Bush, George W. (George Walker)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1946-
Biography
George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He had previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
In 2002, President Bush expanded the Americorps initiative to 25,000 volunteers by creating the USA Freedom Corps, which includes AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America, and Citizen Corps, after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The elder President George H.W. Bush signed the National and Community Service Act legislation in 1990, creating precursors to AmeriCorps, while President Clinton in 1994 signed the bill that created Americorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service.