George W. Bush Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Post-presidency (2009–present) == === Residence === [[File:Obamas escort Bushes to helicopter.jpg|thumb|Former President George W. Bush and his wife being escorted to a waiting helicopter by President [[Barack Obama]] and First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] on January 20, 2009]] Following the [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|inauguration of Barack Obama]], Bush and his family flew from [[Andrews Air Force Base]] to a homecoming celebration in [[Midland, Texas]], following which they returned to their ranch in [[Crawford, Texas]].<ref name="leaving">{{cite news |date=January 20, 2009 |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/20/ex-president-bush-wife-leave-washington-texas/ |title=Ex-President Bush and Wife Leave Washington for Texas |access-date=January 20, 2009 |publisher=Fox News |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=January 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123174304/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/20/ex-president-bush-wife-leave-washington-texas/ }}</ref> They bought a home in the [[Preston Hollow, Dallas|Preston Hollow]] neighborhood of [[Dallas]], Texas, where they settled down.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 22, 2019|title=Home Of Former President George W. Bush And Laura Bush Spared By Dallas Tornado|website=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/home-president-george-w-bush-laura-bush-dallas-tornado/|access-date=November 7, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> Bush made regular appearances at various events throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth area, including the opening coin toss at the [[Dallas Cowboys]]' first game in the new [[Cowboys Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://startelegram.typepad.com/politex/2009/09/coin-toss-from-george-and-laura-bush-was-a-brief-taste-of-luck-for-cowboys-fans.html |title=Coin toss from George and Laura Bush was a brief taste of luck for Cowboys fans |access-date=October 10, 2009 |date=September 21, 2009 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107073522/http://startelegram.typepad.com/politex/2009/09/coin-toss-from-george-and-laura-bush-was-a-brief-taste-of-luck-for-cowboys-fans.html |archive-date=November 7, 2009 }}</ref> and an April 2009 [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] game, where he thanked the people of Dallas for helping him settle in, which was met with a standing ovation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zaleski |first=Katharine |date=April 7, 2009 |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/07/bush-throws-pitch-at-texa_n_184037.html |title=Bush throws first pitch at Rangers game (Slideshow) |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=November 1, 2010 |archive-date=April 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410064957/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/07/bush-throws-pitch-at-texa_n_184037.html }}</ref> He also attended every home playoff game during the [[2010 Texas Rangers season|Rangers' 2010 season]] and, accompanied by his father, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the [[Rangers Ballpark in Arlington]] for Game{{nbs}}4 of the [[2010 World Series]] on October 31.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.neswblogs.com/2010/10/31/video-george-w-bush-throws-out-first-pitch-game-4-world-series-lets-discuss-it/ |title=Video: George W. Bush Throws Out First Pitch Game 4 World Series, Let's Discuss It |last=Jaynes |first=Ethan |publisher=News Sports |date=October 31, 2010 |access-date=November 1, 2010 |archive-date=November 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104063106/http://sports.neswblogs.com/2010/10/31/video-george-w-bush-throws-out-first-pitch-game-4-world-series-lets-discuss-it/ }}</ref> He also threw the first pitch in Game 1 of the [[2023 World Series]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lacques |first1=Gabe |title=Former Rangers owner George W. Bush throws first pitch before World Series Game 1 in Texas |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/playoffs/2023/10/27/george-w-bush-throws-first-pitch-before-world-series-game-1/71350593007/ |website=USA TODAY |access-date=October 31, 2023}}</ref> On August 6, 2013, Bush was successfully treated for a [[coronary artery disease|coronary artery blockage]] with a [[coronary stent|stent]]. The blockage had been found during an [[general medical examination|annual medical examination]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=David |date=August 6, 2013 |title=George W. Bush has heart surgery |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/08/06/george-w-bush-heart-surgery/2622819/ |access-date=August 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622060622/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/08/06/george-w-bush-heart-surgery/2622819/ |archive-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref> In reaction to the [[2016 shooting of Dallas police officers]], Bush said, "Laura and I are heartbroken by the heinous acts of violence in our city last night. Murdering the innocent is always evil, never more so than when the lives taken belong to those who protect our families and communities."<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Allan |date=July 8, 2016 |title='Heartbroken': George W. Bush responds to the Dallas police ambush |url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heartbroken-george-w-bush-responds-162005684.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527181204/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/heartbroken-george-w-bush-responds-162005684.html |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2019 |publisher=Yahoo! Finance |language=en-US}}</ref> === Publications and appearances === Since leaving office, Bush has kept a relatively low profile.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/08/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5072127.shtml |title=Laura Bush Discusses Her Husband's Low Profile |access-date=June 8, 2009 |date=July 28, 2009 |publisher=CBS News |first=Prerana |last=Swami |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611194732/http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/08/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5072127.shtml |archive-date=June 11, 2009 }}</ref> Bush has spoken in favor of increased global participation of women in politics and societal matters in foreign countries.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=dcwlvlgllBo|title=George W. Bush – Decision Points|date=June 1, 2011|last=Bradway|first=Adam|via=YouTube|place=Michigan|access-date=November 20, 2019|quote=I believe women will lead the democracy movement in the Middle East.{{nbs}}... Women are going to lead the democracy movement, mark my words.{{nbs}}... We want to empower women and encourage women and to develop civil societies so women can benefit.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?320904-2/usafrica-leaders-summit-spousal-program-part-2 |title=U.S. – Africa Leaders Summit Spousal Program, Part 2 |location=Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. |work=C-SPAN |last=Bush |first=George W. |date=August 6, 2014 |access-date=April 10, 2015 |quote=The success of any nation is impossible without the political participation, the economic empowerment, the education, and health, of women.{{nbs}}... Taking care of women, is good politics.{{nbs}}... The first ladies ought to be ambassadors as well.}}</ref> In March 2009, he delivered his first post-presidency speech in [[Calgary]], Alberta,<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 17, 2009 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/29743567 |title=Bush says Obama 'deserves my silence{{'-}} |access-date=June 23, 2009 |publisher=MSNBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518200336/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29743567/ |archive-date=May 18, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Allen |title=Bush promises not to attack Obama |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20160.html |work=[[Politico]] |date=March 18, 2009 |access-date=March 18, 2009 |archive-date=March 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319130849/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20160.html |url-status=live }}</ref> appeared via video on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' during which he praised U.S. troops for earning a "special place in American history",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/2100-501368_162-5083805.html|title=Troops in Iraq hailed by Bush on 'Colbert Report{{'-}}|date=June 12, 2009|access-date=June 5, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104054910/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-501368_162-5083805.html|archive-date=November 4, 2013|publisher=[[CBS News]]|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> and attended the funeral of Senator [[Ted Kennedy]].<ref name="pols">{{cite news |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20090830funeral_mass_unites_pols/ |date=August 30, 2009 |title=Funeral mass unites pols |last=Weir |first=Richard |work=[[Boston Herald]] |access-date=August 30, 2009 |archive-date=September 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922022813/http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20090830funeral_mass_unites_pols/ }}</ref> Bush made his debut as a motivational speaker on October 26 at the "Get Motivated" seminar in Dallas.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jordan |first=Mary |date=October 26, 2009 |title=Bush's first stand on a new podium |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/26/AR2009102603185_pf.html |url-access=limited |access-date=November 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224180115/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/26/AR2009102603185_pf.html |archive-date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[2009 Fort Hood shooting|Fort Hood shooting]] on November 5, 2009, the Bushes paid an undisclosed visit to the survivors and the victims' families the day following the shooting, having contacted the base commander requesting that the visit be private and not involve press coverage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/07/george-w-bush-secretly-visits-fort-hood-victims/ |title=George W. Bush Secretly Visits Fort Hood Victims |date=November 7, 2009 |access-date=November 18, 2009 |first=Bill |last=Sammon |publisher=Fox News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111201141/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/07/george-w-bush-secretly-visits-fort-hood-victims/ |archive-date=November 11, 2009 }}</ref> Bush released his memoirs, ''[[Decision Points]]'', on November 9, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Italie |first=Hillel |date=October 7, 2010 |title=George W. Bush's memoir, 'Decision Points', to have print run of 1.5M copies |newspaper=USA Today |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2010-10-07-bush-memoir_N.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602010830/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2010-10-07-bush-memoir_N.htm |archive-date=June 2, 2022}}</ref> During a pre-release appearance promoting the book, Bush said he considered his biggest accomplishment to be keeping "the country safe amid a real danger", and his greatest failure to be his inability to secure the passage of [[Social Security debate in the United States|Social Security reform]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bush promotes book in Chicago |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-21/news/ct-met-bush-visit-20101021_1_decision-points-book-plastic-bag |date=October 21, 2010 |first=Becky |last=Schlikerman |access-date=February 22, 2011 |work=Chicago Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511153640/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-21/news/ct-met-bush-visit-20101021_1_decision-points-book-plastic-bag |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also made news defending his administration's enhanced interrogation techniques, specifically the [[waterboarding]] of [[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], saying, "I'd do it again to save lives."<ref>{{cite news |title={{-'}}I'd do it again' former President Bush tells Grand Rapids crowd about waterboarding terrorists |work=[[The Grand Rapids Press]] |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/06/id_do_it_again_former_presiden.html |date=June 2, 2010 |first=Ted |last=Roelofs |access-date=June 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605035834/http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/06/id_do_it_again_former_presiden.html |archive-date=June 5, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, he wrote the foreword of ''[[The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs]]'', an economics book published by the [[George W. Bush Presidential Center]].<ref name="lubbockfourpercent">Jamie Stengle, [http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2012-07-18/bush-institute-launches-book-economic-growth Bush institute launches book on economic growth], ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'', July 18, 2012</ref><ref name="soniasmithfourpercent">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Sonia |date=July 17, 2017 |title=George W. Bush's Armchair Economic Advice |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/george-w-bushs-armchair-economic-advice/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513170207/https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/george-w-bushs-armchair-economic-advice/ |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Texas Monthly |language=en}}</ref> He also presented the book at the [[Parkland Memorial Hospital]] in Dallas, Texas.<ref name="booktvfourpercent">{{cite web |title=Book Discussion on ''The 4% Solution'' |url=http://www.c-span.org/video/?307337-1/book-discussion-4-solution |publisher=[[C-SPAN]] |access-date=April 26, 2015 |date=July 17, 2012 |quote=Contributors to ''The 4% Solution'' lay out a plan to achieve a four percent economic growth rate, which they argue is necessary to restore America's economic health. The discussion was moderated by James Glassmen, executive director of the George W. Bush Institute, which put out the book. President George W. Bush, who wrote the foreword to the book, made opening remarks. This book launch event was held at the Old Parkland Hospital in Dallas.}}</ref> Bush appeared on [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' on November 19, 2013, along with his wife Laura. When asked by Leno why he does not comment publicly about the [[Obama administration]], Bush said, "I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president criticize his successor."<ref>{{cite news |last=Loinaz |first=Alexis L. |title=George W. Bush Gushes About Granddaughter on The Tonight Show |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20757874,00.html |date=November 20, 2013 |access-date=November 26, 2013 |archive-date=November 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128181917/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20757874%2C00.html }}</ref> Despite this statement, Bush vocally disagreed with Obama's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011, calling it a "strategic blunder".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-28/the-lone-jewish-republican-in-congress-is-nostalgic-for-president-bush|title=The Lone Jewish Republican in Congress Is Nostalgic for George W. Bush|last=Greenhouse|first=Emily|date=April 28, 2015|work=Bloomberg Politics|url-access=limited|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref> In December, Bush travelled with President Obama to the memorial service of South African president and civil rights leader [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Holland |first=Steve |date=December 10, 2013 |title=Obama, Bush fly together to memorial for Mandela |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mandela-obama/obama-bush-fly-together-to-memorial-for-mandela-idUSBRE9B80J920131209 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601150934/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mandela-obama/obama-bush-fly-together-to-memorial-for-mandela-idUSBRE9B80J920131209 |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |work=Reuters}}</ref> There, they joined former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nelson Mandela funeral: George W. Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton to attend Mandela memorial |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico44/2013/12/nelson-mandela-funeral-george-w-bush-bill-and-hillary-clinton-to-attend-mandela-memorial-179061 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602022149/https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico44/2013/12/nelson-mandela-funeral-george-w-bush-bill-and-hillary-clinton-to-attend-mandela-memorial-179061 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Politico}}</ref> [[File:Charlie Strong with George W. Bush and Jesse Jackson.jpg|thumb|[[Charlie Strong]] (left), Texas Longhorns head football coach, George W. Bush and Reverend [[Jesse Jackson]] hold up a [[Texas Longhorns football]] jersey at the [[LBJ Presidential Library]] in 2014.]] Alongside the 2014 [[United States–Africa Leaders Summit]], Bush, [[Michelle Obama]], the State Department, and the [[George W. Bush Institute]] hosted a daylong forum on education and health with the spouses of the African leaders attending the summit. Bush urged African leaders to avoid discriminatory laws that make the treatment of [[HIV/AIDS]] more difficult.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Peter |title=Bush Urges Renewed Fight Against Deadly Diseases in Africa |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/07/world/africa/george-bush-africa-disease-speech.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806184509/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/07/world/africa/george-bush-africa-disease-speech.html |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=August 6, 2014 |work=The New York Times |date=August 6, 2014}}</ref> On November 2, Bush spoke at an event to 200 business and civic leaders at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum to raise awareness for the upcoming [[Museum of the Bible]] in Washington D.C.<ref name="bushmuseumofthebible" /><ref>{{cite web |title=President George W. Bush Talks Bible, Museums at Dallas Event |url=http://demoss.com/newsrooms/museumofthebible/news/president-george-w.-bush-talks-bible-museums-at-dallas-event |website=DEMOSS |access-date=February 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108231248/http://demoss.com/newsrooms/museumofthebible/news/president-george-w.-bush-talks-bible-museums-at-dallas-event |archive-date=November 8, 2014 }}</ref> On November 11, Bush published a biography of [[George H. W. Bush|his father]] titled ''[[41: A Portrait of My Father]]''.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=November 14, 2014 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/12/us/politics/bush-43-shares-spotlight-with-bush-41-as-tribute-book-is-published.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116034141/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/12/us/politics/bush-43-shares-spotlight-with-bush-41-as-tribute-book-is-published.html |archive-date=November 16, 2014 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Bush (43) Shares Spotlight With Bush (41) as Tribute Book Is Published |work=The New York Times |date=November 11, 2014 |first=Peter |last=Baker}}</ref> In an interview published by ''[[Israel Hayom]]'' magazine on June 12, 2015, Bush said "boots on the ground" would be needed to defeat the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIS). He added that people had said during his presidency that he should withdraw American troops from Iraq, but he chose the opposite, sending 30,000 more troops to defeat [[Al Qaeda in Iraq]], and that they indeed were defeated. Bush was also asked about Iran but declined to answer, stating that any answer he gives would be interpreted as undermining Obama.<ref name="IsraelHayom">{{cite news |author1=Amos Regev |author2=Boaz Bismuth |title=My position was: you need to have boots on the ground |url=http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=26127 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523041214/http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=26127 |archive-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref> During the early stages of the [[2016 Republican Party presidential primaries|2016 Republican presidential primaries]], Bush spoke and campaigned for his brother [[Jeb Bush]] at a South Carolina rally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/15/george-w-bush-campaigns-for-jeb-bush-in-south-caro |title=George W. Bush campaigns for Jeb Bush in South Carolina|website=[[The Washington Times]]}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=May 2020}} However, the party's nomination eventually went to [[Donald Trump]], whom Bush [[List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|refused to endorse]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/04/donald-trump-endorsements-george-bush-election-2016|title=Neither George W nor George HW Bush will endorse Donald Trump|last=Jacobs|first=Ben|date=May 5, 2016|website= The Guardian|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref> Furthermore, he did not attend [[2016 Republican National Convention|the party's convention]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Montopoli |first=Brian |date=July 20, 2012 |title=George W. Bush to skip GOP convention |publisher=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-w-bush-to-skip-gop-convention/ |access-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710231445/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-w-bush-to-skip-gop-convention/ |archive-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=May 5, 2016 |title=Bush 41 and Bush 43 plan to skip GOP convention |work=[[Politico]] |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/no-gop-convention-george-bush-222850 |access-date=June 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707092306/https://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/no-gop-convention-george-bush-222850 |archive-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> On the eve of Trump's nomination, it was reported that Bush had privately expressed concern about the current direction of the Republican Party, telling a group of his former aides and advisors that "I'm worried that I will be the last Republican president."<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldmacher |first=Shane |date=July 19, 2016 |title=Inside the GOP's Shadow Convention |work=Politico |url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/rnc-2016-gop-republican-party-leaders-future-donald-trump-214065 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527040303/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/rnc-2016-gop-republican-party-leaders-future-donald-trump-214065/ |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Levingston |first=Ivan |date=July 19, 2016 |title=George W. Bush worried he'll be 'the last Republican president' |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/19/george-w-bush-worried-hell-be-the-last-republican-president.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601045412/https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/19/george-w-bush-worried-hell-be-the-last-republican-president.html |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref> According to a spokesperson for the Bush family, he did not vote for Trump in [[2016 United States presidential election|the general election]], instead choosing to leave his presidential ballot blank.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Day 2016 updates: Trump defeats Clinton to become next president of U.S. |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-election-day-2016-updates-htmlstory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714155630/https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-election-day-2016-updates-htmlstory.html |archive-date=July 14, 2022 |access-date=November 20, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times|date=November 10, 2016 }}</ref> After the 2016 elections, Bush, his father, and his brother Jeb called Trump on the phone to congratulate him on his victory.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradner |first=Eric |title=Both former Bush presidents call to congratulate Donald Trump |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/09/politics/george-bush-calls-donald-trump/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601130446/https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/09/politics/george-bush-calls-donald-trump/index.html |archive-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> Both he and Laura attended [[Inauguration of Donald Trump|Trump's inauguration]]. Images of Bush struggling to put on a rain [[poncho]] during the ceremony became an [[internet meme]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Meg |last2=Anderson |first2=Meg |date=January 20, 2017 |title=#Meme Of The Week: George W. Bush Battles Poncho At Inauguration And Loses |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/01/20/510850745/-meme-of-the-week-george-w-bush-battles-poncho-at-inauguration-and-loses |access-date=November 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601144152/https://www.npr.org/2017/01/20/510850745/-meme-of-the-week-george-w-bush-battles-poncho-at-inauguration-and-loses |archive-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref> While leaving the event, Bush allegedly described the ceremony, and Trump's inaugural address in particular, as "some weird shit".<ref>{{cite web |title=Did George W. Bush Describe President Trump's Inauguration as 'Some Weird Sh*t'? |url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/03/31/bush-trumps-inauguration-weird-sht/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523022319/https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/03/31/bush-trumps-inauguration-weird-sht/ |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |website=Snopes.com|date=March 31, 2017 }}</ref> In February 2017, Bush released a book of his own portraits of veterans called ''[[Portraits of Courage]]''.<ref name="nbcpresidentwbush">{{cite news |date=February 28, 2017 |title=President George W. Bush Shines Spotlight on Military With New Book 'Portraits of Courage' |work=NBC5 |url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/President-George-W-Bush-Shines-Spotlight-on-Military-With-New-Book-Portraits-of-Courage-414890773.html |access-date=February 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613205929/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/president-george-w-bush-shines-spotlight-on-military-with-new-book-portraits-of-courage/55419/ |archive-date=June 13, 2021}}</ref> In August, following the white nationalist [[Unite the Right rally]], Bush and his father released a joint statement condemning the violence and ideologies present there.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Both Presidents Bush Condemn Hatred a Day After Trump's Press Conference|url=http://time.com/4903103/george-bush-president-statement-hatred-charlottesville/ |access-date=April 22, 2018 |magazine=Time |date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> Subsequently, Bush gave a speech in New York where he noted of the current political climate, "Bigotry seems emboldened. Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication." He continued, "Bigotry in any form is blasphemy against the American creed and it means the very identity of our nation depends on the passing of civic ideals to the next generation", while urging citizens to oppose threats to American democracy and be positive role models for young people.<ref name="Trumprebuke">{{cite news |title=George W. Bush slams Trumpism, without mentioning president by name |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/19/george-w-bush-trumpism-243945 |access-date=April 22, 2018 |work=Politico |date=October 19, 2017}}</ref> The speech was widely interpreted as a denouncement of Donald Trump and [[Political positions of Donald Trump|his ideologies]], despite Bush not mentioning Trump by name.<ref name="Trumprebuke" /><ref>{{cite news |title=In stunning attack, George W. Bush accuses President Trump of promoting falsehoods and prejudice |url=https://latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-pol-essential-washington-updates-in-stunning-attack-george-w-bush-1508451746-htmlstory.html |access-date=April 22, 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Bigotry Seems Emboldened': George W. Bush Shrewdly Takes Down Donald Trump in Viral Speech |url=http://people.com/politics/george-w-bush-speech-donald-trump-bigotry/ |access-date=April 22, 2018 |work=People |date=October 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= George W. Bush's unmistakable takedown of Trumpism–and Trump |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/10/19/george-w-bushs-unmistakable-takedown-of-trumpism-and-trump/ |access-date=April 22, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 19, 2017}}</ref> [[File:The Funeral of President George H.W. Bush (45291482165).jpg|thumb|Bush eulogizing his father at the National Cathedral, December 5, 2018]] On September 1, 2018, Bush and Laura Bush attended the funeral of [[John McCain]] at the [[Washington National Cathedral]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/john-mccains-funeral-was-the-biggest-resistance-meeting-yet|title=John McCain's Funeral Was the Biggest Resistance Meeting Yet|first=Susan B.|last=Glasser|date=September 1, 2018|magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref> On November 30, his father [[Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush|died at his home]]. Shortly before his death, Bush was able to talk with his father on the phone; his father responded with what would be his last words, "I love you too".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/01/politics/george-hw-bush-last-words/index.html|title=Former President George H.W. Bush's last words, as spoken to his son, George W. Bush|publisher=CNN|last1=Gangel|first1=Jamie|last2=Stracqualursi|first2=Veronica|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=September 10, 2021}}</ref> Bush attended his father's funeral on December 5, delivering a eulogy.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Segers|first1=Grace|title=George W. Bush says George H.W. Bush was the "best father a son or daughter could have"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-hw-bush-eulogy-funeral-today-speakers-alan-k-simpson-ashley-bush-ronan-tynan-2018-12-05/|publisher=[[CBS News]]|access-date=October 18, 2021|date=December 5, 2018}}</ref> In May 2019, the tenth anniversary of former South Korean president [[Roh Moo-hyun]]'s death, Bush visited South Korea to pay respects to Roh, delivering a short eulogy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maresca |first1=Thomas |title=George W. Bush honors former President Roh Moo-hyun in South Korea |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/05/23/George-W-Bush-honors-former-President-Roh-Moo-hyun-in-South-Korea/7161558598332/ |access-date=June 9, 2019 |date=May 23, 2019 |work=[[United Press International]]}}</ref> On June 1, 2020, Bush released a statement addressing the [[murder of George Floyd]] and the subsequent nationwide [[George Floyd protests|reaction and protests]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Oprysko|first=Caitlin|date=June 2, 2020|title=George W. Bush laments 'shocking failure' in treatment of black Americans|url=https://politico.com/news/2020/06/02/george-w-bush-protest-297133|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804065753/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-w-bush-george-floyd-death-statement|archive-date=August 4, 2020|access-date=June 1, 2020|website=[[Politico]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/politics/george-w-bush-george-floyd/index.html|title= George W. Bush on George Floyd protests: 'It is time for America to examine our tragic failures'|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date= June 1, 2020}}</ref> In the statement, Bush wrote that he and former first lady [[Laura Bush]] "are anguished by the brutal suffocation of George Floyd and disturbed by the injustice and fear that suffocate our country".<ref>{{cite web|last=Watson|first=Kathryn|date=June 2, 2020|title=George W. Bush says George Floyd's death is latest "in a long series of similar tragedies"|url=https://cbsnews.com/news/george-w-bush-george-floyd-death-statement|access-date=June 1, 2020|publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> He also elaborated on the racial injustices perpetrated by the police saying, that "it is time for America to examine our tragic failures", adding "Many doubt the justice of our country, and with good reason. Black people see the repeated violation of their rights without an urgent and adequate response from American institutions".<ref>{{cite web|last=Timm|first=Jane C.|date=June 2, 2020|title=Former President George W. Bush: 'It is time for America to examine our tragic failures'|url=https://nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-president-george-w-bush-it-time-america-examine-our-n1222591|access-date=June 1, 2020|publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> On July 30, Bush and his wife, along with former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, attended and spoke at the funeral for civil rights leader and congressman [[John Lewis]] at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/509787-george-w-bush-honors-john-lewis-he-believed-in-america/|title= George W. Bush honors John Lewis: 'He believed in America'|website= The Hill.com|date= July 30, 2020|access-date= July 30, 2020}}</ref> Bush did not give any endorsements during [[2020 United States presidential election|the 2020 presidential election]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jeb-george-bush-stay-silent-biden-endorsement-while-speaking-out-against-trump-1541381|title=Jeb and George Bush Stay Silent on Biden Endorsement While Speaking Out Against Trump|work=[[Newsweek]]|date=October 22, 2020|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref> but held a virtual fundraiser for U.S. Senators [[Susan Collins]] (R-ME), [[Cory Gardner]] (R-CO), [[Martha McSally]] (R-AZ), and [[Thom Tillis]] (R-NC). All four were [[2020 United States Senate elections|up for reelection]] and were struggling in the polls.<ref>{{cite news |title=George W. Bush to hold virtual fundraiser for Republican senators|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-w-bush-to-host-virtual-fundraiser-for-republican-senators/2020/06/17/197694e2-b0c5-11ea-856d-5054296735e5_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| first=Felicia |last=Sonmez| date=June 17, 2020 }}</ref> He also did not attend the [[2020 Republican National Convention]] where President Trump was re-nominated.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/politics/trump-rnc-missing-former-presidents.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827221113/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/politics/trump-rnc-missing-former-presidents.html |archive-date=August 27, 2020 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=No Bushes, Reagans, Cheneys or McCains: Who Is Missing at Trump's R.N.C.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref> In April 2021, Bush told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine that he did not vote for either Trump or [[Joe Biden]] in the election. Instead, he wrote in [[Condoleezza Rice]], who served as his national security advisor from 2001 to 2005 and as his secretary of state from 2005 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=George W. Bush Says He Wrote-In Condoleezza Rice in 2020 Election and Clarifies 'Nativist' Comment|url=https://people.com/politics/george-w-bush-wrote-in-condoleeza-rice-in-the-2020-presidential-election/|access-date=April 24, 2021|website=People|language=en}}</ref> When the election was called for Biden, Bush congratulated him and his running mate [[Kamala Harris]]. He also congratulated Trump and his supporters "on a hard-fought campaign". Bush's outreach to Biden was notable since Republican candidate Donald Trump had not yet conceded. Bush then issued a statement saying that while Trump was within his rights to call for recounts, he believed the election was "fundamentally fair" and that "its outcome is clear", and said he would offer Biden "my prayers for his success, and my pledge to help in any way I can", as he had for Trump and Obama.<ref name="Bradner">{{Cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/08/politics/george-w-bush-congratulates-biden/index.html |title=Bush congratulates Biden, says election was 'fundamentally fair' and 'its outcome is clear' |author=Eric Bradner |publisher=CNN |date=November 8, 2020 |access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Baker2020">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/us/politics/george-w-bush-congratulates-biden-on-his-victory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108174541/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/us/politics/george-w-bush-congratulates-biden-on-his-victory.html |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=George W. Bush congratulates Biden on his victory |author=Peter Baker |work=The New York Times |date=November 8, 2020 |access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Subramanian">{{Cite news |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/08/george-w-bush-offers-congratulations-president-elect-joe-biden/6204399002/ |title=Former President George W. Bush extends 'warm congratulations' to President-elect Joe Biden |author=Courtney Subramanian & Michael Collins |work=USA Today |date=November 8, 2020 |access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref> [[File:210120-D-WD757-1270 (50861239906).jpg|thumb|George W. Bush and Laura at the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20, 2021]] On January 6, 2021, following the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|U.S. Capitol attack]], Bush denounced the violence and attack alongside the three other living former presidents, Obama, Clinton, and Carter,<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 6, 2021|title=D.C. pro-Trump protests: U.S. Capitol is on lockdown as protesters clash with police and breach the building – The Washington Post|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/06/dc-protests-trump-rally-live-updates/#link-5LVEGF2WFRATNJUSJK2OOORXLM|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106194011/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/06/dc-protests-trump-rally-live-updates/#link-5LVEGF2WFRATNJUSJK2OOORXLM|archive-date=January 6, 2021}}</ref> releasing a statement saying that "this is how election results are disputed in a [[banana republic]], not our [[democratic republic]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Bush, others criticized for comparing Capitol riots to 'banana republics'|date=January 8, 2021 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/george-w-bush-others-criticized-comparing-capitol-unrest-banana-republics-n1253251|access-date=January 8, 2021|publisher=NBC News|language=en}}</ref> and that "it is a sickening and heartbreaking sight".<ref>{{cite web|last=Niedzwiadek|first=Nick|title=Obama, Bush, Clinton, Carter all condemn the Trump supporter riots|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/george-w-bush-capitol-riots-455641|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=Politico|date=January 6, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He also echoed President-elect Biden's message stating that what occurred at the capitol was an "insurrection".<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement by President George W. Bush on Insurrection at the Capitol {{!}} Bush Center|url=http://www.bushcenter.org/about-the-center/newsroom/press-releases/2021/statement-by-president-george-w-bush-on-insurrection-at-the-capitol.html|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=Statement by President George W. Bush on Insurrection at the Capitol {{!}} Bush Center|date=January 6, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> On January 20, Bush and his wife attended [[inauguration of Joe Biden|Biden's inauguration]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Allaire|first=Christian|date=January 20, 2021|title=All the Notable Attendees From Inauguration Day|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/inauguration-day-2021-notable-attendees-photos|access-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref> Bush opposed President Biden's [[Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)|withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan]], saying that the withdrawal made him "concerned" and that it had the potential to "create a vacuum, and into that vacuum is likely to come people who treat women as second class citizens".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bush-concerned-troop-withdrawal-afghanistan-vacuum|title=Former President George W. Bush 'deeply concerned' Afghanistan troop withdrawal will 'create a vacuum'|first=Brooke|last=Singman|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> During an interview with [[Deutsche Welle]] on July 14, 2021, Bush reaffirmed his opposition to the troop withdrawal, calling the plan "a mistake".<ref>{{cite news |title=George W. Bush: Afghanistan troop withdrawal 'a mistake' |url=https://www.dw.com/en/george-w-bush-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-a-mistake/a-58261709 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=July 14, 2021}}</ref> On September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Bush gave a speech at the [[Flight 93 National Memorial]], praising the heroism of the people on [[Flight 93]] and the spirit of America. He also said that he "saw millions of people instinctively grab for a neighbor's hand and rally to the cause of one another. That is the America I know."<ref>{{cite web|title='The nation I know': George W. Bush's powerful address commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11|date=September 11, 2021 |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/george-w-bush-shanksville-transcript-154329368.html|access-date=September 11, 2021|publisher=Yahoo! News|language=en-GB}}</ref> === Collaborations === [[File:Presidents Obama, Bush, & Clinton- Help for Haiti.webm|thumb|President Obama with former presidents [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] and Bush announce the [[Clinton Bush Haiti Fund]] after the 2010 earthquake]] In January 2010, at President Obama's request, Bush and Bill Clinton established the [[Clinton Bush Haiti Fund]] to raise contributions for relief and recovery efforts following the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] earlier that month.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/16/haiti.earthquake/ |title=Hillary Clinton meets with Haiti leader after arrival |date=January 17, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2011 |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119083558/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/16/haiti.earthquake/ |archive-date=January 19, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 2, 2011, President Obama called Bush, who was at a restaurant with his wife, to inform him that [[Death of Osama bin Laden|Osama bin Laden had been killed]].<ref>{{cite news |title=When Bush Got the Bin Laden Call (While Eating a Souffle) |last=Franke-Ruta |first=Garance |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/when-bush-got-the-bin-laden-call-while-eating-a-souffle/238862/ |date=May 13, 2011 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |archive-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516154213/http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/when-bush-got-the-bin-laden-call-while-eating-a-souffle/238862/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Bushes joined the Obamas in New York City to mark the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. At the Ground Zero memorial, Bush read [[Bixby letter|a letter]] that President [[Abraham Lincoln]] wrote to a widow who had lost five sons during the Civil War.<ref>{{cite news |title=Presidents Obama and Bush commemorate 9/11 anniversary |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/11/presidents-obama-and-bush-commemorate-911-anniversary/ |publisher=CNN |date=September 11, 2011 |archive-date=October 9, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009155415/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/11/presidents-obama-and-bush-commemorate-911-anniversary/ }}</ref> On September 7, 2017, Bush partnered with former presidents [[Jimmy Carter]], [[George H. W. Bush]], Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama to work with [[One America Appeal]] to help the victims of [[Hurricane Harvey]] and [[Hurricane Irma]] in the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]] and [[Texas]] communities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/349993-former-presidents-add-irma-recovery-to-fundraising-appeal/ |title=Former presidents fundraise for Irma disaster relief |last=Shelbourne |first=Mallory |date=September 10, 2017 |work=The Hill |access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref> Over the years, President Bush has had a good-natured friendship with Michelle Obama. "President Bush and I, we are forever seatmates because of protocol, and that's how we sit at all the official functions," Obama told the ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today Show]]''. "He's my partner in crime at every major thing where all the 'formers' gather. So we're together all the time." She later added, "I love him to death. He's a wonderful man, he's a funny man."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a22979284/george-w-bush-michelle-obama-friendship-history/|title=George W. Bush Snuck Michelle Obama a Piece of Candy During His Father's State Funeral|first=Lauren|last=Hubbard|date=December 5, 2018|website=Town & Country |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101021545/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a22979284/george-w-bush-michelle-obama-friendship-history/ |archive-date= Jan 1, 2024 }}</ref> Bush and Obama have sat next to each other at many events including the 50th anniversary of the historic [[March on Selma|civil rights march in Selma]] (2015), the interfaith memorial service for the victims in Dallas (2016), the opening at the [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]] (2016), and at the funerals for [[Nancy Reagan]] (2016), and [[John McCain]] (2018). Bush famously passed mints to Obama during the McCain funeral in September 2018 and gave them to her again during the [[Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush|funeral of his father]] in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://time.com/5481370/michelle-obama-george-bush-mint/ | title=Michelle Obama on How Their 'Refreshing' Tradition Shows 'the Beauty of George Bush' | first=Ashley | last=Hoffman | date=December 17, 2018| magazine=Time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213222208/https://time.com/5481370/michelle-obama-george-bush-mint/ |archive-date= Dec 13, 2023 }}</ref> === Art === After serving as president, Bush began painting as a [[hobby]] after reading [[Winston Churchill]]'s essay "Painting as a Pastime". Subjects have included people, dogs, and [[still life]].<ref>{{cite news |title=No, George W. Bush's paintings tell us nothing about Iraq |url=http://www.salon.com/2013/03/26/no_george_w_bushs_paintings_tell_us_nothing_about_iraq/ |first=Travis |last=Diehl |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |date=March 26, 2013 |access-date=April 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082038/http://www.salon.com/2013/03/26/no_george_w_bushs_paintings_tell_us_nothing_about_iraq/ }}</ref> He has also painted self-portraits and portraits of world leaders, including [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Tony Blair]].<ref>{{cite news |date=April 3, 2014 |title=George W. Bush expects stellar reviews of new paintings |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |access-date=April 4, 2014 |url=https://msnbc.com/morning-joe/george-bush-new-paintings |archive-date=May 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506050241/http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/george-bush-new-paintings }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26890910 |work=BBC News |title=George W Bush exhibits his paintings of world leaders |first=Nick |last=Bryant |date=April 4, 2014 |access-date=April 4, 2014 |archive-date=April 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405084128/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26890910 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=April 9, 2014 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20804587,00.html |access-date=April 9, 2014 |title=Art Expert Reviews George W. Bush's Paintings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412002653/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20804587%2C00.html |archive-date=April 12, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2017, Bush released a book of portraits of veterans, ''[[Portraits of Courage]]''.<ref name="nbcpresidentwbush" /> The net proceeds from his book are donated to the [[George W. Bush Presidential Center]]. In May 2019, on the tenth anniversary of former South Korean president [[Roh Moo-hyun]]'s death, George Bush drew a portrait of Roh to give to his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/05/23/George-W-Bush-honors-former-President-Roh-Moo-hyun-in-South-Korea/7161558598332/|title=George W. Bush honors former President Roh Moo-hyun in South Korea|work=United Press International}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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