Summer Film Series: "The Mighty Ducks"
Date: June 7, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Hosted By: George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Location: 1000 George Bush Drive West College Station, Texas 77845

The second movie of our 2024 Summer Film Series will be "The Mighty Ducks." This fun kids hockey movie was released in 1992 by Walt Disney Pictures. To commemorate what would have been President Bush's 100th birthday this summer, we looked at a list of 100 best family-friendly movies and selected four of our favorites that came out when President Bush was in office.
This movie follows a reckless young lawyer, Gordon Bombay, who is arrested for drunk driving and required to coach a kids' hockey team for his community service. Bombay has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey. The reluctant Bombay eventually grows to appreciate his team, and leads them to take on the toughest team in the league.
Bring your blankets and lawn chairs as we enjoy this film under the stars. Games and free refreshments (while supplies last) will begin at 7 p.m., and the movie will start just after sundown. You may bring your coolers, but please no pets or glass containers.
This movie is being shown in conjunction with The Spirit of the Place, a special exhibit for 41@100: A Celebration of George H.W. Bush. This exhibit will explore the George H.W. Bush Presidential Center's place in our community and its impact on the world. From the initial conversations to place the Bush Library & Museum at Texas A&M University, to the full development of the Bush Presidential Center, visitors will discover how President Bush and his ongoing legacy are intertwined with the Spirit of Aggieland. This exhibit will be on display in the Ansary Gallery of American History from June 10, 2024 - January 12, 2025.
RSVP HERE




Moderated Conversation featuring Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary Andrew H. Card, Jr.
Date: June 11, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Hosted By: George & Barbara Bush Foundation
Location: Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
41@100: A Celebration of George H.W. Bush will launch with a moderated conversation featuring Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary Andrew H. Card, Jr. They will discuss the many ways President Bush made America and our world a safer, better place to live.
Both Secretary Gates and Secretary Card have extensive careers in public service and have each served with several U.S. Presidents, including President Bush. This event is free, but registration is required.
REGISTER HERE



"Service and Character"
Date: June 12, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Hosted By: George & Barbara Bush Foundation
Location: Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
You are invited to a special panel with Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, and Jean Becker, former Chief of Staff to President Bush, as they discuss their books, "The Call to Serve: The Live of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush," and "Character Matters: And Other Life Lessons from George H.W. Bush."
"Service and Character" will take place in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, and a book signing will follow. The event is free, but registration is required.
REGISTER HERE



41@100: A Celebration of George H.W. Bush
Date: June 13, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hosted By: George & Barbara Bush Foundation
Location: George H.W. Bush Presidential Center
We invite the community to help us celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of President George H.W. Bush! Everything listed below is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Reserve your spot by clicking the link below.
The schedule of events for the day can be found here
The Bush Library and Museum will be open for extended hours, until 7:30 p.m, with a new exhibit, The Spirit of the Place in the Ansary Gallery of American History. This will be your first chance to experience the new Marine One/4141 Locomotive Pavilion, which will be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Several of President and Mrs. Bush's grandchildren will parachute onto the grounds, beginning at 8 a.m. (weather permitting).
From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., we'll have several activities in the Bush Library & Museum, including: cake and Blue Bell Ice Cream, coffee and Pepsi products, children's activities, and a photo opportunity with Sully, President Bush's service dog, and Reveille, the First Lady of Aggieland.
"Looking Forward: Carrying the Mantle of Service into the Future," A moderate conversation with some of the Bush Grandchildren will begin at 2 p.m. in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.
At 7:30 p.m., a Birthday Concert featuring Former Students and Texas Singer-Songwriters Robert Earl Keen '78 and Lyle Lovett '79.
For more information about how you can participate in 41@100: A Celebration of George H.W. Bush, please visit georgeandbarbarabush.org/41at100