American History: George W. Bush Re-Elected
25 April 2012
President George W. Bush takes the oath of office for his second term with his wife Laura Bush at his side
STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember.
This week in our series, we look at the presidential election of two thousand four.
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GEORGE W. BUSH: “Freedom is on the march…”
HOWARD DEAN: “I speak not only for my candidacy, I speak for a new American century…”
JOHN KERRY: “America’s best days are ahead of us…”
JOHN EDWARDS: “Given a choice, the American people will stand where this president won’t.”
Every four years, American political parties nominate their candidates for president and vice president. In the summer of two thousand four, Republican Party delegates chose George W. Bush and Dick Cheney for a second four years in office.
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During President Bush's first term, Islamic extremists attacked the United States. Almost three thousand people died in the September eleventh two thousand one attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, across the Potomac from Washington, D.C. President Bush declared a war on terror and led the nation into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
After the terrorist attacks, President Bush enjoyed record popularity. Public opinion studies showed that almost ninety percent of the American public approved of the way he was doing his job.
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