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Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center

May 8, 2020

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A Message from President George W. Bush

In case you missed it, President George W. Bush shared a video message last weekend, reminding us to stand together during these uncertain times. "Let us remember how small our differences are in the face of this shared threat. In the final analysis, we are not partisan combatants, we are human beings equally vulnerable and equally wonderful in the sight of God."
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In Focus


AFGHANISTAN | 15 Years Since Mrs. Bush's Historic Visit
In 2005, under a cloak of secrecy because of security concerns, Mrs. Laura Bush visited Afghanistan to show her support for Afghan women and children. Her Chief of Staff Anita McBride, currently serving on the Bush Institute Women’s Initiative Policy Advisory Council, was on the trip and shares her memories — and discusses Afghanistan today.
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COVID-19 RESPONSE | Immigrants' Role in Fighting the Pandemic
In a recent op-ed, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Director Laura Collins explains how immigrants and native-born Americans have always been on the same team driving innovation and economic growth, and that the U.S. will recover from this pandemic by following the same formula — working together.
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COVID-19 | What's Happening in Cuba?
Former Cuban political prisoner Normando Hernandez talks to Lindsay Lloyd, the Bush Institute's Bradford M. Freeman Director of the Human Freedom Initiative, about life in Cuba during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CAFÉ 43 | Mrs. Bush's Cowboy Cookie Recipe
Mrs. Laura Bush’s cowboy cookies are always a crowd pleaser. Since you can’t get them in person at Café 43 right now, try making a batch of your own at home.
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