TIME Person of the Year 2004: George W. Bush

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llustration for TIME by Daniel Adel

A President's Life
Photographs by Christopher Morris

Paths of Power
The Bush family tree

Paying Homage
Bush visits wounded troops

People Who Mattered
Those who made news this year

In Memoriam
TIME pays tribute to those who died in 2004

Person of the Year 2004
George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States

Interview With the President
TIME sits down with President Bush

The Rove Warrior
What does the President see in Karl Rove, and what's Rove planning to do next?

Don't Call It A Dynasty
How has America's most enduring political family endured, and who's next in line?

The Benetton-Ad Presidency
Joe Klein on how Bush quietly put together the most diverse Cabinet in American history

The American Soldier
2003 Person of the Year

The Whistleblowers
2002 Persons of the Year

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Maliki's Last Stand?
The prime minister makes a new call to curb violence, but Iraqis' patience with him and his government is wearing thin

What a Surge Really Means
Can a couple more divisions in Iraq make a difference? Or is Bush's idea too little, too late?