Monday, February 24, 2014

Less Known Facts About George W Bush

By Wanda Rosner


George W. Bush is known to have served as the US president for 8 years that was from 2001-2009. Bush is regarded as the most fascinating president of US who was encircled with rumors, gossip and mystery. His life had a variety of interesting and amazing facts.

Bush is recognized as the single former US leader who took part in a marathon. Bush is known to have finished this race within a time of 3 hours and 44 minutes. He is recognized to have spent ample time all over his presidency to exercise in running in Camp David that was the Presidential Retreat.

Bush was also the first president to play, cheer and supervise a baseball team. For instance, he was the organizing director of Major League Baseball Team within the Texas Rangers. He is also considered the first elected president of US and the world in large to have been a League player. In addition, he was the only US president in history who permitted T-ball games to be played in the White House Lawn.

George is also the only president in the history of presidents who delivered his speech in Spanish and English. This was on 5th May 2005 on first Weekly Radio Address of the US President. Bush is known to have cherished eating deviled eggs, honey sandwiches, pretzels, peanut butter and grilled cheese sandwiches.

George Bush is also considered to be the first president to have spent lots of money on private trips besides the longest time on vacations. For instance, bush took five weeks of vacation on August 2005. His trips are known to have cost an average of $ 56000 to $ 68000 an hour. His trips are considered to have taken him 900 days out of office that were the same as two and half years out of the eight year tenure.

At his early age, Bush spent some of his time taking drugs. For example, in early twenties, Bush was arrested with claims that he had been driving under the influence of alcohol. However, the amazing part is that his wife, Laura successfully influenced him to stop smoking in 1986. This was a transformational part because Bush never smoked since then.

Other amazing facts about the life of Bush were that, even with his character he had married the best lady ever. Laura Bush is known to have conducted herself under the best manners ever and she has never humiliated his nation or husband. She also acted as the best first lady in US during the swearing of Obama as the next president.

These are a few of the less known facts you might not be aware of regarding George W Bush. Many of these facts are known to have occurred when he was the president and before he was chosen to be the United States President. A number of them also center on the life of his wife Laura Rose Bush who is regarded as the most wonderful First Lady because she had the best character in the history of all the wives of the United States Presidents.




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