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The long white colonnade of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M, behind a bed of red flowers.Carol M. Highsmith / public domain via the Library of Congress
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George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

Part ofWashington-on-the-Brazos & the Brazos Valley

The library of the forty-first president on the Texas A&M campus, opened in 1997, where George and Barbara Bush and their daughter Robin are buried in a family plot on the grounds.

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Duration
Two hours.
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Admission
See the library website for current hours and admission.
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Best Season
Year round.

The Story

The library and museum opened on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station in 1997. It is one of the presidential libraries of the National Archives, and it keeps the papers of George H. W. Bush's life and presidency, with a research room open to the public. The library takes its motto from Bush himself: public service is a noble calling. Permanent exhibits include Symbols of the Presidency, Gifts of the People, Duty, Honor, Country, and a gallery on the Americans with Disabilities Act, passed during his presidency in 1990.

The Bushes made this their resting place deliberately. After attending Richard Nixon's funeral in 1994, George and Barbara Bush decided to be buried at the library, and they made a small family cemetery on the grounds. In May 2000 they moved there the remains of their daughter Robin, who had died of leukemia in 1953 at the age of three and had been buried in Connecticut. Barbara Bush died on April 17, 2018. George H. W. Bush died in Houston on November 30, 2018, and after a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral he was buried beside them on December 6, 2018.

The library also runs lectures, film screenings and workshops through the year.

Visitor Info

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Time Needed
Two hours.
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Admission
See the library website for current hours and admission.
📅
Best Season
Year round.
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Highway
State Highway 6 / George Bush Drive

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