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Beautiful park

This is a great place to spend your evening.There is a beautiful park and a lake at the back of the... read more

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If you love history and libraries this is the place to go. The compound itself is beautiful with a... read more

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Reviewed September 3, 2016

I spent the morning viewing the life and legacy of Pres. GHW Bush. Well worth the time. Docents are very welcoming and informative. When I had a question the took me to the place find the answer. I had my photo made in the Oval Office.

Date of experience: September 2016
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Reviewed September 3, 2016 via mobile

Very interesting and well put together exhibits. Lots of history from Berlin Wall to Desert Storm. Well worth the visit no matter your political affiliation.

Date of experience: February 2016
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Reviewed August 26, 2016

I feel bad giving the Bush Presidential Library a disappointing review. I think the entire complex should be re-done. There aren't enough historical artifacts. Presidents get gifts from tons of world leaders and you see very little of that on display (and most of these gifts just sit in boxes in storage somewhere which is a shame). Bush was only president for four years but during that time he oversaw great changes. First Gulf War, Invasion of Panama, the collapse of Soviet Union, Eastern bloc nations transforming their governments, the road to Germany's re-unification, and so on. Yet its a rather boring museum. Laid out in a terrible way. No charm. A big miss. Very disappointed. Been to FDR, Truman, Johnson, Reagan, & Clinton libraries and all are so much better. Also I think the college campus almost feels ashamed at having the library. Signage is TERRIBLE. They should be advertising it on all their roadway signage ... instead of in most signs completing omitting any reference to Bush Library. I found it by accident. That's really bad.

Date of experience: July 2016
1  Thank mikedespo
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BushLibraryPR, Public Relations Manager at George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, responded to this reviewResponded August 9, 2018

Mike,

We are sorry that you did not have a better experience. We do have an entire section called "Gifts of State", not sure if you had the opportunity to view that portion of the museum. Since the museum is very biographical and starts with President Bush's childhood we and we are limited in space due to National Archives requirements we are not able to focus on all the changes extensively, but we do our best to touch on them. Concerning signage, there are various limitations we have around the community, but we are working on improving this issue. We have made some changes to the museum and you can take the virtual tour by visiting www.bush41.org.

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Reviewed August 25, 2016

Mr. George Herbert Walker Bush may well have been the President who had the deepest resume before taking office. He was a business man, a congressman, an envoy to China, US Ambassador to the United Nations and a Vice-President of the USA. Compare that to any other President - especially of the last few years or even the last century. And all of this is portrayed in this exhaustive library/museum.

All of the information is thoughtfully presented. And the staff of the facility is happy, friendly and gracious. And that is how I think of President and Mrs. Bush.

We have visited several of the Presidential Libraries; JFK, LBJ, WJC, GWB to name a few. We think that this library is the most interesting and most informative about the entire life of the subject.

Date of experience: August 2016
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Reviewed August 23, 2016

It was a great time seeing the exhibits and being part of the Fourth of July Flag raising by the Lone Star Commandery # 114

Date of experience: July 2016
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