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George H.W. Bush "America
is never wholly herself unless she is
engaged in high moral principle. We as a
people have such a purpose today. It is to
make kinder the face of the Nation and
gentler the face of the
world".--President
George H. W. Bush, Inaugural Address, Jan.
20, 1989 This
is America ... a brilliant diversity
spread like stars, like a thousand points
of light in a broad and peaceful
sky. --President
George H. W. Bush, Acceptance speech upon
accepting the Republican Party nomination,
August 18, 1988 George
Herbert Walker Bush-
(June
12, 1924) George
H. W. Bush was the 41st President of the
United States, and holds the distinction
of being the father of another President
(George W. Bush), and two governors
(George W. and Jeb Bush). George H. W.
Bush first won national office as Ronald
Reagan's Vice-President, and later won the
Presidency in his own right in 1988.
During Bush's single term in office, he
ordered the Invasion
of Panama in
1989,
turned back the Iraqi
Invasion of Kuwait (The Gulf
War),
and sent U.S. forces into Somalia on a
humantarian mission. Bush was defeated by
Bill Clinton in the 1992 election, but
remained involved in Republican politics
in his retirement, especially involved in
the campaigns of his sons as they ran for
governor, and during George W. Bush's two
successful elections as
president. In
November, 2012, former President George
H.W. Bush was admitted to a hospital in
Houston with bronchitis-like symptoms. He
remained in the hospital through
Christmas, and on December 26, was placed
in intensive care, as President Bush had
also developed a fever. President
eventually recovered, and again made the
news in 2016 when he reportedly told a
visitor, who mentioned on social media,
that he was planning on voting for Hillary
Clinton in the presidential election,
rather than the Republican candidate
Donald Trump. President Bush's son, former
Governor Jeb Bush, was defeated by Trump
in the 2016 Republican primaries, leaving
quite a bit of bad feelings between the
Trump camp and the Bush family. Barbara
Bush, his wife of 73 years, died in April
of 2018, and President Bush was
hospitalized the next day. While he
recovered from that, he suffered from
several severe health issues, including
vascular parkinsonism, which is similar to
Parkinson's disease, and he had used a
wheelchair for mobility for some time.
President
George Herbert Walker Bush passed away on
November 30, 2018. Bush
was the last American president to serve
in World War Two, and also the last
American president to date, who was a
combat veteran. America may never know his
like again. Books
By George and Barbara Bush:
Family,
Career, and Personal Highlights of
President George H.W. Bush Family,
Career, and Personal
Highlights Prescott
Sheldon Bush
(1895-1972)--Father Dorothy
Walker Bush
(1901-1992)
--
Mother Barbara
Pierce Bush (June 8,
1925-2018)--
Wife,
wed on January 6,
1945 Children: Pauline
Robinson "Robin" Bush
(1949-1953
)--Daughter Governor
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush
(b.
1953)--Son Neil
Mallon
Bush
(b.
1955)--Son Marvin
Pierce Bush(b.
1956)--Son Dorothy
Bush Koch
(1959)--Daughter Religion:
Nicknames:
Siblings Nancy
Walker Bush Ellis (b.
1926)--Sister Jonathan
Bush (b.
1931)-Brother William
H.T. "Bucky" Bush (b.
1938)--Brother Education: --secretary
of the student
council --president
of the community
fund-raising
group --
member of the
editorial board of
the school
newspaper --participated
in baseball and
soccer (captained
both
teams) 1948:
BA Economics,
Yale
University. Career/Occupation: --co-founded
the Zapata
Petroleum
Corporation 1954-1964:
President of Zapata
Offshore
Co. 1964-1966:
Chairman of Zapata
Offshore
Co. Military
Service: 1942-1945
(World War Two): United
States
Navy --served
as the assistant
navigator,
Athletic Officer,
and antiaircraft
battery
officer While
Bush served on the
USS San Jacinto, the
ship: --air
operations against
the Japanese in
the Bonin
Islands --Bush
piloted a Grumman
TBM Avenger
aircraft that
attacked the
Japanese
installations on
Chichijima (Sept.
2,
1944) --Shot
down during the
Chichijima
operation, Bush
was rescued by the
USS
Finback --Bush
participated in
rescuing other
pilots while on
the USS Finback
over the next
month after his
own
rescue. --returned
to the USS San
Jacinto in
November, 1944 and
participated in
operations in the
Philippines
Islands --Overall,
Bush flew 58
combat
missions --reassigned
to Norfolk Navy
Base trained new
torpedo
pilots. Bush's
Service Medals and
Citations: --Air
Medal
(3) --Presidential
Unit
Citation Political
Career: 1964:
Candidate for the
U.S. Senate from
Texas (lost to
incumbent Democrat
Ralph
Yarborough) 1966-1971:
United States House
of Representatives
(R-Texas) 1970:
Candidate for the
U.S. Senate from
Texas (lost to
Democrat Lloyd
Bentson) 1971-1973:
U.S. Ambassador to
the United
Nations 1973-1974:
Chairman of the
Republican National
Committee 1974-1975:
Chief of the U.S.
Liaison Office to the
People's Republic of
China (de facto
Ambassador) 1976-1977:
Director of the
Central Intelligence
Agency
(CIA) 1980:
Ran for Republican
Presidential
Nomination. Lost to
Ronald Reagan, but
was chosen as the
Vice-Presidential
nominee 1981-1989:
Vice-President of the
United States
(R) 1989-1993:
President of the
United States
(R) Clubs
and Organizations
(membership): --
Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity
(president) --member
of the Phi Beta Kappa
academic honor
society (at
Yale) Athletic
Career: --played
in the first two
College World
Series in 1947 and
1948 George
H.W. Bush's Speeches &
Documents President
George Bush speaks to
students
-Oct. 1, 1991 The
Bush Administration: The
Cabinet, Aides, &
Advisors The
Cabinet--The President's
Cabinet is made up of
the appointed leaders,
or "Secretaries" of each
of the Executive
Departments. The
National Security
Council --Advises the
President on national
security and foreign
policy. Links
and Resources on George H.W.
Bush George
Herbert Walker Bush
(1924-)--Miller
Center for Public
Affairs Site
Map--revision
in progress Books
About George H. W. Bush: John
V. Dowdy 1967–1971 Bill
Archer William
E. Colby 1976–1977 Adm.
Stansfield
Turner Walter
Mondale Acting
President:
uly
13,
1985 January
20, 1981 – January 20,
1989 Dan
Quayle Ronald
Reagan January
20, 1989 – January 20,
1993 Bill
Clinton Ronald
Reagan
(1980) 1988
(won), and 1992
(lost) Bob
Dole
(1996) Bob
Dole
(1976) 1980
(won) Dan
Quayle
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