After graduating from Yale with a history degree in 1968, George W. joined the Texas Air National Guard which some believe it was to avoid military service in Vietnam.

Bush entered Harvard Business School in 1973, and after graduating with an MBA (1975) he returned to Texas, where he established his own oil and gas business in the late 1970s. In 1977 he met and married his wife, Laura Welch, a librarian. In 1981 George and Laura gave birth to their twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara.

George Bush comes from a very political family, beginning with his grandfather Prescott Bush who had been a Senator from Connecticut and his great-grandfather a U.S. Congressman and political appointee. George W. had been immersed in politics since childhood, and by 1977 he had worked on several political campaigns, including three of his father's. In that year Bush finally entered politics himself, running for U.S. Congress from the West Texas district that included his hometown of Midland. He ultimately lost in the general election to Democrat Kent Hance.

Following his defeat, Bush returned to the oil

It was while working on his father's campaign that Bush began to consider the possibility of running for governor of Texas. In the end he decided to pass while his father was in office; with only a thin political resume, the younger Bush felt he would be quickly accused of running on his father's name and credentials.

business, eventually merging his company with another oil company, Spectrum 7, and becoming its CEO. Bush never hit it big as an oilman the way his father had. In 1985 oil prices fell sharply, and the company was on the verge collapse until it was acquired by a Dallas firm. It was a lucky break for Bush, who wound up with a seat on the board and $300,000 in company stock.

The younger Bush's political turn finally came in 1993, when, in the wake of his father's unsuccessful bid for re-election, he announced his plans to run for the Texas governorship. Although he had a tough opponent in the immensely popular incumbent Ann Richards, he created a clear agenda focused on issues such as education and juvenile justice and won with 53% of the vote.

The year 1986 was a turning point for Bush, both personally and professionally. Although he had never been considered an alcoholic, Bush did have a history of drinking too much, and short

Some topics in this essay:
CEO Bush, Crawford Tex, Texas Rangers, Ann Richards, Al Gore, War Bush, Senator Connecticut, Business School, Kent Hance, Bush Sr, george bush, announced plans run, presidential campaign, 2000 election, plans run, george walker, returned texas, bush returned, walker bush, announced plans, george walker bush,