A Weekly Digest from the George W. Bush Presidential Center

October 10, 2025

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Nsongwe Women's Association event with Mrs. Laura Bush in Livingston, Zambia. June 29, 2013. Photo by Paul Morse.

Go Further marks 10 million cervical cancer screenings

For International Day of the Girl Child on Oct. 11, we celebrate the millions of women who continue to benefit from our Go Further partnership with PEPFAR and UNAIDS aimed to reduce cervical cancer cases among women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.

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New podcast Old School with Shilo Brooks launches at The Free Press

Fewer of us are reading books for pleasure — Bush Center President and CEO Shilo Brooks is on a mission to change that

Listen to the first two episodes and read his introduction at The Free Press

Joe Buck: Family, broadcasting, and the power of sports

New Strategerist podcast episode featuring legendary sports broadcaster Joe Buck

Explore the spirit of competition, teamwork, and the lessons sports can teach us

International market expansion

Part five of America the Exceptional: How the U.S. built the world’s best model for innovation and economic growth by Cullum Clark, director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative

Discover how opening up markets through international trade has driven the U.S. economy

NexPoint Lecture on Oct. 22: America’s Economic Realignment

Panel features Keith Hennessey, the Bush Institute’s David Rubenstein Fellow; Kristen Silverberg, Business Roundtable president and COO; and Marc Sumerlin, former deputy director of the National Economic Council

Don’t miss out – get your tickets

Countdown to America’s 250th Anniversary

Weekly Quotes from figures who have shaped our country

“The essence of America – that which really unites us – is not ethnicity or nationality or religion – it is an idea – and what an idea it is: that you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.”

– Dr. Condoleezza Rice, address at the Republican National Convention, Aug. 29, 2012

In Case You Missed It

Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

The secret of sacred spaces | The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute
Article by Knox Thames, senior fellow at Pepperdine University

Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt teaches that there is opportunity in being told ‘no’
Article by Megan Dutra, senior manager of communications at the Bush Institute

Monthly education update
Article by Robin Berkley, the Ann Kimball Johnson director of education at the Bush Institute

Addressing the North Korean conundrum
Horns of a Dilemma podcast by the Texas National Security review features Bush Institute Global Policy Director Chris Walsh and Bush Institute Global Policy Senior Advisor Igor Khrestin

Texas is at the heart of U.S.-China competition
Article by Igor Khrestin, senior advisor of global policy

Mark your calendars

Upcoming Engage at the Bush Center events
presented by NexPoint

NexPoint Lecture: America’s Economic Realignment
Oct. 22 | 6 p.m. CT

Deck the Halls: Holiday Traditions at the White House
Nov. 18 | 6:30 p.m. CT

Merry & Bright Night
Dec. 5 | 6 p.m. CT

Also happening at the Bush Center

Game Changer: United by Sports
Supported by Garry Weber
A special exhibit in which sports make history and our nation takes the field
Open now

A Shining City on the Hilltop
A new art exhibit by President Bush on display in the Bush Museum through Nov. 2

Free Admission Days to the Bush Museum
Courtesy of Sewell Automotive Companies
Nov. 11 | 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT (extended hours)

Fall Guided Tour of the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park
Supported by Susan S. Fischer
Saturdays through Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. CT

Pups in the Park
Supported by Susan S. Fischer
Oct. 18 | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT

Holiday Choir and Musical Performances at the Bush Museum
Nov. 14 – Dec. 14

Situation Room Presentations
Fridays | 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. CT
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

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