George W. Bush Presidential Center
Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the George W. Bush Presidential Center
December 19, 2025
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President Bush speaks at the Advancing Local News in Texas event on Dec. 16.
the importance of local journalism
This week, President Bush joined More Perfect, Press Forward News, The American Journalism Project, The Texas Tribune, and The Fort Worth Report at an event discussing the future of local journalism, models to replicate, and ways nonprofits can support local newspapers.

Almost 40% of all local U.S. newspapers have vanished, leaving 50 million Americans with limited or no access to a reliable source of local news. Newspapers are disappearing at the same rate as in 2024; more than 130 newspapers have shut down in the past year alone, according to Northwestern University’s Local News Initiative. 

The Bush Institute is proud to stand with many organizations to support local journalism and keep the news available for Americans across the country.


Read our Local Newsrooms Empower Citizens series
Our country is stronger because of immigrants
Article by Laura Collins, director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative 
The fundamental freedom to worship
Article by Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Kelly and David Pfeil fellow at the Bush Institute
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai convicted in Hong Kong 
Article by Celia Siade-Cox, associate of global policy at the Bush Institute
Make the Bush Museum a must-see stop for friends and family visiting this holiday season
The Bush Museum is open for regular business hours, excluding Christmas and New Years Day
Countdown to America’s 250th Anniversary

Weekly Quotes from figures who have shaped our country

“I am leaving this legacy to all of you ... to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.”

– Rosa Parks, A celebration in her honor, 1988 


Read previous weeks’ quotes

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

Putin isn’t interested in peace – that’s the problem
Article by David J. Kramer, executive director of the Bush Institute

Building a more inclusive economy | The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute
Article by Melissa S. Kearney, Gilbert F. Schaefer Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame and director of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group

The 1960s were just as disruptive as today. Here’s how America made it through | The Dallas Morning News
Op-ed by Bill McKenzie, senior editorial advisor at the Bush Institute

The current state of U.S. relations with North Korea
Interview with Victor Cha, senior fellow at the Bush Institute

PLS at 10: Interview with President George H.W. Bush’s Chief of Staff Jean Becker 

Belarusian political prisoners freed; many remain unjustly imprisoned by Lukashenka regime
Article by Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Kelly and David Pfeil fellow at the Bush Institute

Volunteering: An American tradition
Article by Madison Matlock, assistant of veterans and military families at the Bush Institute

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

The Indo-Pacific and NATO: A growing convergence
Article by Igor Khrestin, senior advisor of global policy at the Bush Institute

Immigration newsletter
Monthly immigration update by Laura Collins, 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

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.

 

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