Compare And Contrast Obama And George W Bush

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Barack Obama vs. George W. Bush
George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States (Republican); his two terms were from 2001-2009. Barack Obama is currently the 44th president of the United States (Democratic); his two terms are from 2009 and will end in 2017. These two presidents have some similarities but mostly are very different in comparisons.
Bush
George W. Bush was the previous president right before Obama. He is mostly remembered by being the president when the terrorists’ attacks occurred on September 11, 2001. Bush attended public school until his 7th grade year and then started going to private school until he was sent to boarding school to finish his last years of high school.
Bush went to Yale University to study history

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