George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States
In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
Vice President	Dan Quayle
Preceded by	Ronald Reagan
Succeeded by	Bill Clinton
43rd Vice President of the United States
In office January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Walter Mondale
Succeeded by	Dan Quayle
Director of Central Intelligence
In office January 30, 1976 – January 20, 1977
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	William Colby
Succeeded by	Stansfield Turner
Chief of the Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China
In office September 26, 1974 – December 7, 1975
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	David Bruce
Succeeded by	Thomas Gates
Chairperson of the Republican National Committee
In office January 19, 1973 – September 16, 1974
Preceded by	Bob Dole
Succeeded by	Mary Smith
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office March 1, 1971 – January 18, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Charles Yost
Succeeded by	John Scali
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 7th district
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971
Preceded by	John Dowdy
Succeeded by	William Archer
Personal details
Born	George Herbert Walker Bush June 12, 1924 (1924-06-12) Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Barbara Pierce (1945–present)
Children	George Pauline Jeb Neil Marvin Dorothy
Alma mater	Yale University
Religion	Episcopal
Signature
Website	Presidential Library
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	Lieutenant (junior grade)
Unit	Fast Carrier Task Force
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal (3) Presidential Unit Citation

George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States between 1989 and 1993. He was born in Milton, Massachusetts. He is the son of Republican Senator Prescott Bush. He is an Episcopalian.

Early Life

Bush was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts. His father was politician Prescott Bush. He studied at Yale University. Bush served in the United States Navy during 1942 until 1945. He won 3 Air Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was married to Barbara Pierce since 1945. They had six children.

Career

He worked for Zapata Oil in Texas and was a politician in Texas, running for the Senate in 1964 but losing to Ralph Yarborough and later again in 1970 though losing again to Lloyd Bentsen. He later served as a House Representative. He also was Republican Party Chairman and attempted the vice presidency after Nixon resigned and Ford took office but lost to Nelson Rockefeller in 1974.

During World War II, he was a crewman on a TBM Avenger. He had survived many crashes and sunk a Japanese ship. He later became a diplomat and head of the CIA.

Presidency

After being Ronald Reagan's vice-president, George H.W. Bush was elected president in 1988. While he was President, the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union fell apart.

When Saddam Hussein (the dictator of Iraq) invaded its enemy Kuwait in order to steal their supplies of oil, George H.W. Bush lead the United States and many other countries to protect Kuwait. The conflict was called the Gulf War. He also invaded Panama to remove its dictator Manuel Noreiga who was guilty of drug trafficking.

At home, George H. W. Bush also signed in important laws such as The Americans With Disabilities Act. However, the country suffered from a recession. Before he became President, Bush had promised that he would not raise taxes (he said "Read my lips: no new taxes!") but after the recession caused the debt to grow, he broke his promise and agreed to raise taxes. This was embarrassing and many people believe this was why he lost the presidential election of 1992 to Bill Clinton.

Personal life

Bush now lives in a ranch in Houston, Texas with his family. After his presidency, he supported John McCain and his son George W. Bush. He recently supported Mitt Romney and Rick Perry for president. He attended the opening of the USS George H.W. Bush, a naval ship named after him. He had traveled with his son to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Family

He is the father of George W. Bush, another president, and Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida. He has two other sons. His father was politician was Prescott Bush.

Other names

Since Bush has the same first and last names as his son, he is often called George H. W. Bush or George Bush Sr. (George Bush senior). Some people call him "41" or "Bush 41", because he was the 41st President.

Health

On November 23, 2012, he had a bronchitis-like cough that initially brought him to Methodist Hospital in Houston for treatment. He was supposed to be released before Christmas, but was kept in and over the holiday because he got worse with a high fever. He has been in the Intensive-care unit since December 23. On December 29, 2012 he his health became better and moved out of intensive care.

As of January 19, 2013, he still has health concerns.

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• Bush Presidential Library and Museum
• White House biography
• Works by George Bush at Project Gutenberg Note: Contains only Bush's 1990 State of the Union address
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Appearances on Charlie Rose programs
• Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
• Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• Collected news and commentary at The Wall Street Journal
• Collected news and commentary at The Guardian
• Works by or about George H. W. Bush in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Essays on Bush and His Administration
• The President Who Treated Me Like A Son, brief memoir by his personal aide
• Photographs of President George H. W. Bush shaking hands with Philip G. Hoffman at a University of Houston commencement ceremony.
• George Bush at C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits
• Bush, George H. W. and Jim McGrath. George H. W. Bush Oral History (Directory entry), Houston Oral History Project, July 2009. Houston Public Library Digital Archives.
• The Presidents: George H.W. Bush An American Experience Documentary