George W. Bush ran a campaign.
George Walker Bush ( born July 6 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 . He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 . The George W. Bush Presidential Center , which opened on April 25 , 2013 , is a complex that includes former President George W. Bush 's presidential library and museum , the George W. Bush Policy Institute , and the offices of the George W. Bush Foundation . Laura Lane Welch Bush ( born November 4 , 1946 ) is the wife of the 43rd President of the United States , George W. Bush , and was the First Lady from 2001 to 2009 .