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The following is atimeline of thepresidency of George W. Bush, from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.

• January 1 – President Bush delivers a radio address in regards to the relief of tsunamis onNew Year's Day.^[1]
• January 2 – President Bush issues a statement on the passing ofBob Matsui the previous day.^[2]
• January 3 – President Bush is joined by former PresidentsGeorge H. W. Bush andBill Clinton while in the Roosevelt Room as he announces the two will be involved with relief efforts.^[3]
• January 5 – President Bush delivers a speech on medical liability reform at the Gateway Center inCollinsville, Illinois during the afternoon.^[4]
• January 6 – In ajoint session of the United States Congress, the results for theelectoral college are counted. In his role asPresident of the Senate, Vice PresidentDick Cheney reads the results and declares President Bush as the winner of the 2004 presidential election.^{[citation needed]}
• January 6 – President Bush meets with congressional members to discuss reform of class-action in the Cabinet Room at the White House, saying afterward, "We had a very good discussion. It's a discussion that says to me that it is very possible that a good piece of legislation can move quickly this year out of both the Senate and the House, get it to conference quickly and get it to my desk quickly, to show the American people that both parties are willing to work together to solve problems."^[5]
• January 7 – President Bush speaks about asbestos litigation while in the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts at Macomb Community College inClinton Township, Michigan.^[6]
• January 8 – President Bush reflects on the work of relief for tsunami occurrences within the US during the weekly radio address.^[7]
• January 11 – President Bush announces his nomination ofMichael Chertoff forUnited States Secretary of Homeland Security in the Roosevelt Room.^[8] President Bush delivers a speech and later answers questions on reform of Social Security at theAndrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.^[9]
• January 12 – President Bush delivers a speech onNo Child Left Behind and high school programs during an appearance at J.E.B. Stuart High School inFalls Church, Virginia.^[10]
• January 13 – President Bush receives a briefing on tsunami relief efforts and the ongoing battle against terrorism at the Pentagon.^[11]
• January 14 – President Bush speaks and answers questions regarding higher education as well as job training at theFlorida Community College at Jacksonville inJacksonville, Florida.^[12]
• January 15 – President Bush discusses relief of tsunamis during his radio address.^[13]
• January 17 – President Bush attends the 'Let Freedom Ring' event at theJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.^[14]
• January 20 –Second inauguration of George W. Bush
• January 29 – President Bush discusses Iraq and American involvement within the country during his radio address.^[15]
• January 30 – President Bush issues a statement on theIraqi parliamentary election held that that day during the afternoon.^[16]
• January 31 – President Bush attends the swearing in ceremony ofMargaret Spellings asUnited States Secretary of Education.^[17]

• February 1 – President Bush issues a proclamation designating the month of February 2005 as "American Heart Month".^[18]
• February 2 – President Bush delivers his annualState of the Union Address.^[19]
• February 3 – President Bush gives a speech at the AnnualNational Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. during the morning.^[20] President Bush speaks on social security reform amid a panel at Montana ExpoPark inGreat Falls, Montana during the afternoon.^[21]
• February 4 – President Bush delivers a social security reform speech and answers questions at Qwest Center Omaha Arena inOmaha, Nebraska.^[22] President Bush declares the existence of a major disaster inCalifornia and orders federal aid to the state.^[23]
• February 8 – President Bush delivers an economic speech at the COBO Conference and Economic Center inDetroit, Michigan during the afternoon.^[24]
• February 9 – President Bush meets withPresident of PolandAleksander Kwaśniewski in the Oval Office during the morning.^[25] President Bush discusses reform on class action lawsuit in the Department of Commerce building in Washington, D.C. during the afternoon.^[26]
• February 24 – President Bush meets withPrime Minister of SlovakiaMikuláš Dzurinda for discussions on Slovakia's foreign policy and its relation to American international stances in the Office Of The Prime Minister inBratislava, Slovakia during the morning. The two outline the details of their talks to reporters after the meeting concludes.^[27] President Bush holds a joint public appearance with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin to discuss the relations between the United States and Russia in the Constitution Hall of the Bratislava Castle inBratislava, Slovakia during the afternoon.^[28] President Bush releases a statement on the failing health ofPope John Paul II, wishing him a recovery.^[29]
• February 25 – President Bush announces the nominations of Nancy Ann Nord for Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Christopher J. Hanley for membership on the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the appointment of James C. Langdon, Jr. for membership on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, and the designation of Grover Whitehurst for Acting Commissioner of Education Statistics at the Department of Education.^[30]
• February 26 – President Bush discusses improving Social Security during his radio address.^[31]
• February 27 – President Bush delivers remarks to the National Governors Association State Dinner in the State Dining Room during the evening.^[32]
• February 28 – President Bush attends the National Governors Association meeting at the State Floor during the morning.^[33]

• March 1 – President Bush delivers a speech at the Omni Shoreham Hotel inWashington, D.C. during the morning.^[34]
• March 2 – President Bush makes an appearance at theAnne Arundel Community College inArnold, Maryland for discussions on education and training for occupations during the morning.^[35] President Bush awardsRachel Robinson theCongressional Gold Medal for her late husbandJackie Robinson during the afternoon.^[36]
• March 3 – Michael Chertoff is sworn in asUnited States Secretary of Homeland Security in theRonald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.^[37]
• March 27 – President Bush wishes "all the fellow citizens and their families a happy Easter" at the 4th Infantry Division Memorial Chapel inFort Hood, Texas during the morning.^[38]
• March 29 – President Bush delivers an address on reforming Iraq from the Rose Garden during the morning.^[39]
• March 30 – President Bush participates in a discussion on social security reform at the Kirkwood Community College inCedar Rapids, Iowa during the afternoon.^[40]
• March 31 – President Bush delivers an address on theTerri Schiavo case andIraq Intelligence Commission in Room 450 at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building during the morning.^[41] Bush issues a statement congratulatingPaul Wolfowitz for being electedPresident of the World Bank Group.^[42]

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• May 10 – An assassination attempt is made on President Bush and Georgian PresidentMikheil Saakashvili whenVladimir Arutyunian throws a grenade at President Bush while he is addressing a crowd in the Georgian capital ofTbilisi. The grenade fails to detonate.

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• July 1 – President Bush delivers a speech on the career of Supreme Court JusticeSandra Day O'Connor, after she announces her decision to retire, in the Rose Garden during the morning.^[43]
• July 2 – President Bush speaks onIndependence Day in his radio address.^[44]
• July 4 – President Bush delivers an Independence Day speech atWest Virginia University inMorgantown, West Virginia during the morning.^[45]
• July 19 - On July 19, 2005,President Bush nominated Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill a vacancy to be created by the impending retirement of JusticeSandra Day O'Connor. Roberts's nomination was the first Supreme Court nomination sinceStephen Breyer in 1994.^[46]

• August 1 – President Bush announces that he has used his "constitutional authority" to appointJohn Bolton as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Roosevelt Room.^[47]
• August 2 –CAFTA-DR is signed by President Bush in the East Room.^[48] President Bush signs the Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2006, the bill allocating funds "for the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, and several smaller agencies."^[49]
• August 23 – President Bush gives a speech and then answers questions from reporters on the Iraqi Constitution in the Tamarack Resort inDonnelly, Idaho during the morning.^[50] President Bush declares a major disaster exists withinKansas in response to flooding from June 30 to July 1 and orders federal aid.^[51]
• August 24 – President Bush delivers a speech on the war on terror at the Idaho Center while inNampa, Idaho during the morning.^[52]
• August 28 – President Bush says "Hurricane Katrina is now designated a category five hurricane" as well as calling on Americans to move to safe ground to save themselves and calls the decision to draft a constitution in Iraq an advancement in the political process "to another important stage for a new and free Iraq" during an address from the Prairie Chapel Ranch inCrawford, Texas.^[53]
• August 29 – President Bush delivers an address on Medicare and later discusses the subject at the Pueblo El Mirage RV Resort and Country Club inEl Mirage, Arizona during the morning.^[54]Hurricane Katrina devastates theGulf of Mexico's bordering southern states.
• August 30 – President Bush delivers a speech commemorating the sixtieth anniversary ofV-J Day as well as the leadership of US PresidentsFranklin D. Roosevelt andHarry Truman duringWorld War II at theNaval Air Station North Island inSan Diego, California.^[55]
• August 31 – President Bush discusses general policies by his administration to aid in relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina during a speech in the Rose Garden.^[56]

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• November 30 – First Lady Laura Bush unveils the Christmas decorations at the White House for the fifth time.^[57]

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