George H. W. Bush
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State dinner superlatives...Grant and his wife Julia in December of 1874. Couldn't keep his food down In January of 1992, Former president George H.W. Bush reportedly threw up at a state dinner in Japan, into the lap of Kiichi Miyazawa, then-Prime Minister of... In this article: George H.W. Bush, Nancy Reagan, White House, Marzipan, David Kalakaua, Jacques Chirac, Gerald Ford, and Jiang Zemin |
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
To survive, the GOP needs a good in-house fight
...in 1980, after the ruin of Watergate had restored Democrats to the White House. Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush squared off, with Bush winning the first round in Iowa, and Reagan forced to defend his claim in New Hampshire and in later...
In this article: Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Ronald Reagan, Jerry Ford, George W. Bush, Robert A. Taft, George H.W. Bush, Dwight Eisenhower, New Hampshire, and Jimmy Carter
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The Salt Lake Tribune | 1 day ago
Broder: Picking fight in primary is GOP tradition
Advertisement after the ruin of Watergate had restored Democrats to the White House, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush squared off. Bush won the first round in Iowa and forced Reagan to defend his claim in New Hampshire and in later...
In this article: Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Ronald Reagan, Jerry Ford, Jimmy Carter, New Hampshire, Richard Nixon, Frank Murkowski, and John McCain
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New York Times | 3 days ago
Presidential Bows, Revisited
But the pre-cable pundits were screaming, and soon one of our colleagues, the late Gerald Boyd, asked Mr. Bush about it at a news conference. Mr. Bush danced around an answer for a moment, mentioning members of his squadron who never came...
In this article: Barack Obama, George H.W. Bush, Japan, World War II, Hirohito, Michelle Obama, Tokyo, and Akihito
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Washington Times | 4 days ago
Bush aide urges weapons ban to slow Mexican drug war
...and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) under the Republican administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, said the still-raging battle "will determine who controls the legitimate institutions of...
In this article: United States, George H.W. Bush, Mexico, Mexican Drug War, U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama
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AP Online | 6 days ago
Obituaries in the news
...Thursday in Washington from complications related to prostate cancer. Lilley had a close relationship with former President George H.W. Bush dating to the early 1970s, when Lilley headed the CIA's operations in Beijing and Bush was the chief...
In this article: James R. Lilley, George H.W. Bush, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Bourgeois, World War II, Hillary Rodham Clinton, CIA, China, Washington, and Korean War
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Kansas City Star | November 12, 2009
UVa center to record history of Bush presidency
...Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs will record an oral history of President George W. Bush's presidency. </p><p>The center and the George W. Bush Foundation announced the project Thursday. </p><p>About 100 interviews are planned,...
In this article: George H.W. Bush, University of Virginia, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Virginia
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U.S. News & World Report | November 10, 2009
Bush: Fall of Berlin Wall Set in Motion by People
Former President George H. W. Bush was typically modest when discussing the Berlin Wall Posted November 10, 2009 COLLEGE STATION, Texas-Former President George H. W. Bush expressed delight and satisfaction this morning at the...
In this article: Condoleezza Rice, Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl, Ronald Reagan, Fall of Berlin, Berlin, Political science, Texas A&M University, and Stanford
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Bill Clinton on the Berlin Wall and Why We Owe George H.W. Bush Thanks
...Wall, and I thought you might enjoy President Bill Clinton's take on what happened on November 9, 1989. He and President George H.W. Bush were both honored a few weeks ago by The International Crisis Group at a dinner in New York City.
In this article: George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, European Union, Boris Yeltsin, Russia, Germany, Katrina, International Crisis Group, and Helmut Kohl
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George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Bush held a variety of political positions prior to his presidency, including Vice President of the United States in the administration of Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) and Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) under Gerald R. Ford.
Bush was born in Massachusetts to Senator Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Following the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941, at the age of 18, Bush postponed going to college and became the youngest naval aviator in the US Navy at the time. He served until the end of the war, then attended Yale University. Graduating in 1948, he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40.
He became involved in politics soon after founding his own oil company, serving as a member of the House of Representatives, among other positions. He ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States in 1980, but was chosen by party nominee Ronald Reagan to be the vice presidential nominee; the two were subsequently elected. During his tenure, Bush headed administration task forces on deregulation and fighting drug abuse.
Bush is the father of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, and Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida. He was the last World War II veteran to serve as U.S. president, and the last president to have fought in a war before being elected.
- Name At Birth:
- George Herbert Walker Bush
- Birth Date:
- June 12, 1924
- Birthplace:
- Milton, Massachusetts
- Religion:
- Episcopalian
- Spouse:
- Barbara Pierce Bush
- University Attended:
- Yale University
- Occupation:
- Businessman
- Political party:
- Republican
- Vice President:
- Dan Quayle
- Title:
- Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China
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