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A Weekly Digest from the George W. Bush Presidential Center
January 30, 2026
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A member of the medical staff at the Ngungu Health Center in Kabwe, Zambia, assists with the check-in process for the women who are waiting to receive a cervical cancer screening in the renovated facility on July 3, 2012. (Photo by Shealah Craighead/The Bush Center)
Go Further fights to end cervical cancer among women in Africa
This Cervical Cancer Awareness month, we celebrate the more than 10 million screenings ([link removed]) completed to date because of the Bush Institute’s Go Further partnership with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and UNAIDS. Designed to end AIDS and cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa within a generation, Go Further has supported first-time screenings for almost 7 million women, and more than 421,000 have received lifesaving treatment for precancerous lesions.
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Blackout warfare and national survival in Ukraine
Op-Ed by Igor Khrestin ([link removed]) , senior advisor of global policy at the Bush Institute, and Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts fellow in energy and environmental regulatory affairs at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
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Dallas Mavericks memorabilia goes on display at Bush Museum’s sports special exhibit
For a limited time only, Game Changer: United by Sports, presented by Garry Weber features items from legends like Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, and other members of the 2011 NBA championship team
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Beyond party lines: Governors speak
Interviews with governors Bob Ferguson, Democrat of Washington, and Mike DeWine, Republican of Ohio, on the importance of Americans’ involvement in their communities and engagement with their government
Watch why these leaders from different parties agree that democracy is a verb ([link removed])
Two Minute Take: The Taliban's new law allows slavery and oppression of Afghans
Article by Natalie Gonnella-Platts ([link removed]) , director of global policy at the Bush Institute
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Countdown to America’s 250th Anniversary
Weekly Quotes from figures who have shaped our country

“America has been the New World in all tongues, to all peoples, not because this continent was a newfound land, but because all those who came here believed they could create upon this continent a new life – a life that should be new in freedom.”
– President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Third Inaugural Address, Jan. 20, 1941

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

Monthly immigration update ([link removed])
Article by Laura Collins ([link removed]) , director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
Meet the Bush Institute’s Veteran Wellness Alliance: Wounded Warrior Project ([link removed])
Q&A with Dani Larson, triage operations specialist at Wounded Warrior Project
Why men should be reading more books ([link removed]) | The Andrew Klaven Show
Interview with Shilo Brooks ([link removed]) , president and CEO of the Bush Center
Monthly education update ([link removed])
Article by Robin Berkley ([link removed]) , the Ann Kimball Johnson director of education at the Bush Institute
City Hall and its future: A public conversation ([link removed]) | The Dallas Architecture Forum
Panel featuring Cullum Clark ([link removed]) , director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
To truly defeat HIV/AIDS, the United States must address countries and communities that could be left behind ([link removed])
Report by Hannah Johnson ([link removed]) , deputy director of global policy at the Bush Institute; Dr. William R. Steiger ([link removed]) , former advisor of global health at the Bush Institute; and Dr. Deborah Birx ([link removed]) , senior fellow at the Bush Institute
Beyond 2030: Special cases for longer-term U.S. HIV investment ([link removed])
Case study by Hannah Johnson ([link removed]) , deputy director of global policy at the Bush Institute, and Dr. William R. Steiger ([link removed]) , former advisor of global health at the Bush Institute
Global health newsletter ([link removed])
Bi-weekly global heath update by Hannah Johnson ([link removed]) , deputy director of global policy at the Bush Institute
U.S. international engagement must extend beyond superpowers ([link removed])
Article by Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau ([link removed]) , the Bradford M. Freeman managing director of global policy at the Bush Institute
Mark your calendars
Upcoming Engage at the Bush Center events
presented by NexPoint

A Nation Begins: A Conversation With Ken Burns and Rick Atkinson ([link removed]) (Overflow only)
Feb. 11 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Laura Bush Book Club With Author Allison Pataki ([link removed])
May 14 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Also happening at the Bush Center

Game Changer: United by Sports ([link removed])
Supported by Garry Weber
A special exhibit in which sports make history and our nation takes the field
Open now
Presidents Day Free Admission to the Bush Museum ([link removed])
Feb. 16 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT
Situation Room Presentations ([link removed])
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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