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February 22, 2008 Timeline Of Bush Presidential Library
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| 2001 | SMU begins researching the possibility of seeking the George W. Bush Presidential Library for its campus. |
| July 7, 2005 | SMU receives a request for proposal from the Library Selection Committee. |
| Sept. 14, 2005 | SMU delivers its proposal to the Committee. |
| Oct. 12, 2005 | The Committee announces that Texas A&M University, The University of Texas System and the City of Arlington are eliminated from consideration. SMU, Baylor, the University of Dallas and the West Texas Coalition are the remaining four contenders. |
| Nov. 11, 2005 | SMU makes its presentation to the Committee. |
| Mar. 16, 2006 | The Committee eliminates the West Texas Coalition bid from contention. |
| Dec. 21, 2006 | The Library Selection Committee announces it is focusing on SMU as the possible site; negotiations begin. |
| Jan. 23, 2007 | The University of Dallas drops its bid. |
| Feb. 5, 2007 | The College of Bishops of The United Methodist Church issues statement endorsing Library project. |
| Mar. 14, 2007 | The Mission Council of the South Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church approves SMU’s lease of campus land as possible site of the George W. Bush Presidential Library. |
| Aug. 28, 2007 | Committee announces Robert A. M. Stern Architects of New York as the design team for the Bush Library. |
| Nov. 9, 2007 | President Bush chooses Ambassador Mark Langdale to serve as president of the George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation. |
| Jan. 9, 2008 | The College of Bishops of the South Central Jurisdiction of The United Methodist Church approves a letter of clarification for the Bush Presidential Library Foundation affirming the authority of the Mission Council to grant permission for the lease of campus land to the Foundation. |
| Feb. 22, 2008 | SMU Board of Trustees and George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation Board vote on agreement establishing SMU as the site of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. |
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