George W. Bush

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George W. Bush was the President of the United States in the 2000s.

	Human
	President of the United States
	United States government
	Earth
	George H. W. Bush
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	Jon Culshaw

Biography

Due to intervention from Wartime powers in the 2000 United States presidential election, the continuum was put in a multi-valued state for several months; in the end, the effects of the interference mostly cancelled each other out, but the wrong candidate won. (PROSE: Head of State ^[+]Loading...["Head of State (novel)"])

George Bush came to office as president in a controversial manner. (PROSE: The Haunted Wagon Train: Marker 37 ^[+]Loading...{"marker":"37","1":"The Haunted Wagon Train (novel)"})

During the Canisian invasion, when Tannis contacted the White House, the President "welcome[d him] to Earth in a spirit of peace and friendship," but after Tannis demanded his surrender, he opted to try to stall for time. He and the Prime Minister ordered the missile defense systems activated in response to Tannis's threat to destroy London. (WC: Death Comes to Time ^[+]Loading...["Death Comes to Time (webcast)"])

Panda's nose was left scratched when George Bush ran over him on a bicycle. (AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa ^[+]Loading...["Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa (audio story)"]) Iris Wildthyme and Panda encountered a robot of President Bush that looked confused while other robot presidents were brutally violent. (PROSE: Why? Because We Like You ^[+]Loading...["Why? Because We Like You (short story)"])

According to the Sixth Doctor, "George W" planted a tree on Banyan Drive in Hawaii next to Babe Ruth. However, the Doctor was unsure if it was him or Richard Nixon or Franklin Roosevelt. (PROSE: Outsourcing ^[+]Loading...["Outsourcing (short story)"])

Appearance

George Cooper thought Bush had green hair, but Lauren Anderson knew it was grey. (PROSE: Cyberon ^[+]Loading...["Cyberon (novelisation)"])

Behind the scenes

• In the real world, George W. Bush is the son of President George H. W. Bush, and while he was elected in 2000, he was inaugurated as President in 2001.
• Jon Culshaw previously did impressions of Bush in the contemporary sketch show Dead Ringers.
• Jonathan Dennis' unofficial short story Hanging Chads depicted the meddling of Faction Paradox agents in the 2000 election. This was later referenced in Head of State.
  • The novel The Haunted Wagon Train ^[+]Loading...["The Haunted Wagon Train (novel)"] makes reference to Bush coming to office in a "controversial manner". Although unstated, this is referring to his narrow victory over Al Gore in the 2000 election, and the subsequent Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case.
• In the short story Outsourcing ^[+]Loading...["Outsourcing (short story)"], the Doctor makes reference to a "George W" being a US President. This is likely to be a reference to Bush, who was the incumbent president at the time of the story's publishing in 2004, with "George W" being a common name to differentiate from his father. However, this may also be a reference to George Washington.