A Matter of Character: on Drugs

George W. Bush: Arrested for drunk driving, plead guilty, paid fine

Bush would later say he could pass a background check going back to 1974. The date was chosen because his father was inaugurated in 1989, and background checks of appointees went back fifteen years. “I’m not going to talk about what I did years ago,” Bush said. “This is a Washington game where they float rumors, force a person to fight off a rumor, then they’ll float another rumor. And I’m not going to participate. I saw what happened to my dad with rumors. I made mistakes. I’ve asked people not to let the rumors get in the way of the facts. I’ve told people I’ve learned from my mistakes, and I have.”

George W. Bush: A “carefree lad” who drank but never did drugs

“I’ve never known him to take drugs, and he’s never talked to me about taking drugs,” his college roommate said. I’ve never been with him when he was taking drugs. He drank in college, and he drank as an adult. I never saw him drink to excess any more than anyone drinks to excess in college.

I was unmarried and single,“ Bush would latter say. ”I deny every a

George W. Bush: Spiritual reawakening ended beer and bourbon consumption