George W. Bush Presidential Center
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A Weekly Digest from the George W. Bush Presidential Center
January 2, 2026
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2025 Highlights

It’s been an exciting year. The Bush Center hosted compelling events, the Bush Museum launched a new exhibit, while the Bush Institute redoubled its work to advance freedom, opportunity, accountability and compassion. Check out our top moments below!
Game Changer: United by Sports, presented by Garry Weber 
Visit the Bush Museum to experience Game Changer: United by Sports, a special exhibit presented by Garry Weber, in which unforgettable stories and never-before-seen memorabilia show how sports make history, unite our nation, and inspire change beyond the game
Forum on Leadership – The American Promise
Check out some of our favorite moments from the Bush Center’s 2025 Forum on Leadership on "The American Promise" – the idea that everyone has the freedom and opportunity to achieve the American dream through hard work
Unparalleled Partnerships With Africa
The United States should make Africa, home to more than 1.4 billion people, a foreign policy priority to counter Russian and Chinese influence and strengthen global stability, security, and economic growth
Democracy Is a Verb – Democratic citizenship in action
The “Democracy Is a Verb” series explores America’s core values, the institutions that power our democracy, the people who serve it, and pop culture’s role in it
A decade of the Presidential Leadership Scholars – a lifetime of impact 
The program that began as an experiment 10 years ago now stands as proof that when people come together across differences, they can create something powerful and lasting that makes a difference in the world
Countdown to America’s 250th Anniversary

Weekly Quotes from figures who have shaped our country

“Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man may present his views without penalty, there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population.” 

– Albert Einstein, On Freedom, 1950


Read previous weeks’ quotes

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

Two-minute take: Burma’s elections and countering Beijing’s influence
Article by Chris Walsh, director of global policy at the Bush Institute

‘Magnificent Seven’ close out the Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program Class of 2025 
Article by Will Cullen, program manager of education and opportunity at the Bush Institute 

How America can revitalize local news: Lessons from a Texas-sized solution | Inside Sources
Op-ed featuring a local journalism event hosted at the Bush Center

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

The right way to fight economic inequality | The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute
Article by Benn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations 

Education accountability and innovation: Dr. Katie Jenner on Indiana’s success | The Strategerist podcast 

Our responsibility is to participate in a civil society
Article by Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Kelly and David Pfeil fellow at the Bush Institute

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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2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75205

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