George W. Bush in MSNBC news programs

On Drugs: Changed license in 1995 to avoid DUI arrest disclosure

Bush took one step to keep [his drunk driving arrest] under wraps in March 1995, when his driver's license number was changed. MSNBC.com first reported this in August 1999. At the time, MSNBC's sources said that Bush got his license number changed because he was worried about an arrest record surfacing. "He has an arrest record that has to do with drinking," a source said then. "He's worried it will come out, but his handlers keep assuring him it won't." The allegation was not disclosed by MSNBC.com at the time because the arrest could not be confirmed.

Also in August 1999, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles told MSNBC.com that changing one's driver's license number was "highly unusual" and that it is done only when the holder of the license can prove that someone is using the license number for illegal activities. Repeated calls to Bush at the time were unanswered, until [they stated] Bush's license number was changed for "security measures." He declined to comment further.

Source: MSNBC.com on 2000 election Nov 4, 2000

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