History USGS satellite image of the ranch before Bush built his house The elongated objects at the top are hog barns on Mill Road They were demolished and the drive extended to build Bush s house He enlarged the lake on the upper right In the lower right are more hog barns and the original Englebrecht house which is now called the Governor s House All of the lower barns except one were demolished At the top is the Middle Bosque River Prairie Chapel Road ends at the intersection in the lower left corner and becomes Rainey Road Engelbrecht and his heirs raised turkeys and hogs The original Engelbrecht ranch house is about 4 400 160 feet 1 300 160 m from the main house on Rainey Road and is now called the Governor s House and is used to house second tier guests The Bushes stayed in the house during construction of the new house In 1999 a year before he became President shortly after earning a 14 3 million profit from the sale of the Texas Rangers Texas Governor Bush bought th e land for an estimated 1 3 million from the Engelbrecht family Bush was to remove five large hog barns on Mill Road leading into the compound during the construction of a new house guest house and garage On January 8 2008 according to a released MUFON report a UFO was observed flying near The Bush Ranch Wikinews has related news MUFON releases report on UFO sighting in Stephenville Texas On May 10 2008 the ranch played host to the wedding of Jenna Bush and Henry Hager The ceremony was relatively simple and was attended by roughly 200 friends and family members House and Grounds House David Heymann then an associate professor of architecture at the University of Texas at Austin designed the four bedroom although some reports indicate it is eight bedrooms 4 000 160 ft 372 m honey colored native limestone single level home with painted white galvanized tin roof on the site Heymann said the house was built from the less sought after portion of the local Lueders limestone The mi ddle portions of the blocks of stone is a cream colored while the edges are multicolored We bought all this throwaway stone It s fabulous It s got great color and it is relatively inexpensive Heymann said In addition there is an open 10 foot 3 m wide limestone porch that encircles the house The house was built by members of a religious community from nearby Elm Mott Texas and wasn t finally completed until after his inauguration because of needed accommodations for security meeting space etc Laura Bush said they decided to keep a single level ranch design because We wanted our older parents to feel comfortable here We also want to grow old here ourselves The passive solar house is positioned to absorb winter sunlight warming the interior walkways and walls of the residence Geothermal heat pumps circulate water through pipes buried 300 feet 100 m deep in the ground A 25 000 US gallon 151 m underground cistern collects rainwater gathered from roof urns wastewater from sinks to ilets and showers cascades into underground purifying tanks and is also funneled into the cistern The water from the cistern is then used to irrigate the landscaping around the home Other structures In addition to the house there is a guest house and a garage in separate buildings to the southwest of the main house The facility includes a helicopter hangar which has been used as an auditorium on the rare occasions the former president held a press conference at the ranch In 2002 the ranch was wired for what Bush described in a 2003 tour of the ranch as real time secure videoconferencing to be used for his briefings from the CIA and other secured communications Overnight visitors stay in the main house or its associated guest house or the original Englebrecht farmhouse or in a double wide five bedroom three bath mobile home decorated in an early Pottery Barn motif according to a staffer News reporters including the White House Press Secretary stay in hotels in Waco Press conf erences that don t involve the president are conducted in the gymnasium of Crawford Middle School ten miles 16 160 km away from the ranch The ramshackle barn often seen behind TV correspondents during their live reports is actually a shed on private property behind the school Grounds President Bush and Lance Armstrong on grounds in 2005 The land includes seven canyons and three miles 5 160 km of frontage along Rainey Creek and the Middle Bosque River In August 2001 while touring the canyons with reporters Bush noted that the cedars in the canyons would be a good nesting ground for the endangered golden cheeked warbler although the warblers have not actually been seen on the compound Bush added an 11 160 acres 4 5 160 ha man made pond that he stocked with 600 largemouth bass and 30 000 bait fish There are also bluegill and red ear sunfish The pond has a maximum depth of 17 160 feet 5 2 160 m In May 2006 in a question to what the best moment in his administration Bush was quot ed I would say the best moment was when I caught a 7 pound largemouth bass on my lake At the urging of his daughters Bush also built a large swimming pool over the objections of Heymann who thought it would interrupt the stark views Bush calls it the whining pool whine long enough and you get it Activities One of the most highly prized souvenirs from the compound is a gray Under Armour athletic shirt retail 19 99 emblazoned with a Texas star encircled by the words The President s 100 Degree Club In order to qualify a visitor must run 3 160 miles 4 8 160 km or bike for 10 when the thermometer hits triple digits When he was president Bush used the compound for vacations meetings and entertaining foreign dignitaries In the less formal setting dress code for meetings calls for an open collar and no tie Guests are typically treated to meals of Southwestern cuisine When not holding meetings or briefings Bush spent his time mountain biking jogging fishing bird hunting and clearing brush Bush made clear his preference for spending time away from his official residence at the White House in Washington DC In 2001 he said I think it is so important for a president to spend some time away from Washington in the heartland of America Visits from foreign dignitaries Putin and Bush in 2001 Visitors to the ranch have included Russian President Vladimir Putin November 2001 British Prime Minister Tony Blair April 2002 Saudi King Abdullah April 2002 April 2005 Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan August 2002 Chinese President Jing Zmn October 2002 Spanish Prime Minister Jos Mara Aznar February 2003 Australian Prime Minister John Howard May 2003 Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Jun ichir May 2003 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi July 2003 Mexican President Vicente Fox March 2004 March 2005 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak April 2004 Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofa November 2004 Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin March 2005 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sha ron April 2005 Colombian President lvaro Uribe August 2005 German Chancellor Angela Merkel November 2007 Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen February 2008 Security considerations The Federal Aviation Administration had a permanent three nautical miles six km no fly zone around the ranch full during the Bush Presidency designated Prohibited Area 49 When former president Bush was there a Temporary Flight Restriction was issued expanding the radius to 10 nautical miles 19 160 km with lesser restrictions extending to 30 nautical miles 56 160 km containing some exceptions for Waco Regional Airport nearby Bush normally flew in and out of TSTC Waco Airport the former Connally Air Force Base that is now owned by Texas State Technical College on Air Force One and was shuttled on Marine One to the ranch Protests Protests are frequent outside the compound with one of the most prominent being Cindy Sheehan who spent several months there protesting the Iraq War She created a peac e camp called Camp Casey by pitching a tent on the side of Prairie Chapel Road which lead to the compound in 2005 and was joined at one point by filmmaker Michael Moore She announced her intention to stay for the five weeks or until she was granted a second meeting with President Bush She also promised that were she not granted a second meeting she would return to Crawford each time President Bush visited there in the future Several cabinet members went out to talk to Sheehan citation needed but she refused stating that she would only talk to the President himself Toward the end of her vigil she said she was very very very grateful Bush did not grant her a second meeting because it would have ended the momentum the peace movement gained from the popularity of her demonstrations Bush supporters set up an alternative Camp Reality across Prairie Chapel Road Future of the ranch Alberto Gonzalez and his wife with the Bushes at the ranch the day before Gonzalez resigned as United States Attorney General Speculation about the future of the ranch has been stirred up in the location of the George W Bush Presidential Library with reports that the Bushes have purchased a residence in the Dallas Texas area after the Presidency Baylor University in Waco made a bid for the library However on February 22 2008 it was announced that Southern Methodist University in the Dallas enclave of University Park Texas would house the George W Bush Presidential Library The Wall Street Journal quoted an unnamed White House official They ll have their place in Crawford He just loves it The Journal noted that in 2007 Bush had not visited the ranch as much as in prior years noting that in 2004 he visited 17 times compared with four times prior to August 2007 Contact address The Honorable George W Bush Former President of the United States 43 Prairie Chapel Ranch Prairie Chapel Road Crawford TX 76638 Gallery George W Bush with Colin Powell and Richard Armitage Hosni Mubarak an d President Bush and Marine One at the ranch in 2004 The President with Dick Cheney Robert Gates Condoleezza Rice and Peter Pace in 2006 at the ranch References Prairie Chapel School website CINDY SHEEHAN Guide to Bush Ranch ntimc org Posted August 7 2006 http www mufon com documents MUFONStephenvilleRadarReport pdf http www ufocasebook com mufonstephenvilleradarreport pdf a b c Reporter s Notebook Creatures and Creature Comforts at the President s Ranch New York Times August 10 2006 a b c d Texas White House a refuge from stress USA Today April 13 2001 Cowboys amp Indians The Bush Ranch Exchange With Reporters During a Tour of the Bush Ranch in Crawford Texas George W Bush Transcript August 25 2001 Best moment as president was catching a largemouth bass Bush says Seattle Times May 8 2006 No grocery 5 haircuts and the Bush ranch csmonitor com Videotaped Remarks by the President for Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree Whitehouse gov July 31 2001 Merkel auf Bushs Ranch Par tner Ja Kumpel Nein Politik SPIEGEL ONLINE Nachrichten The Associated Press Bush Listen to Generals on Troop Levels this link is not working Washington Post http www washingtonpost com wp dyn content article 2005 08 06 AR2005080600679 html Retrieved 2007 04 08 160 Cindy Sheehan Address Veterans For Peace Convention August 5 2005 http web archive org web 20061003001552 http www veteransforpeace org convention05 sheehan_transcript htm Retrieved 2007 04 08 160 http www cbsnews com stories 2005 08 16 politics main780687_page2 shtml Sheehan Edges Closer To Bush Ranch Anti War Protesters Move To Site Provided By Texas Sympathizer CBS News AP 2005 08 17 http www cbsnews com stories 2005 08 16 politics main780687_page2 shtml Retrieved 2007 04 08 160 Sheehan Leaves Central Texas Wednesday KWTX com http www kwtx com home headlines 1708361 html Retrieved 2007 04 08 160 Crawford Protest Photos Camp Reality amp Sheehan s Camp Casey First Lady confirms Dallas is new home Another Downturn Bush Souvenirs In Crawford Texas Wall Street Journal August 20 2007 External links July 1999 Locals Hope Bush will create a White House in Texas from the Abilene Reporter News December 2000 Home on the Range from TIME magazine s Person of the Year story on Bush March 2001 Prohibited Area P 49 established by the FAA over the ranch and enlarged during presidential visits August 2001 No grocery 5 haircuts and the Bush ranch from the Christian Science Monitor August 25 2001 President Gives Tour of Crawford Ranch non functioning link December 2002 The Bush Ranch from Cowboys amp Indians magazine January 2 2003 President s Remarks on Walking Tour of the Ranch a White House press release July 29 2005 Bush plans 50th ranch trip in five years an Associated Press report published in USA Today August 18 2005 Can this bike ride be Bush s tour de force A report in The Times concerning the visit of Lance Armstrong to the ranch Coordinates 313457 973238 31 5825N 97 54389W 31 5825 97 54389 Categories George W Bush McLennan County Texas Houses in Texas Ranches in the United States Presidential homes in the United 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