Laura Lane Welch Bush is an American teacher,librarian,memoirist and author who was First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Bush previously served as First Lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000. She is the wife of former President George W. Bush,and the daughter-in-law of former president George H. W. Bush.
John Bowden Connally Jr. was an American politician. He served as the 39th governor of Texas and as the 61st United States secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republican in 1973.
Kay Bailey Hutchison is an American attorney,television correspondent,politician,diplomat,and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republican Party,she previously was a United States Senator from Texas from 1993 to 2013.
Robert Schwarz Strauss was an influential figure in American politics,diplomacy,and law whose service dated back to future President Lyndon Johnson's first congressional campaign in 1937. By the 1950s,he was associated in Texas politics with the faction of the Democratic Party that was led by Johnson and John Connally. He served as the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee between 1972 and 1977 and served under President Jimmy Carter as the U.S. Trade Representative and special envoy to the Middle East. He later served as the Ambassador to Russia under President George H.W. Bush. Strauss also served as the last United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Daniel Joseph Bartlett is an American political advisor who served as counselor to the president in the administration of George W. Bush. On June 1,2007,Bartlett announced that he would be leaving the White House and was replaced by Ed Gillespie.
Paul Quinn College (PQC) is a private historically black Methodist college in Dallas,Texas. The college is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). It is the oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi River and the nation's first urban work college.
The St. Mark's School of Texas is a nonsectarian preparatory day school for boys in grades 1–12 in Dallas,Texas,United States,accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest.
Harriet Ellan Miers is an American lawyer who served as White House Counsel to President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party since 1988,she previously served as White House Staff Secretary from 2001 to 2003 and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy from 2003 until 2005. In 2005,Miers was nominated by Bush to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor,but—in the face of bipartisan opposition—asked Bush to withdraw her nomination. Following her withdrawal in 2007,Miers returned to private practice,becoming a partner in the litigation and public policy group at Locke Lord.
Preston Murdoch Geren,III,known as Pete Geren is an American attorney and politician who served as the 20th United States Secretary of the Army from July 16,2007,to September 16,2009. He is a Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 12th congressional district. He is the president of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation in Fort Worth,Texas and later chaired of the Institute for Defense Analyses in Alexandria,Virginia.
Mary Elizabeth Sutherland Carpenter was a writer,feminist,reporter,media advisor,speechwriter,political humorist,and public relations expert. As the first woman executive assistant to Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson from 1961 to 1963,and then as press secretary for First Lady Lady Bird Johnson from 1963 to 1969,Carpenter was a prominent member of the Johnson White House and also a close personal friend of the Johnsons.
Gottesman is a surname of Germanic origin meaning man of God. Notable people with the surname include:
The George W. Bush Presidential Center,which opened on April 25,2013,is a complex that includes former United States President George W. Bush's presidential library and museum,the George W. Bush Policy Institute,and the offices of the George W. Bush Foundation. It is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in University Park,Texas,near Dallas. It will be the future resting place of George W. Bush,the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009),and his wife Laura Bush.
George W. Bush served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 until 2000,when he resigned as governor following his election as the 43rd president of the United States. As governor,Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform,increased education funding,set higher standards for schools,and reformed the criminal justice system. Bush also pioneered faith-based welfare programs and helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the US.
Charlene "Charlie" Fern is an American speechwriter,business owner,public speaker and journalist who served as First Lady Laura Bush's speechwriter for six years,first in the Texas Governor's Office,then at the White House,through October 2002. Fern's speeches included the first Presidential radio address delivered by a U.S. First Lady,in November 2001,and a May 2002 Radio Free Afghanistan address,following the September 11 attacks. She also wrote for President George W. Bush.
Mark David McKinnon is an American political advisor,reform advocate,media columnist,and television producer. He was the chief media advisor to five successful presidential primary and general election campaigns,and is a co-founder of No Labels,an organization dedicated to bipartisanship and political problem solving. He served as vice chairman of Public Strategies,Inc.,which was acquired by the international communications consultancy Hill &Knowlton Strategies,and was president of Maverick Media. McKinnon is the co-creator,co-executive producer,and co-host of Showtime's The Circus:Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth and consulted on the HBO series The Newsroom and Netflix's House of Cards. He was a regular columnist for The Daily Beast and The Daily Telegraph (London).
Karl Christian Rove is an American Republican political consultant,policy advisor,and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31,2007. He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs,the Office of Public Liaison,and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives.
Jenna Welch Bush Hager is an American news personality,author,and journalist. She is the co-host of Today with Hoda &Jenna,the fourth hour of NBC's morning news program Today. Hager and her fraternal twin sister,Barbara,are the daughters of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush. Hager is also a granddaughter of the 41st U.S. President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush.
Trevor D. Rees-Jones is an American attorney,billionaire businessman,and philanthropist from Texas. He is the founder and chairman of Chief Oil and Gas. He has a net worth of approximately $4.4 billion.
Mark K. Updegrove is an American author,historian,journalist,and Presidential Historian for ABC News. He is the president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation in Austin,Texas. Previously,he served as the director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum for eight years.
