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May 9, 2025

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Mrs. Laura Bush’s 2025 Summer Reading List for Kids

At last night’s Laura Bush Book Club event with Amor Towles, author of A Gentleman in Moscow, we also announced the 2025 summer reading list for kids. This year’s list celebrates America, everyday adventures, and friendships that stand the test of time.
The list features 16 books including I Loved You First, written by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush, First Ladies Make History, In a Jar, and The Rabbit Listened.

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President George W. Bush meets with exiled Belarusian democracy leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Tsikhanouskaya visited the Bush Institute to discuss her fight for freedom and democracy in Belarus – a country suffering under the brutal dictatorship of Aleksandr Lukashenka

Learn more about the gathering

Immigration reform can’t wait

Monthly immigration newsletter from Laura Collins, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative

Read why Congress must act now on immigration
reform

America has the tools to fulfill PEPFAR’s mission, here’s how

Article by Hannah Johnson, Senior Program Manager of Global Policy at the Bush Institute

Learn how the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief can continue to save lives

Championing freedom and spreading democracy across the world

New Strategerist podcast episode featuring Damon Wilson, President and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy

Learn why supporting freedom and democracy abroad is in the best interests of the United States

In Case You Missed It

Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

Two-Minute Take: Texas Senate Bill 2: New Education Savings Account program to launch in 2026
Interview with Robin Berkley, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education at the Bush Institute

For schools, reading is job No. 1 | The Dallas Morning News
Op-ed by William McKenzie, Senior Editorial Advisor at the Bush Institute

Exiled leader of Belarus is trying to save her country and her husband | The Dallas Morning News

UPCOMING AT THE BUSH CENTER

Don't miss these special Events

Happening at the Bush Center

Art exhibit featuring scenes from SMU and the Bush Center by
President George W. Bush
Opening May 15!

Guided tours of the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park
Park tours are made possible with support from the family of Susan S. Fischer
Saturdays through May 31 (weather permitting) | 10 a.m. CT

BioBlitz in the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park
May 31 | 9:45 a.m. CT

Situation Room Presentations
Fridays | 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. CT
Saturdays | 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. CT
Sundays | 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. CT
Mondays | 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. CT

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About the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Located on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is a nonpartisan institution advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion. The Bush Center comprises the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, a solution-oriented policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies through policy solutions and public engagement. The Bush Center also houses the George W. Bush Presidential Library, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, which provides access to official documents and artifacts from the George W. Bush Administration.

George W. Bush Presidential Center
2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75205