Kuwaiti Military And Oil Field Workers have Been Maimed Or Killed.
Gate Of Kuwait. Note The Gate Is Framed On Each Side With The Names Of U S Service
Personnel Who Gave Their Lives In The Gulf War.
Gate Of Kuwait
Enlargement Of The Gate Of Kuwait. Note The Old Kuwaiti Proverb
Continuation Of Gate Of Kuwait Inscription. I Am afraid We Often Forget That One Of The Objectives Of The Gulf War War To Liberate Kuwait And That We Did But Saddam Hussein
Made The Nation Of Kuwait Pay A dear Price As He Retreated From Kuwait.
The Presidential Campaign Of 1992 Was Tough Between President Bush And Challenger
Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton. This Is A Photograph Of A Debate.
Campaign 1992
Clinton Wins The Election. Perot As A Third Party Candidate Received 18.9 Percent Of The Vote And Cost Bush The Election.
Model Of New Aircraft Carrier George H. W. Bush ( CVN 77 )
Christening Of The George H. W. Bush October 7, 2006
Fidelity
Description Of President Bush's Boat Fidelity
Continuation Of Description Of President Bush's Boat Fidelity
Painting " A Thousand Points Of Light "
Painting " A Thousand Points Of Light "
President Bush Makes An announcement
A Comment Of President Bush On Map Showing A Thousand Points Of Light.
Enlargement Of A Thousand Points Of Light
Continuation Of Enlargement Of A Thousand Points Of Light
Conquering Cancer
President And Barbara Bush On A TV Display About Conquering Cancer.
A Family Inspiration
George And Barbara Bush Married In 1945 And Had Six Children George, Robin,Jeb, Neil, Marvin, And Dorothy. Parenthood Brought Them both Joy And Heartbreak. As Noted Earlier
Robin Died At Three Years Ten Months Of Age From Leukemia.
Other Pieces Of The Berlin Wall Being Run Over By These Horses. This Display Is On The
Plaza Of The Library
Another View
Set Them Free
The Day The Wall Came Down
Well this just about finishes our tour of the George H. Bush Presidential Library And Museum and I really enjoyed it. I was a little surprised that there was so little mention of the children except for Robin and Dorothy. In fact, there were a couple of children there that I don't ever recall hearing anything about. I have had people ask me about my personnel feeling and so much historical material in my blogs. When I started writing my blog my aim was to document my travel through word and photograph relying heavily on photographs to tell the story. Well really there was another reason my four daughters pushed me pretty hard to start writing the blog when I travel after Jan died. I think they wanted it so they could keep track of me. What do you think? That's OK I love it. But photographs cannot tell the impact of what I am feeling when I see the marvelous and beautiful things I see. Then there is the matter of history. History is vital to where I am and what I am seeing. History tells me what was going on. It tell me about the area. At my tender age of 82 I lived through a lot of the times I am blogging about so there is that personal feeling of how it impacted me, my parents and my family. I think it is vital to know our history. It really distresses me to talk to people who have lived in an area all of their lives and they don't really know anything about the area and have never seem or visited historical and National parks, battlefield, State and National monuments. I think I heard someone say you can't know where you are going if you don't know where you have been.
The next stop is San Antonio for a very short visit with an old Air Force friend and his wife. As Always remember that God loves you and so do I.
Grandpa Bill
Comment: " Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. " Matthew 18: 20. NIV.
Isn't that a comforting thought that wherever or when ever 2 or 3 of us are together in his name he is there with us. Of course that is the key isn't it when we are gathered together in his name not just together in a social gathering. Really this is the start of the early visible church where 2 or 3 would gather together to worship God.
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