April 29, SMU President R. Gerald Turner and co-author Ken Hersh, president and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, for a commentary on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Center’s decade of partnership after opening in 2013 on the SMU campus. Published in the Dallas Morning News under the heading Presidential center’s 10 years of impact: Bush Center brings a world of ideas and opportunity to Dallas: https://tinyurl.com/mt9exk4j
It’s been a full decade since the George W. Bush Presidential Center launched to great fanfare on the Southern Methodist University campus. To this day, the recalled image of five living presidents from differing political parties celebrating together demonstrates the spirit of optimism that has been the hallmark of the Bush Center.
President George W. Bush planned for a strong but independent partnership between SMU and the Bush Center that would benefit the university, Dallas, the United States and the world. Ten years down the road, we are grateful for the opportunity and our achievements.