Very Interesting Facts About George W. Bush

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By Wanda Rosner


George W. Bush served as the 43rd president of United States from 2001 to 2008. He is one of the main United States presidents whose presidency was surrounded with gossips, mysteries and rumors. There are various amazing and interesting facts that surround his life.

George W. Bush is considered as the first US president who participated in a marathon. He is known to have finished it within a period of 3 hours and 44 minutes. Bush is considered to have spared enough time during his presidency to workout in running at the Camp David which was the Presidential Retreat.

George also takes the victory of being the first president to manage and play a baseball squad. Bush was the directing manager of Major League Baseball Team in Texas Rangers. Bush was as well a great player who participated in a variety of Leagues. As well, George is considered the single president who allowed T-ball games to be played within the White House Lawn.

Bush is as well the first president in history to have delivered speech in both English and Spanish. This was in 5th May 2005 during in the 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 just a few of the little known facts concerning George W. Bush. These facts base their details on the period between which Bush was in tenure and before he got the seat to be the US president. Some other facts also explain the amazing character of his wife Laura Bush who in the history of first ladies in US, she is known to be the best.




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