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On the day he was inaugurated, many still questioned how he had won the election -- television pundits questioned the "legitimacy" of his presidency. Today, George W. Bush is considered one of the greatest American leaders of the last half-century. How did George W. Bush go from winner of one of the most controversial elections in American history to a president enjoying astronomical public support? Was it simply fate, a case of a man being in the right place at a time when we needed to believe in our president? Or was it something much deeper than that, the case of a skilled leader who believed in both his own abilities and the American people, and who unhesitatingly lifted the fate and weight of a nation upon his shoulders?George W. Bush looks back and discovers a man who, from the moment he delivered his inaugural address, was resolute about his vision for the country.From taking the oath of office to leading a nation into war, George W. Bush traces the development of a man, a leader,a presidency. This tour guide through one of America's most momentous years stops at the events that have made the Bush presidency, including: