Person

George W. Bush

43rd president of the United States whose presidency was shaped by the September 11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Summary

George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States.

He matters here because his presidency was defined by the post-9/11 security environment and the expansion of American military commitments abroad.

Useful for linking the war on terror, executive power, and the politics of the early 21st century.