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X-WR-CALNAME:Bush Legacy in Washington DC at Library of Congress - Eve
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SUMMARY:Bush Legacy
DESCRIPTION:A month before the next president of the United States is 
	sworn into office\, scholars from all over the country will gather in 
	Washington\, D.C.\, for their first assessment of the George W. Bush p
	residency.\n\nGeorge W. Bush became president under some of the most u
	nusual circumstances in U.S. history\, with the legitimacy of his clai
	m to victory a matter of strong public debate.  In spite of the highly
	 contested election that brought him to power\, Bush came into office 
	with assertiveness and resolve\, surprising many of his critics with a
	 successful early push for tax reduction and other domestic initiative
	s.  However\, the shattering events of September 11\, 2001\, forced th
	e Bush administration to refocus its agenda.  The "War on Terror" and 
	wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have dominated the foreign policy agenda 
	and have embroiled the administration in numerous controversies.  Gove
	rnment spending and fiscal policy\, immigration and environmental regu
	lations\, education and health care reforms\, roles for religion in go
	vernment and science in public life\, disaster relief\, and civil libe
	rties have all been subjects of considerable contention during Preside
	nt Bush's tenure.\n\nDuring his two terms in office\, President Bush h
	as earned historic highs and lows in the Gallup poll's public approval
	 ratings\, ranging from 90- to 28-percent.  Now\, on December 11 and 1
	2\, leading scholars will weigh in with their early assessment.\n\nDr.
	 Rufus Fears will speak in the Mumford Room at the Library of Congress
	\, 7:00 PM. The event is FREE! RSVP's are needed. To RSVP\, please vis
	it www.allpresidents.org or call the Hauenstein Center for Presidentia
	l Studies at (616) 331-2770. This event kicks off the two day conferen
	ce.
LOCATION:Library of Congress @ 101 Independence Avenue, Washington, Di
	strict of Columbia 20540 United States
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