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In January 2010, at President Obama's request, Bush and Bill Clinton established the [[Clinton Bush Haiti Fund]] to raise contributions for relief and recovery efforts following the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] earlier that month.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/16/haiti.earthquake/ |title=Hillary Clinton meets with Haiti leader after arrival |date=January 17, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2011 |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119083558/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/16/haiti.earthquake/ |archive-date=January 19, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> | In January 2010, at President Obama's request, Bush and Bill Clinton established the [[Clinton Bush Haiti Fund]] to raise contributions for relief and recovery efforts following the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] earlier that month.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/16/haiti.earthquake/ |title=Hillary Clinton meets with Haiti leader after arrival |date=January 17, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2011 |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119083558/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/16/haiti.earthquake/ |archive-date=January 19, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
On May 2, 2011, President Obama called Bush, who was at a restaurant with his wife, to inform him that [[Death of Osama bin Laden|Osama bin Laden had been killed]].<ref>{{cite news |title=When Bush Got the Bin Laden Call (While Eating a Souffle) |last=Franke-Ruta |first=Garance |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/when-bush-got-the-bin-laden-call-while-eating-a-souffle/238862/ |date=May 13, 2011 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |archive-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516154213/http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/when-bush-got-the-bin-laden-call-while-eating-a-souffle/238862/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Bushes joined the Obamas in New York City to mark the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. At the Ground Zero memorial, Bush read [[Bixby letter|a letter]] that President | On May 2, 2011, President Obama called Bush, who was at a restaurant with his wife, to inform him that [[Death of Osama bin Laden|Osama bin Laden had been killed]].<ref>{{cite news |title=When Bush Got the Bin Laden Call (While Eating a Souffle) |last=Franke-Ruta |first=Garance |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/when-bush-got-the-bin-laden-call-while-eating-a-souffle/238862/ |date=May 13, 2011 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |archive-date=May 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516154213/http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/05/when-bush-got-the-bin-laden-call-while-eating-a-souffle/238862/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Bushes joined the Obamas in New York City to mark the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. At the Ground Zero memorial, Bush read [[Bixby letter|a letter]] that President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a widow who had lost five sons during the Civil War.<ref>{{cite news |title=Presidents Obama and Bush commemorate 9/11 anniversary |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/11/presidents-obama-and-bush-commemorate-911-anniversary/ |publisher=CNN |date=September 11, 2011 |archive-date=October 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009155415/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/11/presidents-obama-and-bush-commemorate-911-anniversary/ }}</ref> | ||
On September 7, 2017, Bush partnered with former presidents [[Jimmy Carter]], [[George H. W. Bush]], Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama to work with [[One America Appeal]] to help the victims of [[Hurricane Harvey]] and [[Hurricane Irma]] in the [[Gulf Coast]] and [[Texas]] communities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/349993-former-presidents-add-irma-recovery-to-fundraising-appeal/ |title=Former presidents fundraise for Irma disaster relief |last=Shelbourne |first=Mallory |date=September 10, 2017 |work=The Hill |access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref> | On September 7, 2017, Bush partnered with former presidents [[Jimmy Carter]], [[George H. W. Bush]], Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama to work with [[One America Appeal]] to help the victims of [[Hurricane Harvey]] and [[Hurricane Irma]] in the [[Gulf Coast]] and [[Texas]] communities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/349993-former-presidents-add-irma-recovery-to-fundraising-appeal/ |title=Former presidents fundraise for Irma disaster relief |last=Shelbourne |first=Mallory |date=September 10, 2017 |work=The Hill |access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref> | ||