Upcoming at the Bush Center |
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Save your family dinners by disagreeing better; behind the scenes of entertaining at the White House; Savannah Guthrie; and more |
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Save your family dinners this election season at The Art of Disagreeing Better |
January 22, 2024 | 6:30 pm CT | Tickets $25 |
Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPointConversation with Governors Spencer Cox (R-Utah) and Laura Kelly (D-Kansas), moderated by Krys Boyd of KERA.
You’ve gathered around the dinner table when someone mentions a political point. In the blink of an eye, the conversation quickly devolves into fighting, hurt feelings, and someone storming off angrily. Dinner is ruined. Again. Disagreement doesn’t have to ruin family dinner. As the nation charges toward the 2024 election, join us as two governors from opposite sides of the aisle discuss the importance of “disagreeing better.” This Engage at the Bush Center event presented by NexPoint will show citizens how passionate and civil discourse is not only possible, but necessary – as long as it’s built atop a foundation of respect and understanding.
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Mostly What God Does: A Conversation with Author Savannah Guthrie |
February 15, 2024 | 6:30 pm CT | Overflow tickets $20 per person plus purchase of a signed book |
Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint |
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Award-winning TODAY show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie takes the Bush Center stage on Feb. 15 to discuss her new book, Mostly What God Does. Guthrie, who has been with NBC News since 2007 – including a stint as White House correspondent during the George W. Bush Presidency – describes the book as “certainly the most personal and vulnerable thing I’ve ever done.” In this collection of essays, Guthrie shares why she believes that in these uncertain times, believing in the power of divine love makes the most sense. Our audience will hear personal stories from her own joys and sorrows as a daughter, mother, wife, friend, and professional journalist. Charlotte Jones will moderate what is sure to be an inspiring and entertaining conversation. You may purchase up to two tickets with a minimum of one book.
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Exclusive member presale: A Conversation with White House Social Secretaries |
MARCH 18, 2024 | 6:00 PM CT | Tickets $30 | Members must log in to purchase tickets |
Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint |
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A panel of former White House Social Secretaries will share insights and behind-the-scenes stories about entertaining at the White House. From State Dinners to picnics on the South Lawn, the experts will discuss the importance of the White House as a stage for hospitality and diplomacy. Anita McBride, former Assistant to President Bush and Chief of Staff to Mrs. Laura Bush, will moderate a conversation with Jeremy Bernard, former White House Social Secretary to President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama; Gahl Hodges Burt, former White House Social Secretary to President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan; and Amy Zantzinger, former White House Social Secretary to President Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush.
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Extended Evening Hours with Tom Lea Institute |
January 11, 2024 | 5:00 pm CT |
Celebrate along the Tom Lea Trail, which includes the Bush Center as one of its stops. Tom Lea (1907–2001) was an American artist from El Paso known for his illustrations, murals, and work as an artist correspondent for Life magazine during World War II. President Bush displayed Lea’s painting, Rio Grande, in the Oval Office. Adair Margo, founder of the Tom Lea Institute, who served President Bush as chairman of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, will be on site to share about Lea’s work and the new Tom Lea Trail mobile website.
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Audubon Bird Walk in the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park |
February 19, 2024 | 10:00 am CT |
Join us for a morning bird walk in the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park led by educators from the Trinity River Audubon Center. Explore the park trails while searching for the birds in their natural habitat. The bird walk is free but space is limited. You must register in advance to attend.
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