All Posts Tagged With: "George W. Bush"
Michael J. O'Neal on the legacies of Harry Truman and George W. Bush
At last, we’ve put behind us years of a divisive presidency in the person of a man with thin qualifications for high office who admitted he had no foreign policy experience. For reasons entirely of ideology, he launched a war in a faraway country that posed no direct threat to the United States. The war [...]
18Mar2009 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued
In the News: Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address
January 20, 2009
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.
I thank President Bush for his service to our nation as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now [...]
In the News: George W. Bush's Farewell Address
Editor’s note: On January 15, 2009, President George W. Bush delivered his farewell address to the nation. Below is the transcript of that address. A video of the speech can be found at the White House Web site.
Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade [...]
Doc of the Day: Bush v. Gore
On December 12, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its per curiam decision in Bush v. Gore. At issue was the winner of the 2000 presidential election, between the vice president, Albert Gore, Jr., and the Texas governor, George W. Bush. The two were separated by only some 200 votes—out of more than five million [...]
12Dec2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued
In the News: Presidential debates
Last night in New York, Barack Obama and John McCain participated in the third and final presidential debate of this 2008 election. The focus was on domestic issues, including the economy. The debate transcript can be seen here, at the Web site of the Commission on Presidential Debates, the organization that conducts the debates. For [...]
16Oct2008 | mdblogger | 7 comments | Continued
Doc of the Day: George W. Bush's Address to the Nation, September 11, 2001
At 8:30 in the evening on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush addressed the nation on television and radio. His five-minute address was delivered in response to terrorist attacks on the nation that had taken place some twelve hours earlier. The attacks would become a defining moment in the Bush presidency and for the [...]
11Sep2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued
Doc of the Day: Bybee Torture Memo
On August 1, 2002, a memo signed by Jay S. Bybee, then assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel, was submitted to Alberto Gonzales, who was then counsel to the president. The memo, dated August 1, 2002, carries the official name “Standards of Conduct for Interrogation under 18 U.S.C. §§2340-2340A.” The stated purpose [...]
1Aug2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued