George W. Bush Presidential Center
Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the George W. Bush Presidential Center
January 31, 2025
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President Bush visits a PEPFAR-supported AIDS Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2011.
Secretary Rubio’s emergency humanitarian waiver was the right thing to do
 “The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is an extraordinary accomplishment, changing the course of history for [Africa]. It’s bringing lifesaving results through accountable measures and should be exempt from the pause in funding, for the good of the United States and the world. Because, as President Bush reminded us at the outset of the program, all life is precious – and there’s no program more pro-life than one that has saved 26 million lives,” Bush Institute Executive Director David J. Kramer wrote.

Read the op-ed here
Sunday in the park with Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush
Spend Sunday, March 30 with America’s favorite sister duo, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush. Jenna and Barbara will be reading their new picture book, I Loved You First (published by Hachette Book Group/Little Brown Books for Young Readers) in the Carolyn and David Miller Amphitheater at the Laura W. Bush Native Park.
Bush Center’s Ken Hersh discusses the importance of supporting Ukraine at Ukraine House in Davos
Featuring Ken Hersh, President and CEO of the Bush Center 
Meet the Veteran Wellness Alliance – Student Veterans of America
Q&A with Dr. Abby Kinch, Vice President of Research at Student Veterans of America (SVA) 
Tackling America's housing crisis
Policy brief written by Cullum Clark, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
In Case You Missed It
Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

America's report card is out and the news Isn't good
Article by Anne Wicks, the Don Evans Family Managing Director at the Bush Institute

Countering the China, Russia, Iran, North Korea challenge
Policy brief written by Chris Walsh, Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute, and Joseph Kim, Research Fellow at the Bush Institute  

How do you build more housing when no one wants neighborhood change? | Strong Towns podcast 
Interview with Cullum Clark, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative 

Work hard and dream big: Lessons from the Stand-to Veteran Leadership Program 
Interview with Ryan Callahan, Executive Vice President of Digital Marketing and Innovation at Blue Star Families  

These rural schools are tackling the college readiness problem | The Dallas Morning News 
Op-ed by William McKenzie, Senior Editorial Advisor at the Bush Institute

How the Dallas region and SMU Cox contribute to the global transformation of the energy market | Forging the Future of Business Education podcast 
Featuring Ken Hersh, President and CEO of the Bush Center, and Kumar Venkataraman, professor of finance and Maguire Chair of Energy Management at the SMU Cox School of Business

Lukashenko is proud to be a dictator | American Purpose at Persuasion
Article by David J. Kramer, Executive Director at the Bush Institute, and Vlad Kobets, Executive Director of the International Strategic Action Network for Security

The Bush Center's Valentine's Day Gift Guide
Order online by Feb. 7 to get your Valentine's gifts by Feb. 14!

UPCOMING AT THE BUSH CENTER
Don't miss these special Events

Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint events

Feb. 12 | 6:30 p.m. CT
The Six Triple Eight: Quiet Heroism in WWII

March 18 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Navigating Turbulence: Senatorial Insights on Geopolitics & Foreign Policy

May 8 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Laura Bush Book Club with author Amor Towles
Highland Park United Methodist Church

Also happening at the Bush Center: 

Feb. 17 | 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. CT
Presidents Day – Free admission and extended hours at the Bush Museum

Saturdays March 15 – May 31 | 10 a.m. CT, weather permitting
Guided tours of the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park
 Park tours are made possible with support from the family of Susan S. Fischer

Saturdays | 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. CT
Sundays | 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. CT
Mondays | 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. CT
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.

 

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