Who We Are: George W. Bush - 1981/82 Campaign Chair

President Bush visits Midland, tells 15,000+, "My values were shaped here."

United Way of Midland's 1981-82 campaign chairman moves into new residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

President George W. Bush, left, and wife Laura, stopped in Midland on January 17, 2001, to bid farewell to the town in which they both grew up and he would later return and serve as United Way of Midland’s 1981-82 Campaign Chair. Mrs. Bush was also a United Way of Midland volunteer.

In this section...

• Local United Way of Midland volunteers remember George W. Bush as energetic and someone who always accomplished his goals. Read the story...
  
  
• George W. Bush's statement to donors in the United Way of Midland's 1982 Annual Report.
  
  
• George W. Bush photo gallery from the 1981-82 United Way of Midland campaign.

Laura Bush blows a kiss after receiving some yellow roses from Texans during the Bush's visit to Midland January 17, 2001

George W. Bush acknowledges members of the Midland Lee High School band following his speech in downtown Midland.