George W Bush Presidential Library

 This is the main White House Christmas tree from December 2001

 Laura Bush chose the theme "Home for the Holidays" in March of 2001

 The Alamo was represented on the tree

 I think this is the Colorado state capitol or maybe Minnesota (I can't remember)

 This was such an fascinating ornament it is the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina

 These boots were from Arizona

 There were ornaments representing each State

The tree was really tall

 Mount Vernon, George Washington's home

 Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home

 James Madison's home

 Martin Van Buren's home

 Theodore Roosevelt's home

 Franklin Roosevelt's home

 Ulysses S. Grant's home

 Woodrow Wilson's home

 Lyndon Baines Johnson's home

 Herbert Hoover's home, was this a depression post Presidency home or a childhood home?

The White House, home to the President of the United States

Greerson and Daryl in front of the White House tree

 The September 11 section brought back all of the emotion of that day. Greerson was too young to remember any of it.

 This is actually a piece of the World Trade Center

 This was the jacket and ball that President Bush used at the World Series to throw the first pitch in Yankee Stadium after the attack

 This doctrine served us well while he was President!

 This was the State Dinner when Queen Elizabeth came to visit

 View of the wall in front of the desk in the oval office

 This painting was in the Oval office

 this lion was huge, look how tall it is compared to Christa

 This was in the floor and most people never noticed it, but I thought it was really profound

The winter landscape in the front of the museum

 

We decided to visit the George W Bush Presidential Museum in Dallas the Saturday before Christmas. They had a special exhibit of the decorations from the White House in December 2001. That year the White House was closed and the American people did not get to see the decorations. The theme, "Home for the Holidays" was very fitting particularly when you consider it was selected in March before the September tragedy stunned the Nation. The tree was most interesting with homes represented from all over the United States. The Biltmore House ornament was particularly unique. The models of the various president's houses were very interesting. They each had a description and a picture showing where they were displayed in the White House. The permanent exhibits in the museum were very nice. The September 11, 2001 area was very emotional. It showed the video footage of the towers falling and the second plane hitting the tower. Seeing this museum really made me miss President Bush's leadership and insight. It was like visiting an old friend.