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June 7, 2024

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America needs optimism right now

Bush Center President and CEO Ken Hersh writes that despite turmoil in the world and our nation, there is a reason to remain optimistic: American democracy was built to withstand storms. “We have mechanisms for progress, and a history of using them.... it has often been Americans who witnessed our darkest failures that have brought us our most shining successes.

“A healthy approach to American democracy does not deny darkness, it looks to the east and knows the light is coming. It has in the past and it surely will again.”

Read the op-ed

The science of happiness

New episode of The Strategerist podcast featuring Arthur Brooks, the best selling author and Harvard University professor

Learn how we can all build happy lives

The U.S.-Afghan Women's Council remains a symbol of hope and strength

Igor Khrestin, the Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director of Global Policy, delivers remarks on behalf of the Bush Institute and Mrs. Laura Bush at the USAWC annual meeting

Read why it's crucial to support organizations that are educating women and girls in Afghanistan

Portraits of Courage: A Commander's Tribute to America's Warriors opens this week at Walt Disney World Resort

Portraits of veterans painted by President George W. Bush will be on display at EPCOT through June 9, 2025

Learn more about the special exhibit

What Mexico's historic elections mean for democracy

Article by Jessica Ludwig, Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute

Read how Mexico's first woman president is expected to lead the country

In Case You Missed It

Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

The Bush Center's 2024 Father's Day Gift Guide
Celebrate the dads and father figures in your life with special from the Museum Store. Order by June 10 to receive yours in time for Father's Day.

Entertainment or journalism?
Essay by William McKenzie, Senior Editorial Advisor at the Bush Institute

Finding your pack can change your life – just as it changed mine after my service injury
Article by Josh Michael, 2023 Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program Scholar and member of Team 43

UPCOMING AT THE BUSH CENTER

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Storytime at the Bush Museum

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Sundays | 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Mondays at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Situation Room Presentation

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About the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Located on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is a nonpartisan institution advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion. The Bush Center comprises the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, a solution-oriented policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies through policy solutions and public engagement. The Bush Center also houses the George W. Bush Presidential Library, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, which provides access to official documents and artifacts from the George W. Bush Administration.

George W. Bush Presidential Center
2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75205