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THURSDAY
December 1, 1994
Vol. 101, No. 67 (14 pages)
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Bush makes strong mark on A&M s history
By Michele Brinkmann
The Battalion
The groundbreaking of the
George Bush Presidential Li
brary and Museum Center
Wednesday was hailed by A&M
President Ray Bowen as the sec
ond-biggest day in Texas A&M
University’s history, behind only
its founding.
During the groundbreaking
ceremonies, former President
George Bush told about 600 in
vited guests and more than
1,000 onlookers that he wanted
his library to be both a guide to
the past and a monument to
the future.
“Part of the focus here will
be on the past,” Bush said, “but
much more important to me,
however, is how it will look to
the future.”
Former Canadian Prime Min
ister Brian Mulroney praised
Bush’s leadership through events
ranging from the downfall of com
munism and the reunification of
Germany to the war to drive
Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
“In the years I had the privi
lege of serving as prime minis
ter of Canada, I saw some re
markable things,” Mulroney
said. “This happened in large
part because of the principled
leadership of George Bush.”
Mulroney joked with the au
dience telling them he taught
Bush all he knows.
A&M Student Body President
Brooke Leslie complimented the
Bushes and welcomed them to
the Aggie family.
“You two would have made
dam good Aggies,” Leslie said.
Texas Governor-elect George
W. Bush, president and trea
surer of the Bush Library
board of trustees, said his fa
ther made the right decision
when he chose Texas A&M as
the site for his library.
“Your dreams of having a
place of higher learning will come
true at Texas A&M,” Bush said.
Bush introduced the former
president as “the greatest pres
ident, the greatest American,
the greatest Texan and the
greatest Dad.”
Although President Bush
said he is happy his son is now
in politics, he also said, “I don’t
miss politics one damn bit.”
Bush told the audience of the
identify crisis he is confronting
now that he is no longer in office.
He also expressed his concern
about comedian Dana Garvey im
itating his son now that he is gov
ernor of Texas as Garvey did
when Bush was president.
“First, I was known as Mil
lie’s co-owner; then it was Bar
bara’s husband, author of a
best-selling book; now it’s the fa
ther of the Governor-elect of
Texas. Now I have to share
Dana too? Not gonna do it.
Wouldn’t be prudent.”
Bush described Wednesday’s
ceremony as a family reunion
of sorts.
“You’ve stood behind us
through the struggles and
shared in the good times,”
Bush said. “We are delighted
you could join us for yet anoth
er beginning: To break ground
on the George Bush Presiden
tial Library.
“This is a proud occasion, I
have high hopes for what will be
accomplished here. This will of
fer an opportunity for citizens to
examine policy-making close-up.”
Bush said his library would
not have been possible without
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Plans for center include meeting
of super powers from Cold War
Former President Bush and his wife Bar
bara break ground for Bush’s Presidential
Tim Moog/ The Battalion
Library and Museum Center Wednesday on
the West Campus site.
By Michele Brinkmann
The Battalion
Former President George Bush
said Wednesday he looks forward to
teaching at Texas A&M and wants
his future at the University to be a
learning experience for not only stu
dents, but also for himself.
“I look forward to coming back to
this school because I want to teach,
and I have so much to learn,” Bush
said during the groundbreaking
ceremonies for his Presidential Li
brary and Museum Center slated to
open in 1997.
Bush emphasized his desire for
the center to focus on education and
told the audience of his plan to hold
his first conference at the center in
September 1995 that will bring to
gether the major players in the end
of the Cold War.
Former Canadian Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney, former British FYime
Minister Margaret Thatcher and for
mer president of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev, have accepted in
vitations to participate, he said.
Bush said the conference will in
clude an oral history about the dra
matic events of that period and the
impact they will have on the future.
Bush said he has also invited oth
er people involved in those events.
Texas A&M’s planned George
Bush School of Government and Pub
lic Service will be located adjacent to
the library and museum complex.
The Departments of Economics
and Political Science and the Private
Enterprise Research Center will also
be housed in the building.
The school will offer a master’s of
public administration degree, em
phasizing the acquisition of analyti
cal skills, character of leadership
and management techniques for
public service.
“I have high hopes for what will
be achieved here,” Bush said. “Part
of the focus here will be on the past.
Much more important to me, howev
er, is how it will look to the future —
and that’s what the School of Gov
ernment and Public Service here will
be all about.”
Bush said he wanted to share
with students his thoughts on pub
lie service.
“It (public service) means help
ing others and sacrificing and con
tributing to a cause bigger than
yourself,” Bush said.
“I want to try to inculcate into
others what it means to help others,
to volunteer, to be one of a 1,000
Points of Light.”
Texas Governor-elect George W.
Bush said his father will make a
great teacher and considers him
among the top presidents of the
United States.
“In my heart he is number one,”
Bush said. “He (Bush) will be a
good teacher. He has the knowl
edge and discipline.”
Bush said Texas A&M will be a
home away from home for his fa
ther and mother.
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Groundbreaking of Bush library makes news from B-CS to Kuwait
By Lisa Messer
The Battalion
More than 100 media representa
tives from throughout the nation and
world focused on the A&M campus
Wednesday for the groundbreaking of
the George Bush Presidential Library
and Museum Center.
Reporters from College Station to
Kuwait thronged to A&M’s Research
Park, fighting for space as early as
Tuesday morning. ,
Many Texas newspapers, radios sta
tions and television affiliates were rep
resented along with every national tele
vision network, CNN, C-SPAN and
Kuwait-TV.
Michael Capps, a reporter from CNN,
send the Bush Library has all the magnets
to draw considerable media coverage.
“It’s who Mr. Bush was,” Capps said.
“He’s been everything from president to
dog catcher. It’s costing S85 million,
and that’s big money. It’s one of only
ten presidential library projects. That’s
rare. The mock-up of the building is re
ally an interesting structure, and it’s
out here in the middle of this prairie.”
Sam Verhovek, a reporter from The
New York Times, said he was not sur
prised by the extensive media coverage.
“It’p a pretty significant event,” Ver
hovek said. “The media is using this
opportunity not just as a news story
but also as a background story about
the library and school.”
Verhovek said international media
interest is understandable.
“I’m not surprised Kuwait is here,” Ver
hovek said, “because they absolutely love
George Bush. The foreign media places a
lot of importance in official events.”
Hugh Aynesworth, a reporter from
The Washington Times, said the media
was drawn to the event for the same
reasons the crowds were.
“George Bush is a well-respected and
well-liked man,” Aynesworth said. “It’s
the fastest they’ve ever put a presiden
tial library together. There’s ve rve
and excitement, and there’s something
about A&M, too.”
A&M to reap many rewards from presidential library
By Lisa Messer
The Battalion
Millie wasn’t there, but
everyone else was.
Two thousand eager people
crowded into and around the gi
ant tent set up on A&M’s West
Campus Wednesday to get a
view of former President George
Bush, his family and former
Bush administration officials.
Two hundred spectators, in
addition to Bush’s invited
guests, were seated inside the
tent. Many arrived around
eight in the morning to wait in
line for the seats inside.
The rest of the crowd lined
the aisles and surrounded the
tent, snapping pictures and
filming the ceremony through
the tent’s raised flaps or peek
ing through side windows.
A&M faculty and students
and Bryan-College Station resi
dents greeted Bush and Gover
nor-elect George W. Bush with
standing ovations and support
ed their thoughts on the library
throughout the ceremony with
ovations and whoops.
Dr. Victor Arizpe, associate
professor of Spanish and director
of international studies, said the
library was a milestone in the de
velopment of the University.
“The library will continue to
give A&M national and interna
tional visibility,” Arizpe said.
“Academically, scholars will be
coming here for research, and
the library will open tourism.
This is a turning point for the
University.”
Dr. Donald Powell, director
of business services, said the
public does not realize how
beneficial the library will be to
Bryan-College Station and the
Brazos Valley.
“This center will attract peo
ple from all over the world,”
Powell said. “This is an impor
tant day in the history of A&M
and the community.
“I’m surprised to see all of
the people here. There were
students lined up all around
the MSG. They were surprised
they could actually get so close
to them.”
Lt. Col. Tom Owen, adviser
for the Ross Volunteers, said it
was a great thrill for the RVs to
take part in the groundbreaking
ceremony because of its national
media exposure.
“This gives people the oppor
tunity to see what A&M is all
about,” Owen said. “People will
have another reason to visit
A&M besides coming here to at
tend a football game.”
Cindy Still, a Bryan-College
Station resident who attended
the groundbreaking, said she at-
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Former President Bush poses for the press with his cabinet after
groundbreaking ceremonies.