George W. Bush's second term as President of the United States began at noon on January 20, 2005 and expired with the swearing-in of the 44th President Barack Obama at noon, on January 20, 2009.
Read more about George W. Bush's Second Term As President Of The United States: Stated Goals, Inauguration, First 100 Days, Assassination Attempt, 2006 State of The Union Address, Fifth Anniversary of The 9/11 Attacks, Mid-term Elections, Invoking The 25th Amendment, Shoe-throwing Incident, National Security and Presidential Power Controversies
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—C. Wright Mills (1916–1962)
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—Barbara Bush (b. 1925)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The President is the direct representative of the American people ... [and is] elected by the people and responsible to them.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
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—Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815–1884)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)