Bush Claims He "Got A B In Econ 101" September 20, 2007 11:09 AM Read More: Bush and bad grades, Bush college record, economics, George W. Bush, Breaking Politics News Politics stumbleupon :Bush Claims He "Got A B In Econ 101" digg: Bush Claims He "Got A B In Econ 101" reddit: Bush Claims He "Got A B In Econ 101" del.icio.us: Bush Claims He "Got A B In Econ 101"
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In a Thursday morning morning press conference at the White House, the President engaged in a little bit of grade inflation about his academic record.
"You need to talk to economists," he answered when asked if there was a risk of recession in the US economy. "I think I got a B in Econ 101. I got an A however in keeping taxes low, and being fiscally responsible with the people's money."
President Bush as an undergraduate at Yale did not in fact receive a grade of B in his economics course. Bush received a grade that would correspond with a C-.
A copy of Bush's Yale transcript posted at the humorous website http://GeorgeWBush.org states that the president received grades of 71 and 72 in Economics. The president took the course during successive semesters of his sophomore year, 1965-66.
President Bush, who earned a Bachelor's degree with a major in History at Yale, has long described himself as a 'C student.' He also has a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard.
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