George Bush Presidential Library

The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library for George H. W. Bush, located on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. It opened in 1997 and contains the official presidential records and a public museum.

Public spaces include museum galleries with permanent and temporary exhibits, educational programs, and a public reading room for archival research. The grounds also include a landscaped gravesite for George H. W. Bush and family members.

The library was established as part of the U.S. Presidential Library system and built to house the papers, artifacts, and historical records of the Bush administration. It serves both as a museum for general visitors and an archive for scholars.

The facility sits on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, roughly in east-central Texas, about 90 miles northwest of Houston.

• Opening date: The library opened in 1997 and is part of the U.S. Presidential Library system managed by the National Archives and Records Administration.
• Research access: Researchers can consult presidential records through the NARA reading room; access requires registration and adherence to archive procedures.

What to See #

• Museum: Public museum galleries present exhibits on the presidency and public life, including rotating temporary exhibits and educational displays; the museum is open to visitors and hosts public programs.
• Presidential archives: Holds the official presidential records and archives of George H. W. Bush under the U.S. National Archives; provides a research room for qualified researchers and archivists.
• Bush family burial site: A landscaped gravesite on the library grounds is the final resting place of George H. W. Bush and members of his family; the site is accessible to the public from the library campus.