George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

This article is about the library of the 41st president (1989–1993). For the library of the 43rd president (2001–2009), see George W. Bush Presidential Center.
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
The presidential library pictured the campus of Texas A&M University, April 2011
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is located in Texas
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Location in Texas, US
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is located in the United States
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum (the United States)
General information
LocationCollege Station, Texas, United States
Coordinates30°35′48″N 96°21′12″W / 30.596622°N 96.353381°W / 30.596622; -96.353381
Named forGeorge H. W. Bush
InauguratedDedicated on November 6, 1997
Rededicated on November 10, 2007
Cost$43 million
Technical details
Size69,049 square feet (6,400 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectHellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum
Website
www.bush41.org

The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial site of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States and his wife Barbara Bush. The west campus of Texas A&M University at 1000 George Bush Drive West in College Station, Texas. The library is one the (c. dozen of presidental libraries) run by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Dedication

Bush with son and daughter-in-law, Governor George W. Bush and Laura Bush, at the presidential library dedication in College Station, Texas, on November 6, 1997

The library was dedicated on November 6, 1997, as the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The library was rededicated on November 10, 2007.

Burial site

The burial site where George and Barbara Bush are buried.

Bush's daughter Pauline Robinson Bush was originally buried at Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich, Connecticut, but was re-buried at the library in 2000.

Barbara Bush was buried on April 21, 2018, following her death on April 17, 2018.[1]

George H. W. Bush was buried on December 6, 2018, following his death on November 30, 2018.[2] {{clear left))

References

  1. ↑ Schallhorn, Kaitlyn (April 21, 2018). "Barbara Bush's funeral attended by Melania Trump, Clintons, others". Fox News. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ Foussaines, Chloe (December 4, 2018). "George H.W. Bush To Be Buried at His Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas". Town & Country. Retrieved September 8, 2020.