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George W. Bush Presidential Center, Dallas, TX
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George W. Bush Presidential Center

Tour a full-size Oval Office replica, a September 11 exhibit and the Decision Points Theater on the SMU campus.

2943 SMU Boulevard · Dallas, TX

About George W. Bush Presidential Center

The George W. Bush Presidential Center opened in 2013 on the Southern Methodist University campus in a building designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Its museum includes a full-size replica of the Oval Office, an exhibit on September 11, 2001, and the Decision Points Theater, where you work through presidential decisions yourself. Outside, the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park covers the grounds with native trees and plantings, and Cafe 43 serves meals on site.

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