Former President George W. Bush, left, arrives with his wife, Laura Bush, right, as they arrive for an address by Bush to a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla. , Saturday, July 4, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

Former President George W. Bush, left, arrives with his wife, Laura Bush, right, as they arrive for an address by Bush to a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla. , Saturday, July 4, 2009.

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  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London. Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry Sir John Chilcot will lead a committee of Privy Counsellors who will consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and its aftermath.
  3. Frances Townsend, former Assistant to US President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The panel was investigating 'whether the federal agencies and employees involved missed signals or failed to connect the dots in a way that enabled Major Nidal Hasan to carry out his deadly plan.' Hasan has been charged in the deadly shooting spree in the Fort Hood army base which left 13 dead and 42 wounded on November 5.
  4. Frances Townsend, former Assistant to US President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism, and US Army General John Keane, former Vice Chief of Staff, testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The panel was investigating 'whether the federal agencies and employees involved missed signals or failed to connect the dots in a way that enabled Major Nidal Hasan to carry out his deadly plan.' Hasan has been charged in the deadly shooting spree in the Fort Hood army base which left 13 dead and 42 wounded on November 5.
  5. William Safire receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President George W. Bush (R) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, December 15, 2006. Safire, the former Richard Nixon speechwriter who went on to become known for his columns on politics and language in The New York Times, has died, the newspaper said on Sunday. Safire, who was 79, died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland, the Times said. An aide to Safire said he had suffered from cancer.
  6. Former President George W. Bush, right, and wife, Laura Bush, stand during the playing of the National Anthem, before the announcement of a community service project called Service Learning Adventures in North Texas, or "SLANT 45," at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  7. Former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush listen to former American Idol winner Jordin Sparks perform during the announcement of a community service project called Service Learning Adventures in North Texas, or "SLANT 45," at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  8. Former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush listen to former American Idol winner Jordin Sparks perform during the announcement of a community service project called Service Learning Adventures in North Texas, or "SLANT 45," at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  9. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Former First Lady Laura Bush addresses the audience during a Q&A at the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.
  10. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: (L-R) Anchorwoman Mika Brzezinski addresses the audience before taking part in a Q&A with former First Lady Laura Bush during the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.
  11. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: (L-R) Anchorwoman Mika Brzezinski and former First Lady Laura Bush take part in a Q&A at the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.
  12. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Former First Lady Laura Bush addresses the audience during a Q&A at the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.
  13. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Former First Lady Laura Bush addresses the audience during a Q&A at the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.
  14. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: (L-R) Anchorwoman Mika Brzezinski and former First Lady Laura Bush take part in a Q&A at the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.
  15. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Former First Lady Laura Bush addresses the audience during a Q&A at the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.
  16. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Former First Lady Laura Bush addresses the audience during a Q&A at the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.

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