For more information or to make a reservation, please Monica Lerma, Education Specialist, at or call (979)

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1 Dear Educator, We appreciate your interest in visiting the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. We look forward to welcoming you. Please note that because of increased security measures, it is necessary that students leave all nonessential items on the bus before entering the facility. The students should not bring the following: backpacks cell phones electronic devices (ipods, gaming devices, etc.) food and drinks To make your visit more enjoyable, we are providing this packet with materials to help prepare your students. Please find: Museum Gift Shop Read about the new special student souvenir packet to be pre-ordered. Things You Should Know Before You Go Guidelines For Chaperones Check-In Form Bus Parking Map To provide a better understanding of the administration of President George Bush, the 41 st U.S. President, we are also including the following materials: Biography of President George Bush Biography of Barbara Pierce Bush Accomplishments of the Bush Administration Roles of the President of the United States Presidential Libraries and Museums George Bush Presidential Library Archival Holdings For more information or to make a reservation, please Monica Lerma, Education Specialist, at monica.lerma@nara.gov, or call (979) If I can be of further assistance, my is shirley.hammond@nara.gov, or I can be reached by phone at (979) It is our hope that your visit will be an especially memorable educational experience, and your students understanding of American History will be expanded during your visit. All the best, Shirley Hammond Education Director

2 SPECIAL STUDENT SOUVENIR PACKET FOR EDUCATORS ONLY As time and money are always short on road trips for teachers and educators, the Museum Store has produced a Souvenir Packet just for students, first grade to sixth grade. This special assortment of items will give students in your class the opportunity to have a special token from your visit to our library. Each souvenir bag will contain educational products with interactive pages that can be used in the classroom after the visit. The discovery book about our exhibits and a special George Bush Presidential Library & Museum pencil with sharpener are also included along with a selection of postcards and a souvenir Friendship bracelet in red, white and blue. *A free teacher s packet is included. While the retail value of this package is approximately $10, we make this available to you at the special cost of $3 per student - with a 20 piece minimum purchase. Our hope is you find this convenient allowing you more time with the Education Department and the Museum. Of course, we are always happy to have the students come into the store for their individual purchases. You may your order in advance to sales@museumstore.com or call us at Your payment may be made by cash, check or credit card. This may all be done prior to your visit and picked up as you are leaving. George Bush Presidential Library Museum Store (979) Fax (979) George Bush Drive West, College Station, Texas 77845

3 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU GO... Arrival Time: If you have scheduled a guided tour or program, please be aware that your tour guides will not be available until your scheduled arrival time. Weather permitting, students should wait outside until the appointed start time so as not to disturb other museum patrons. In case of inclement weather, students should wait quietly in the Rotunda without blocking the museum entrance. If you arrive late, please be aware that your tour and/or programs will still end at the scheduled time. Our tour schedule and docent availability for each day is limited to your scheduled time. We reserve the right to cancel your guided tour if you arrive more than 15 minutes late. It is important that you call if you are running late. Please let us know by calling (979) , (979) , or (979) Admission Fees: Students, school faculty and staff are admitted free-of-charge. One parent chaperone is admitted free with every 10 students. Other adults must pay our regular group admission rate of $5.00 per person, payable upon your arrival. An audio wand tour is available for an additional charge. Check-In Form: Please have the check-in form completed upon arrival and give to the Head Docent, admissions clerk or Monica Lerma. Photography: Photography without flash is permitted in the Museum. Viewing the Orientation Film: The orientation film is not included in your tour or program, unless requested. If you would like for your students to view the film, please notify Monica Lerma before your arrival. The film is about 18 minutes long and is shown on the hour and half-past the hour. (Please note that the film is best suited for students in grade four and up.) The Gift Shop: There is a gift shop in the Museum. Visits to the gift shop are not part of your scheduled tour or program. Docents are not responsible for taking children into, or removing children from, the gift shop. If you would like your students to visit the gift shop, allow time in your day s itinerary after the conclusion of all tours and programs. Please note that only small groups of five to seven students with adult supervision are allowed in the gift shop at one time. Before arrival, please instruct all teachers and chaperones of your plans for visiting the gift shop. You can order a special souvenir packet before visiting with the store at (979) Recreational Area for Visitors: We do not have eating facilities here at the Museum. There is a large plaza and grassy area outside the museum, and a field next to the bus parking area. You are welcome to bring your own sack lunches and picnic in this field or plaza; please clean up after you finish. To avoid disruptions, it is requested that youth not play or congregate in the area around the Allen Building and pond. Please note that there are no covered areas for picnicking. If you would like to consider dining in one of our local restaurants, visit for a listing of restaurants in the area. Other parks are available nearby, including Research Park off of University Drive and Central Park off of Highway 6.

4 GUIDELINES FOR CHAPERONES Chaperones and teachers are responsible for student behavior and discipline. Please remove any student(s) causing disruption. Chaperones and teachers must stay with their group at all times. Chaperones and teachers are responsible for escorting students to and from the restroom when necessary. In addition to teachers, we strongly recommend one chaperone for every 10 students (these adults are admitted free of charge; additional adults must pay the group admission fee of $5.00). Chaperones and teachers are responsible for keeping their group together. For this reason, we ask that you do not wander off to look at exhibits on your own. When this happens, you are no longer an asset to the students. You are welcome (and encouraged) to come back another time to tour the museum on your own. Chaperones and teachers are asked to immediately follow any instructions given by museum staff, volunteers, or security personnel. We ask that you do not bring younger children with you as they require your full attention and are a distraction to the students, volunteers, and you. THANK YOU FOR GIVING GENEROUSLY OF YOUR TIME SO THAT STUDENTS CAN COME TO THE BUSH LIBRARY AND MUSEUM!

5 Remember... Empty pockets before entering the museum One chaperone per 10 students Museum Manners Ask questions, offer observations and make comments Stay with your assigned teacher, chaperone and docent. Respect other visitors Education Field Trip Check In Form ** This form must be completed/presented upon arrival to the Head Docent, admission clerk or Monica Lerma ** Date of visit: Arrival Time: School Name: Number of students: Number of teachers: Number of adult chaperones:

6 Procedures for School Bus Parking School buses are not allowed to drop off or pick up students in the circle drive in front of the Museum. School buses dropping off students to visit the Bush Library and Museum should proceed through the parking lot and enter the third parking row. Buses can unload at the crosswalk, then continue through the parking lot and circle back to the bus parking area. The same procedure will be used in picking up students. Please see the drawing below. FM 2818 Bus Parking Drop Off Pick Up George Bush Dr. Presidential Conference Center Bush Museum

7 The Honorable George Bush The 41st President of the United States George Bush was sworn in as president of the United States in January 1989 and served until January During his term in office, the Cold War ended; the threat of nuclear war was drastically reduced; the Soviet Union ceased to exist, replaced by a democratic Russia with the Baltic states becoming free; Berlin Wall fell and Germany was reunified with Eastern Europe; and he put together an unprecedented coalition of 32 nations to liberate Kuwait. President Bush was the first sitting vice president to ascend to the presidency since 1837, and he was also only the second American president to serve a full term without party control in either chamber of Congress. Nevertheless, among the laws President Bush signed into effect were the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Clean Air Act landmark civil rights and environmental legislation. He also successfully fought for and negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was later signed into law. President Bush has written three books: Looking Forward, an autobiography; A World Transformed, coauthored with General Brent Scowcroft, on foreign policy during his administration, and All The Best, a collection of letters written throughout his life. In 2008, President Bush s diary, written during his time in China, was published under the title, The China Diary of George H.W. Bush The Making of a Global President. Since leaving office, President Bush has helped to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for charity. He is a Life Member of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors and served as chairman of the board from 2002 to 2003; is honorary chairman of the Points of Light Institute; and, with Mrs. Bush, serves as Honorary Co-Chair of C-Change, a coalition of cancer organizations. He served from 2006 to 2008 as Chairman of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and received the Liberty Medal from that organization in September of He also takes an active role in The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, both located on the campus of Texas A&M University At the request of President George W. Bush, President Bush worked with President Bill Clinton to help raise funds to aid in the relief efforts following the catastrophic tsunami in Southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast states. In 2006, he served as U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan s Special Envoy for the South Asia earthquake. Following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ike on the Gulf Coast in September of 2008, President Bush again joined with President Clinton to form the Bush-Clinton Gulf Coast Recovery Fund to aid in the reconstruction of Gulf Coast infrastructure. Born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Mass., George Bush became a decorated naval pilot who flew torpedo bombers during World War II. In 1944, he was shot down over the island of Chi Chi Jima and rescued. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University in 1948 with a degree in economics, he and his wife Barbara moved to Texas, where he began making his way in the oil business. President Bush s career in politics and public service began in 1963, when he was elected chairman of the Harris County (Texas) Republican Party. He was elected in 1966 to the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas Seventh District and served two terms. Before serving as vice president from 1981 to 1989 under Ronald Reagan, President Bush held a number of senior-level positions, including U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China, and Director of Central Intelligence.

8 The Honorable George Bush, cont d. George and Barbara Bush have five children and 17 grandchildren. Their oldest son, George W., was sworn in as the 43 rd President of the United States in 2001 and served two terms, returning to Texas in January, Their son Jeb was governor of Florida from 1999 to The Bushes have been married 65 years and reside in Houston, Texas, and Kennebunkport, Maine.

9 BARBARA PIERCE BUSH (Biographical sketch as of May 2010) Barbara Bush often jokes that her successful life is a result of marrying well. Her husband s service as Vice President and President of the United States provided her a unique opportunity to make a wonderful difference in the public eye. Since leaving the White House in 1993, she continues to serve others with the same energy, goodwill and humor that endear her to so many people around the world. Born in 1925 to Pauline and Marvin Pierce, she grew up in Rye, New York, where she met and later married George H.W. Bush on January 6, They have four sons, George W., Jeb, Marvin, and Neil; one daughter, Doro; four daughters-in-law; one son-in-law; and 19 grandchildren. The Bush s first daughter Robin died in 1953 at the age of four after fighting Leukemia. Public service is a common thread in the Bush family. Their son George W. served as the nation s 43 rd President, and their son Jeb was the Governor of Florida for two terms. A tireless advocate of volunteerism, Mrs. Bush helped countless charities and humanitarian causes during her years in public life. Today she and President Bush serve as Co-Chairs of C-Change, an organization that represents more than 150 individuals and groups that fight cancer. She also enjoys reading to children at schools and hospitals across the nation. Mrs. Bush s primary cause through the years has been promoting literacy. She believes that so many of our nation s problems would be solved if every man, woman and child could read, write and comprehend. In 1989 she founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy which supports family literacy programs where parents and children can learn and read together. The Foundation works to bring the benefits of literacy to every family in America by awarding money to build effective family literacy programs. It has given $37 million to create or expand 850 family literacy programs in 50 states including the District of Columbia, and it helped create and continues to support four statewide literacy programs in Texas, Maine, Florida and Maryland. Mrs. Bush serves as Honorary Chair of the Foundation and hosts its annual fundraiser "A Celebration of Reading in Houston and Dallas. You can learn more about the Foundation at She authored two children s books, C. Fred s Story and the best-selling Millie s Book, whose profits benefited literacy. She also wrote the best-selling Barbara Bush: A Memoir and Reflections: Life After the White House.

10 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION Expanded Trade DOMESTIC LEADERSHIP AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Expanded American trade though new international agreements, dismantling trade barriers and opening new foreign markets to American goods and services Regained America s position as the world s top exporter Transportation Persuaded Congress to pass the 1991 Transportation Act authorizing $151 billion for repair and construction of highways, roads and bridges Education Convened a historic summit of the nation s governors to reform America s education system Initiated the America 2000 program, which was joined by more than 1,100 communities in 43 states. The program advocates: 1) educational choice so parents can send their children to public, private, or religious schools of their choice; 2) new national achievement tests; and 3) more flexibility in the use of federal and state funds if local school authorities can demonstrate improved results. Increased the Head Start budget by 78 percent. Tough on Crime Won the right for families of murder victims to testify during sentencing about the crime s effect on them Achieved the enactment of a new law requiring mandatory sentences for drug traffickers and violent criminals Initiated Weed and Seed projects in which local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies work together to weed out drug traffickers, gang leaders and street criminals, and to seed communities with job training, drug prevention, health care and other services. Americans with Disabilities Act Secured enactment of an historic civil rights law opening new opportunities for 43 million Americans with some form of disability Clean Air Act Won passage of a new Clean Air Act, the first major rewrite of this statute in 13 years. This legislation was designed to cut acid rain in half and reduce urban smog and toxic air pollution by 90 percent.

11 Operation Desert Storm INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Forged an unprecedented international coalition to battle Saddam Hussein s aggression in the Persian Gulf Middle East Peace Brought about the first face-to-face talks conducted between Israel and all of its Arab neighbors Ending the Cold War Transformed United States-Soviet relations from an era of Cold War confrontation to one of unprecedented cooperation and engagement Provided critical support to bring about democratic change in the former Soviet republics and Eastern Europe Orchestrated extraordinary diplomacy to achieve a rapid and peaceful German reunification START Treaty After nine years of negotiation, signed the historic Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which cuts in half the number of the most destabilizing long-range Soviet nuclear warheads Arms Control Signed an agreement with the Soviet Union to destroy 90 percent of each country s declared stockpile of chemical weapons within 10 years, and no new weapons will be produced Spearheaded U.N. efforts to destroy Saddam Hussein s nuclear capability

12 ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES The Constitution of the United States gives the president two official roles - chief executive and chief of state. In addition to having constitutional powers, the president today is also the head of his political party and a leader of public opinion. CHIEF EXECUTIVE According to the Constitution, the president is the chief executive of the United States. In this role the president actually runs, or administers, our government. As chief executive, the president oversees the operation of the executive branch of government. To help in this role, the president relies on assistants in many offices within the White House. The president also relies on the advice and help of 13 people known as the Cabinet. Cabinet members are the heads of executive departments in the government. As chief executive, the president: is commander-in-chief and may call out the armed forces may grant pardons and reprieves negotiates treaties appoints ambassadors recognizes foreign governments appoints federal judges, including Supreme Court justices CHIEF OF STATE In this role, the president is a symbolic leader of our country. As chief of state, the president performs many ceremonial duties. (In almost all other countries, the roles of chief executive and chief of state are separate and performed by different people.) As chief of state, the president: entertains foreign leaders with formal dinners promotes worthy causes (such as posing with the March of Dimes poster child) recognizes citizens who have made outstanding contributions to their community or country bestows medals to military heroes throws out the first pitch at baseball games hosts the White House Easter Egg Roll LEADER OF HIS POLITICAL PARTY The president is also the leader of their own political party. In this role, the president often campaigns for party members who are running for political office. LEADER OF PUBLIC OPINION The president talks to people, explaining what actions they are taking as president. The president also listens to what the people want and talks to Congress on behalf of the people. The president speaks for all Americans when traveling to other countries.

13 ROLES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES presides over the U.S. Senate; can vote in case of a tie (duty granted by the Constitution) succeeds to the presidency if the president dies in office (duty granted by the Constitution) attends Cabinet meetings (duty conferred at discretion of the president) represents the president at ceremonies and meetings when the president is absent (duty conferred at discretion of the president) QUALIFICATIONS OF A PRESIDENT To be president of the United States, a person must: Be a natural born citizen of the United States Be at least 35 years old Have lived in the United States for at least 14 years These are the only qualifications set forth by the Constitution.

14 PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS The presidential library system is made up of 13 presidential libraries and one presidential materials project. These nationwide facilities are overseen by the Office of Presidential Libraries within the National Archives and Records Administration, located in Washington, D.C. These are not traditional libraries, but rather archival depositories for preserving and making available the papers, records, and other historical materials of presidents since Herbert Hoover. Each presidential library contains a museum and provides an active series of public programs. Brief History Before the advent of the presidential library system, presidential papers were often dispersed after the close of each administration. Though many pre-hoover collections now reside in the Library of Congress, others are split among other libraries, historical societies and private collections. Sadly, many materials have been lost or destroyed. The presidential library system formally began in 1939 when President Franklin Roosevelt donated his personal and presidential papers to the federal government. At the same time, Roosevelt pledged part of his estate at Hyde Park to the United States and friends of the president formed a nonprofit corporation to raise funds for the construction of the library and museum building. Roosevelt s actions stemmed from a firm belief that presidential papers are an important part of the national heritage and should be accessible to the public. He asked the National Archives to take custody of his papers and other historical materials and to administer his library. Completed in 1946, the Roosevelt Library proved so successful that in 1955 Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act. This act enabled other presidents to donate their historical materials to the government and ensured that presidential papers would be preserved and made available to the American people. Under the act, 10 subsequent libraries have been established. In each case, funds from private and nonfederal public sources were acquired to build the library, which was then turned over to the National Archives for operation and maintenance. The presidential libraries had been built upon the traditional concept that a president s papers are his personal property. The Presidential Records Act of 1978 replaced this concept with the principle that those presidential records that document the constitutional, statutory and ceremonial duties of the president are the property of the United States Government. The act allowed presidents to continue to establish presidential libraries in locations of their choice. The Presidential Libraries Act of 1986 also made significant alterations, limiting facility size and requiring private endowments.

15 PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road Room 2200 College Park, MD (866) Fax (301) HERBERT HOOVER LIBRARY 210 Parkside Drive P.O. Box 488 West Branch, IA (319) Fax (319) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LIBRARY 511 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, NY (800) FDR-VISIT Fax (914) HARRY S. TRUMAN LIBRARY 500 West U.S. Highway 24 Independence, MO (816) Fax (816) DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY 200 SE 4th Street Abilene, KS (785) Fax (785) JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY Columbia Point Boston, MA (866) JFK-1960 or (617) Fax (617) LYNDON B. JOHNSON LIBRARY 2313 Red River Austin, TX (512) Fax (512) RICHARD NIXON LIBRARY Yorba Linda Blvd. Yorba Linda, CA (714) Fax (714) GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY 1000 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor, MI (734) Fax (734) GERALD R. FORD MUSEUM 303 Pearl Street NW Grand Rapids, MI (616) Fax (616) JIMMY CARTER LIBRARY 1 Copenhill Avenue NE Atlanta, GA (404) Fax (404) RONALD REAGAN LIBRARY 40 Presidential Drive Simi Valley, CA (800) Fax (805) GEORGE BUSH LIBRARY 1000 George Bush Drive West College Station, TX (979) Fax (979) WILLIAM J. CLINTON LIBRARY 1200 President Clinton Avenue Little Rock, AR (501) Fax (501) GEORGE W. BUSH LIBRARY 1725 Lakepointe Drive Lewisville, TX (979) Fax (972)

16 GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS Overview The George Bush Presidential Library is administered by the National Archives and Records Administration and is located on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The Bush Library and Museum has more than 40 million pages of official records and personal papers documenting the life of the country s 41st president. The presidential records of George Bush are at the core of this collection. The library also contains the vice presidential records of both George Bush and Dan Quayle, and donated historical materials that document Bush s personal and public careers. In addition to these textual records, the Bush Library and Museum has an extensive audiovisual collection containing more than 1 million photographs and 10,000 videotapes. The following information answers some of the most frequently asked questions concerning research at the Bush Library and Museum. If more detailed information is needed, please contact the library. Who may use the library s collection? The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is open to all researchers. Researchers can contact the library with research questions by mail, phone, fax, or , or they can conduct research on-site in the research reading room. On-site researchers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult researcher. When is the library open for research? The Bush Library and Museum s research reading room is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the exception of federal holidays. How do I plan to do research at the library? We strongly encourage any prospective researchers to write, call, or the Bush Library and Museum in advance of any visit to determine whether the archives contain material relevant to their topic. Researchers wishing to conduct research into the library s audiovisual holdings are strongly encouraged to contact the audiovisual department in advance of on-site research. Once researchers arrive at the Bush Library and Museum, they will be asked to furnish personal identification and to complete a simple research application form. An archivist will meet with the researcher and offer guidance about which processed records and collections are most likely to contain useful material. The archivist will also explain our regulations, research room procedures and services, and answer any other questions.

17 What records are open to research? The archivists at the Bush Library and Museum have been working since 1993 to process the records in our collection. At present, more than 2 million pages of documents have been processed systematically and are available for use by researchers. Finding aids for all processed records are available in our research reading room or on the Bush Library and Museum website. Open records collections include the White House Office of Records Management Subject files, the White House Press Office files and the Office of Speechwriting files. Most open records will have some information that is temporarily restricted from public use because of federal statutes or deed of gift restrictions. Can I access information on the internet? The Bush Library and Museum strives to continually update the material on its website and to provide access to as much information as possible. At present, the Bush Library and Museum website contains the entire public papers of the 41st president in a searchable format, the finding aids of all processed records, a list of offices and staff members from the Bush administration, photographs of the former president and of many museum gifts, and video and audio clips of several speeches by President Bush. Contacting the Bush Library Researchers can contact the library via mail, phone, fax or . George Bush Presidential Library 1000 George Bush Drive West College Station, TX (979) Archival Reference: (979) Audiovisual Reference: (979) Fax: (979) library.bush@nara.gov or bush.education@nara.gov website: