George W. Bush

PEPFAR, the U.S. multibillion dollar effort to fight HIV/AIDS, funds organizations such as the Coptic hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

What's behind the debate to re-authorize PEPFAR, the widely hailed anti-HIV effort?

4:05pm September 29, 2023

by Gabriel Spitzer

The program launched by President George W. Bush is credited with saving 25 million lives. Some in Congress want this year's reauthorization tied to language that PEPFAR will not "promote abortion."

U.S. Marine Maj. Bull Gurfein pulls down a poster of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on March 21, 2003, a day after the start of the U.S. invasion, in Safwan, Iraq.

3 takeaways 20 years after the invasion of Iraq

5:00am March 19, 2023

Two decades ago, then-President George W. Bush announced the start of combat operations in Iraq. The bloody occupation that followed lasted longer and cost more in lives and money than anyone guessed.

In 2003, President George W. Bush created PEPFAR to help countries tackle the HIV/AIDS crisis. Four years later, he spoke at the Rose Garden to urge lawmakers to set aside $30 billion for the cause over the next 5 years. Joining him were Kunene Tantoh of South Africa and her 4-year-old son (pictured). Tantoh, who is HIV-positive, coordinated a U.S.-funded mentoring program for mothers with HIV.

Health & Safety

George W. Bush's anti-HIV program is hailed as 'amazing' — and still crucial at 20

12:16pm February 28, 2023

by Melody Schreiber

PEPFAR is the "most amazing thing in the history of HIV," says Dr. Sharon Lewin, president of the International AIDS Society. Bush himself came to Washington this month to urge reauthorization..

As a child, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, seen here in 2004, spent two years of his life in a World War II internment camp after the Pearl Harbor attack.

Norman Mineta, first Asian American Cabinet secretary, dies at age 90

5:48pm May 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Mineta served during the Clinton and Bush administrations, leading the Department of Transportation through the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks.

Former President George W. Bush said he was sickened and heartbroken at the "mayhem" transpiring at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Bush is seen here in July 2020 at the funeral of Rep. John Lewis.

Former Presidents Bush And Clinton Blame 'Poison Politics' For 'Sickening' Violence

8:49pm January 06, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"To those who are disappointed in the results of the election: Our country is more important than the politics of the moment," George W. Bush said in his rebuke of President Trump.

Then-Director of the National Institutes of Health Elias Zerhouni speaks with President George W. Bush during a round table discussion on cancer prevention at the NIH in Bethesda, Md., in 2007.

Former NIH Director Calls Trump Administration's Pandemic Response 'Amateur Hour'

11:13am June 29, 2020

by Joe Palca

Dr. Elias Zerhouni was head of the National Institutes of Health under President George W. Bush. He says the Trump administration's response to the pandemic has not protected the American people.

A portrait of former President George H.W. Bush and his family in front of their Kennebunkport, Maine, home in 1986.

Politics & Government

Who's Who In The Bush Family At Wednesday's State Funeral

9:54am December 05, 2018

by Brandon Carter

Former President George H.W. Bush's son George W. will deliver a eulogy, and three of his granddaughters will give biblical readings. They're just four members of the sprawling Bush family.

The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried out of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, after a memorial service, as Cindy McCain is escorted by her son Jimmy McCain and other family members.

John McCain Honored As A Principled Politician, Beloved Father At Washington Funeral

2:56pm September 01, 2018

by Scott Horsley

Meghan McCain and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush were among the speakers at Saturday's service at the Washington National Cathedral, the culmination of a week of public mourning.

Jack McCain, son of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., touches his father's casket during a memorial service at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday in Phoenix.

Politics & Government

Former Colleagues, Friends, Athletes To Serve As McCain's Pallbearers

2:36pm August 30, 2018

by Brandon Carter

Former Vice President Joe Biden, actor Warren Beatty, two legendary Arizona athletes and a Russian dissident are among several pallbearers at ceremonies honoring the late senator this week.

George Bush is sworn in as director of the Central Intelligence Agency on Jan. 30, 1976, by Supreme Court Associate Justice Potter Stewart (left) as Mrs. Bush and President Gerald Ford watch at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. Bush succeeded William Colby

Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92

2:43am April 18, 2018

by Tovia Smith

Barbara Pierce Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92. Her death was confirmed by a family spokesman. She promoted reading skills across America and was also a best-selling author.

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