what did george w bush do before becoming president?
Governor of Texas
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 He became involved in politics soon after founding his own oil company , serving as a member of the House of Representatives and Director of Central Intelligence , among other positions . He failed to win the Republican nomination for President in 1980 , but was chosen by party nominee Ronald Reagan to be his running mate , and the two were elected . During his tenure , Bush headed administration task forces on deregulation and fighting the " War on Drugs " . 

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 In December 1991 , Bush was one of seven people named by his father to run his father 's 1992 Presidential re @-@ election campaign as " campaign advisor " . The previous month , his father asked him to tell White House chief of staff John H. Sununu that he should resign . 

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 Throughout Bush 's first term , national attention focused on him as a potential future presidential candidate . Following his re @-@ election , speculation soared . Within a year , he decided to seek the 2000 Republican presidential nomination . 

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 Gore began serving in the U.S. Congress at the age of 28 and stayed there for the next 16 years , serving in both the House ( 1977 – 85 ) and the Senate ( 1985 – 93 ) . Gore spent many weekends in Tennessee , working with his constituents . 

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 Beginning in the fall of 1973 , Bush attended the Harvard Business School , where he earned an M.B.A. degree . He is the only U.S. President to have earned an M.B.A. 
