George H. W. Bush
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George Herbert Walker Bush
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41st President of the United States
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| In office 20 January 1989 – 20 January 1993 |
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| Vice President | J. Danforth Quayle |
| Preceded by | Ronald Reagan |
| Succeeded by | Bill Clinton |
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43rd Vice President of the United States
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| In office 20 January 1981 – 20 January 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Mondale |
| Succeeded by | Dan Quayle |
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| Born | June 12, 1924 Milton, Massachusetts, USA |
| Died | Alive |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Barbara Bush |
George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was President of the United States between 1989 and 1993. He was born in Milton, Massachusetts. He was the son of Republican Senator Prescott Bush. 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.
He is the father of George W. Bush, another president, and Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida. He has two other sons. His wife is Barbara Bush. Because he 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.
[change] 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.
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