H.R. No. 251
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Former President George W. Bush, former First Lady
Laura Bush, Southern Methodist University President R. Gerald
Turner, and many other dignitaries gathered on the SMU campus in
Dallas on November 16, 2010, to celebrate the groundbreaking for
the George W. Bush Presidential Center; and
WHEREAS, Designed by acclaimed architect Robert A. M. Stern,
the state-of-the-art facility will encompass more than 225,000
square feet of space for the Bush Presidential Center's three
components, the archive, presidential museum, and policy
institute; the prominent 24-acre site, landscaped by noted designer
Michael Van Valkenburgh, will feature a wildflower meadow, gardens,
courtyards, a tall grass prairie, and clearings for butterflies and
birds; and
WHEREAS, The George W. Bush Presidential Library, the
nation's 13th presidential library, is administered by the National
Archives and Records Administration; it will hold approximately 70
million pages of textual records, 1,200 cubic feet of audiovisual
records, and more than 80 terabytes of electronic records, among
them over 209 million e-mails and 4 million digital photographs; in
2009, archivists began processing these presidential records for
public use and research; the center's museum will include an
interactive tour, as well as an exact replica of the Oval Office,
and highlight case studies of decisions made in the Bush White
House; dedicated to improving the human condition through education
reform, global health, freedom, and economic growth, the George W.
Bush Institute will encompass the Women's Initiative, chaired by
Laura Bush and focused on social and economic opportunities for
women and children; and
WHEREAS, On its completion, the Bush Presidential Center will
add a new dimension to Southern Methodist University, providing
unique opportunities for the public and members of the SMU
community to learn about a seminal period in American history and
for visiting scholars to study national and global issues; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the
groundbreaking for the George W. Bush Presidential Center and
commend all those associated with the center for their
contributions; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the George W. Bush Presidential Center as an
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
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______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 251 was adopted by the House on June
28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House