George W. Bush

On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush announced that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" in a televised speech on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Bush had launched the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq six weeks earlier. His announcement in front of a banner that read "…

<p><span class="deck">How bad is it when presidents get <span class="typestyle"> really</span> sore? </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">At a time when it can offer answers to urgent questions, we have forgotten America’s long history of “nation-building.”</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">A recent presidential edict will make it harder for historians to practice their trade.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">An interview with the president and his wife in the Oval Office</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Why have our presidents almost always stumbled after the first four years?</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">It’s always been the Republicans.</span></p>

<p>Though Bush's connections to industry sometimes led to charges of corruption, his presidency is most associated with the Iraq War and efforts to combat terrorism in the wake of 9/11.</p>