George W. Bush Presidential Center
Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the George W. Bush Presidential Center
December 5, 2025
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Steel beam signed by President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura W. Bush, and architect Robert A.M. Stern during the topping out ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center on Oct. 4, 2011.
In memoriam: Robert A.M. Stern
Robert “Bob” Stern, the architect who designed the George W. Bush Presidential Center, embodied a style that honored history while looking forward, creating spaces that are modern and innovative yet deeply rooted in their context. With his recent passing at age 86, the architectural world lost one of its most influential voices. 

“I loved working with him and his great team,” Mrs. Bush said in a statement. “Bob was fun, smart, quick, and talented. I’m thankful for him and all the beauty he leaves behind.” 

Read the tribute from Amb. Mark Langdale, former President of the Bush Foundation
All vote, no play: Student athletes are democracy in action
Article by Anne Wicks, the Don Evans Family managing director of opportunity and democracy at the Bush Institute
Putin remains the problem to ending the war in Ukraine
Article by David J. Kramer, executive director of the Bush Institute
The Spirit of America at home and abroad 
New Strategerist podcast episode featuring Jim Hake, founder of Spirit of America
The rule of law should foster democracy
Article by Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Kelly and David Pfeil fellow at the Bush Institute
Countdown to America’s 250th Anniversary

Weekly Quotes from figures who have shaped our country

Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.”

– George W. Bush, Inaugural Address, January 20, 2001


Read previous weeks’ quotes

In Case You Missed It
Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

PEPFAR saves lives and can end HIV/AIDS
Article by Hannah Johnson, senior program manager of global policy at the Bush Institute; Dr. Deborah Birx, Bush Institute senior fellow and former U.S. global AIDS coordinator; and Dr. William R. Steiger, Bush Institute global health advisor

Populism won’t help U.S. workers. Here’s what will | The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute
Article by Michael R. Strain, Paul F. Oreffice senior fellow in political economy at the American Enterprise Institute

Global health newsletter
Biweekly global health update by Hannah Johnson, senior program manager of global policy at the Bush Institute

Apply for the Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program
Learn more about the 2026 Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program, and apply by Jan. 7

Practicing pluralism
Article by Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Kelly and David Pfeil fellow at the Bush Institute

The rise of the Dallas economy | Deconstructing Dallas podcast
Interview with Cullum Clark, director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative

Mark your calendars
Upcoming Engage at the Bush Center events
presented by NexPoint

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

Holiday Choir and Musical Performances at the Bush Museum
Dec. 4-13

Live Strategerist Podcast Recording with Dirk Nowitzki
Jan. 24, 2026 | 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Presidents Day Free Admission to the Bush Museum
Feb. 16, 2026 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT

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
 

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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

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