US President George W. Bush kisses First Lady Laura Bush after the President delivered remarks at the 2008 Republican Governors Association Gala National Building Museum Washington, DC, USA, 25 February 2008. Bush chided the Congress for not passing legislation to give legal protection to the telecom companies that participate in Bush's domestic spying program. George W. Bush, the forty-third President of the United States of America, was sworn in 20 January 2001. His term ends 20 January 2009. EPA/MATTHEW CAVANAUGH