George W. Bush’s presidency was bookended by a pair of crises that shook the nation: the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the financial meltdown that forced the government to bail out several of the nation’s largest banks in the fall of 2008. In between, the Bush White House was plagued by a series of scandals and controversies, policy failures, and another disaster in the form of Hurricane Katrina. By the end of his second term, Bush had become one of the most unpopular presidents ever as his political allies began working on the long-term project of restoring his legacy.
To that end, the creation of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, opened in April 2013, offered a unique opportunity to attempt to rewrite history.
Located in Dallas, Texas, the Bush Library highlights the major events and policy initiatives that took place during Bush’s time in the White House. But as one might expect, the exhibits give the impression that Bush’s decisions were correct and admirable, while glossing over his failures and the harmful consequences of his actions.
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For Example:
THE MISSING WING
The Bush Library is most notable for the myriad of infamous failures and powerful figures that it attempts to white wash from history. “Mission Accomplished,” the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, the proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, the politically charged U.S. Attorney firings, and the revelation of Valerie Plame’s status as a CIA agent are conspicuously absent, while Vice President Dick Cheney and political adviser Karl Rove aren’t afforded space remotely equal to their influence over the eight years that Bush occupied the Oval Office.
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