George W. Bush Presidential Center
dedication made headlines worldwide

June 4, 2013

Reports of the George W. Bush Presidential Center opening at SMU appeared in more than 1.1 million media outlets worldwide. Following are links to a sampling of those stories:

The New York Times

• http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/us/politics/hitting-rewind-bush-museum-says-you-decide.html?emc=rss&partner=rss&_r=0

The Washington Post

• http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-w-bush-is-victim-of-rush-to-judgment/2013/04/19/fe7e0d14-a136-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html

U.S. News & World Report

• http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/Ken-Walshs-Washington/2013/04/22/making-use-of-an-exclusive-club

Parade Magazine

• http://www.parade.com/5392/markupdegrove/president-george-w-and-laura-bush/
• http://www.parade.com/5397/parade/take-a-peek-inside-the-george-w-bush-presidential-museum/

AARP (third item)

• http://www.aarp.org/online-community/people/showProfile.action?UID=2337152&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckUserId=2337152&plckPostId=Blog%3a2337152Post%3a17fb261a-0273-40ed-b141-a8ccb03e049a

The Associated Press

• http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/22/3358323/bush-library-exhibits-911-war.html

The Atlantic

• http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/bush-is-back-at-least-sorta-kinda-reluctantly/275186/

The Austin American Statesman

• http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/herman-a-presidents-museum/nXPdt/

CBS DFW

• http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/04/22/security-tight-for-bush-library-dedication/

D Magazine

• http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2013/04/22/so-you-think-you-couldve-done-a-better-job-than-president-george-w-bush-do-you/

The Hill

• http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/295011-george-w-bush-i-hope-brother-jeb-runs-for-president

Architectural Record

• http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2013/04/130420-George-W-Bush-Presidential-Center-Robert-A-M-Stern.asp

The Dallas Morning News

• http://www.dallasnews.com/news/george-w-bush-presidential-center/presidential-center-headlines/20130421-george-w.-bush-presidential-center-opens-may-1.ece
• http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/sunday-commentary/20130419-douglas-brinkley-what-will-set-the-bush-library-apart.ece
• http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/park-cities/headlines/20130419-dallas-area-boosters-feature-prominently-among-bush-centers-major-donors.ece
• http://www.dallasnews.com/photos/20130421-george-w.-bush-presidential-center.ece
• http://www.dallasnews.com/news/george-w-bush-presidential-center/presidential-center-headlines/20130421-laura-bush-was-driving-force-behind-presidential-library.ece
• http://www.dallasnews.com/news/george-w-bush-presidential-center/presidential-center-headlines/20130421-bush-center-dedication-prompts-nearby-road-closures-will-increase-local-congestion.ece

KERA

• http://keranews.org/post/green-bush-new-presidential-center-s-eco-sensitive-design
• http://keranews.org/post/think-your-inbox-jammed-bush-library-sorts-through-200-million-emails
• http://keranews.org/post/dallas-police-chief-security-place-bush-center-dedication

The Los Angeles Times

• http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-bush-presidential-library-review-dallas-20130420,0,6482526.story?track=rss&utm_campaign=Feed%3a+CultureMonster+(Culture+Monster)&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

ABC News

• http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/first-on-abc-diane-sawyer-to-speak-with-george-w-bush-and-laura-bush-in-a-special-interview/
• http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/guns-immigration-airport-lines-things-care-politics-week/story?id=19006861#3

USA Today

• http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/21/george-w-bush-interview-library/2099093/

ABC DFW

• http://www.wfaa.com/video/featured-videos/Inside-Texas-Politics-421-203987761.html?ref=next

American Thinker

• http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/04/restoring_the_image_of_president_george_w_bush.html

Daily Beast

• http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/04/21/george-w-bush-library-to-open-in-texas.html

National Journal

• http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/george-w-bush-s-reluctant-re-emergence-on-the-political-scene-20130422?page=1

NPR

• http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/23/178556454/book-news-bush-library-exhibit-puts-you-in-presidents-shoes

The Park Cities People

• http://www.parkcitiespeople.com/2013/04/22/streets-will-be-closed-for-bush-presidential-center-events/

Reuters

• http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/22/us-usa-presidents-idUSBRE93L1AM20130422

The San Francisco Chronicle

• http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2013/04/21/the-big-d-is-for-dubya-bush-bundlers-reprise-role-for-presidential-library/

The SMU Daily Campus

• http://www.smudailycampus.com/news/president-turner-discusses-bush-center-opening-1.3032343

Texas Public Radio

• http://www.tpr.org/post/new-george-bush-presidential-center-s-eco-sensitive-design