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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2005 file photo, President Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to boxer Muhammad Ali in the East Room of the White House. He is now so much a part of the nation's social fabric that it's hard to comprehend a time when Ali was more reviled than revered. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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President Reagan and Vice President Bush make an appearance on the North Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sunday, Jan. 20, 1985 after the President was sworn in for his second term. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma)

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President Bush holds up turkey during a surprise visit to troops at Baghdad airport Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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An overflow crowd of thousands watches as President Bush speaks on a screen in the campus football stadium following the shootings on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., Tuesday, April 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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** FILE ** President Bush speaks during a news conference, July 12, 2007, in the White House Press Room in Washington. (Associated Press)

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President Bush is applauded by Vice President Dick Cheney (left) and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, of Ill. while delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in 2004. (Associated Press)

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From drone strikes in foreign countries to the troop surge in Afghanistan to drawing up legal justification for killing U.S. citizens abroad, President Obama has embraced many of President Bush’s more controversial programs. (Associated Press)

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The museum uses everything from news clips to interactive screens to artifacts to tell the story of President Bush's eight years in office. The George W. Bush Presidential Center, which includes the library and museum along with 43rd president's policy institute, will be dedicated Thursday on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

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Boots commemorating the time Mr. Bush was general managing partner for the Texas Rangers are on display.

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The bullhorn President Bush used at ground zero following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is seen during a tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Center .