(由 Google 翻译)我开车途经德克萨斯州时,决定去参观一下这个地方,想以成年人的视角了解一下布什政府,毕竟我是看着他当总统长大的。从展览角度来看,它基本上就是一个普通的博物馆,但也有一些亮点。
首先,它深入解释了布什一些颇具争议的政策,例如“不让一个孩子掉队”法案和伊拉克战争,同时也重点介绍了他的一些重大成就,例如“总统防治艾滋病紧急救援计划”(PEPFAR)和保护超过300万英亩的湿地。显然,在呈现方式上存在一些倾向性,但内容仍然很有启发性。其次,这里有一个椭圆形办公室的复制品,拍照需要付费,但我认为很值得。外面还有一个玫瑰园的复制品,乔治和劳拉将来会安葬在那里。第三,这里展出了一块来自世贸双塔的金属碎片,你可以触摸它。那一整部分都令人动容,你一边看着当天事件的影像,一边听到他那句著名的“那些推倒世贸双塔的人很快就会遭到我们所有人的谴责”。其次,我认为博物馆最精彩的部分是“决策点剧场”,这是一个互动游戏,你可以在其中选择布什执政时期几个关键时刻的行动。在做出最终决定之前,你可以听取“专家”的政策建议,并了解最新的新闻,然后还能看到布什解释他当时的决策依据。由于剧场里只有我一个人,所以我可以自由选择所有三个场景,而且我的决定是“最终决定”(通常情况下,如果多人参与,则由大家共同决定)。
最后的礼品店里有几本他的书,还有很多棒球相关的纪念品,以及布什/切尼竞选的周边产品。如果你带着小孩,他们可能会喜欢那款双面驴/象毛绒玩具。停车需要付费,十美元,就在街对面。就我观察,达拉斯这附近大概是最便宜的停车位了。
最后我想说,虽然我并不认同他的许多政策(毕竟我成长在一个民主党家庭),但我认为乔治·W·布什是一位真正关心美国人民的领导人,他总是做他认为正确的事情。他的政策有时奏效,有时则不然,但参观这座博物馆,聆听他在一些展厅发表的演讲,你就会明白他有多么关心人民……最后,别忘了看看玫瑰园后面那个不太显眼的视频,里面有一段他戴着牛仔帽唱歌的短片,无论你喜不喜欢他,都会觉得很有趣。这座博物馆值得所有人(无论党派)参观。
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I was driving through Texas and decided to visit this place to see the Bush administration through adult eyes after growing up with him as POTUS. It’s mostly a standard museum exhibit wise but there are a few things that really make it stand out.
First, it has an in depth explanation of some of his more controversial policies such as No Child Left Behind and the Iraq War, as well as highlighting some of his major successes like PEPFAR and protecting over 3M acres of wetlands. Obviously there was a bit of a slant in terms of how things were presented but it was still informative in nature. Second, it has a replica of the Oval Office, you do have to pay for a photo op but I think it’s worth it. There is also a Rose Garden replica outside which is where George and Laura will be buried someday. Third, there is a piece of metal from the Twin Towers on display which you can actually touch. That whole section was emotionally moving, you got to hear him say his famous “and those people who knocked the towers down will hear from all of us very soon” quote while you are looking at the images of what happened that day. And fourth, I think the best part of the museum is the Decision Points theater, which is an interactive game you can play where you choose what to do during several key moments of the Bush administration. You get policy advice from “experts” and see breaking news before making a final decision, and then you get to see Bush explain why he did what he actually did. Since I was the only one in the theater, I got to pick all three scenarios I did, and my decision was the “final one” (normally if more people play it’s whatever the group collectively decides).
The gift shop at the end has a couple of his books and a lot of baseball related souvenirs, as well as Bush/ Cheney campaign merchandise. If you have small kids they may like the reversible donkey/ elephant plush toy. You do have to pay for parking, it’s ten bucks but it’s right across the street. Likely the cheapest parking you will find close by, from what I have observed with Dallas.
In closing I would like to say that even though I disagreed with many of his policies (having grown up in a Democratic family), I think George W. Bush was a true leader who cared for the people of this nation and always did what he felt was the right thing. Sometimes those policies worked and other times they didn’t but you will see how much he cared by visiting this museum and listening to him give speeches at some of the exhibits… lastly, make sure you check out the somewhat hidden video right after the Rose Garden, there is a short clip of him singing in a cowboy hat which is really funny whether you like him or don’t. A great museum for anyone (regardless of party) to visit.