George W. Bush served as governor of Texas before being elected President of the U.S.

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White House Biography
From the official White House site

The American President: George W. Bush
Another finely detailed biography

George W. Bush
Wikipedia bio of the president

George W. Bush
Biography from the Internet Public Library

Owner of the Texas Rangers
Bush owned a pro baseball team for a number of years.

The Election of 2000
Supreme Court-decided election, with Bush declared the winner even though he lost the popular vote

September 11 Attacks
Bush was president on this horrible day in 2001.

War in Afghanistan
Conflict begun in response to 9/11

The Second Iraq War
This one is still going on.

The Election of 2004
Another close one won by Bush