Our Thoughts and Reflections Are With George W. Bush

He did not disappear so much as deliberately lower his voice. Leaving Washington, George W. Bush traded motorcades for morning walks in Texas, Situation Rooms for studio light over unfinished canvases. The presidency, with all its trauma and division, became something to study rather than to relive. In that space, he chose causes that outlast headlines: global health, veterans’ recovery, ethical leadership for a generation that never voted for him.