George was born on 12 Jun 1924 in
Milton, Ma. He was born on 12 Jun 1924 in Rye, Westchester, New York, USA. He
was employed as 41st President of the United States in 1989/1993.
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| President George Herbert Walker Bush |
A., Yale Univ., 1948.
His father, Prescott Bush, was a
successful investment banker and a Republican Senator (1953–63)
from Connecticut. After graduating
from Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., he served as a fighter pilot
during World War II and was awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross. He studied at Yale after the war
and subsequently moved to Texas,
where he cofounded the Zapata Petroleum Corp. In 1966, he was
elected as a Republican to the U.S.
House of Representatives and sold his business interests. After
losing a race for the U.S. Senate in
1970, he served in several important posts under Presidents Nixon
and Ford, including ambassador to the
United Nations (1971–73), chairman of the Republican national
committee (1973–74), chief of the
U.S. liaison office in China (1974–75), and director of the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) (1976–77).
Bush was unsuccessful in his bid for
the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, but served two terms
(1981–89) as President Reagan's Vice
President. In 1988, he won the Republican nomination for
President. Bush and his running mate,
Dan Quayle, easily defeated the Democratic ticket of Michael
Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen.
Foreign Policy
Bush benefited from the unraveling of
Eastern European Communism, a rapid series of events that
began with the collapse of East
Germany late in 1989 and culminated in the dissolution of the Soviet
Union in 1991. To many in the United
States these events were a confirmation and a consequence of
the anti-Soviet military buildup
under Reagan and Bush. In 1991, 1992, and 1993, Bush signed nuclear
disarmament agreements with the Soviet
Union and then Russia that called for substantial cuts in
nuclear arms. In Central America the
United States achieved long-standing policy objectives. In Dec.,
1989, U.S. forces invaded Panama and
removed Gen. Manuel Noriega to stand trial in the United
States for drug trafficking and other
alleged crimes. Then, in Feb., 1990, the Sandinistas were defeated
in elections in Nicaragua. Canada,
Mexico, and the United States created a free-trade zone when the
North American Free Trade Agreement
was signed in 1992.
In the Middle East, the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, provided the occasion for the most
striking foreign policy achievement
of the Bush administration (see Persian Gulf War). Bush saw the
expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait
by an American-led international coalition as a test of U.S. resolve
to uphold and enforce what he termed
the “new world order.” The success of Bush's military policy led
to unprecedented popularity at home,
but the U.S. triumph in the Persian Gulf War was not complete;
Saddam Hussein retained power in
Iraq. In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, under prodding from
Bush and Secretary of State James A.
Baker, comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace talks began in late
1991.
Domestic Policy
Bush's handling of domestic affairs
was less successful. The savings and loan crisis (see savings and
loan association) erupted in the
early months of his administration, and the costs to the government only
added to concerns about the federal
budget deficit. Bush's plan to stimulate the economy by
encouraging growth in the private
sector included cutting expenditures and taxes, especially the tax on
capital gains. After a prolonged
battle with the Congress, he agreed (Oct., 1990) to a deficit-reduction
bill that included new revenues,
thereby breaking his 1988 campaign pledge to not raise taxes. This
angered conservatives, but even more
damaging to Bush was a prolonged international recession that
resulted in stagnant economic growth
at home, high levels of unemployment, and increased concern
about the ability of the United
States to compete with Japan and other nations.
Because of this economic uncertainty,
Bush began his 1992 reelection campaign as a far less popular
president than he had been after the
Gulf War, a short time earlier. Bush and Vice President Quayle
were renominated by the Republican
party in Aug., 1992. The Democrats nominated Bill Clinton,
governor of Arkansas. Businessman H.
Ross Perot entered the race as an independent. After a bitter
campaign, Clinton won, and Bush
retired to Texas.
Bush was unsuccessful in his bid for
the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, but served two terms
(1981–89) as President Reagan's Vice
President. In 1988, he won the Republican nomination for
President. Bush and his running mate,
Dan Quayle, easily defeated the Democratic ticket of Michael
Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen.
Foreign Policy
Bush benefited from the unraveling of
Eastern European Communism, a rapid series of events that
began with the collapse of East
Germany late in 1989 and culminated in the dissolution of the Soviet
Union in 1991. To many in the United
States these events were a confirmation and a consequence of
the anti-Soviet military buildup
under Reagan and Bush. In 1991, 1992, and 1993, Bush signed nuclear
disarmament agreements with the
Soviet Union and then Russia that called for substantial cuts in
nuclear arms. In Central America the
United States achieved long-standing policy objectives. In Dec.,
1989, U.S. forces invaded Panama and
removed Gen. Manuel Noriega to stand trial in the United
States for drug trafficking and other
alleged crimes. Then, in Feb., 1990, the Sandinistas were defeated
in elections in Nicaragua. Canada,
Mexico, and the United States created a free-trade zone when the
North American Free Trade Agreement
was signed in 1992.
In the Middle East, the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, provided the occasion for the most
striking foreign policy achievement
of the Bush administration (see Persian Gulf War). Bush saw the
expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait
by an American-led international coalition as a test of U.S. resolve
to uphold and enforce what he termed
the “new world order.” The success of Bush's military policy led
to unprecedented popularity at home,
but the U.S. triumph in the Persian Gulf War was not complete;
Saddam Hussein retained power in
Iraq. In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, under prodding from
Bush and Secretary of State James A.
Baker, comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace talks began in late
1991.
Domestic Policy
Bush's handling of domestic affairs
was less successful. The savings and loan crisis (see savings and
loan association) erupted in the
early months of his administration, and the costs to the government only
added to concerns about the federal
budget deficit. Bush's plan to stimulate the economy by
encouraging growth in the private
sector included cutting expenditures and taxes, especially the tax on
capital gains. After a prolonged
battle with the Congress, he agreed (Oct., 1990) to a deficit-reduction
bill that included new revenues,
thereby breaking his 1988 campaign pledge to not raise taxes. This
angered conservatives, but even more
damaging to Bush was a prolonged international recession that
resulted in stagnant economic growth
at home, high levels of unemployment, and increased concern
about the ability of the United
States to compete with Japan and other nations.
Because of this economic uncertainty,
Bush began his 1992 reelection campaign as a far less popular
president than he had been after the
Gulf War, a short time earlier. Bush and Vice President Quayle
were renominated by the Republican
party in Aug., 1992. The Democrats nominated Bill Clinton,
governor of Arkansas. Businessman H.
Ross Perot entered the race as an independent. After a bitter
campaign, Clinton won, and Bush
retired to Texas.
See his All the Best (1999),
selections from his letters and other writings. See also biography by H. S.
Parmet (1997); C. Campbell, ed., The
Bush Presidency (1991); P. and R. Schweizer, The Bushes:
Portrait of a Dynasty (2004).
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Was elected to the U.S. Presidency in
1988, served as 41st president of the United States 1989-1993
Vice President of the United States
under Ronald reagan, 1981-1989
Former Director of the CIA
Congressman from Texas[Wilma.FTW]
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Bush, George Herbert Walker, 1924–,
41st President of the United States (1989–93), b. Milton, Mass., B.
A., Yale Univ., 1948.
His father, Prescott Bush, was a
successful investment banker and a Republican Senator (1953–63)
from Connecticut. After graduating
from Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., he served as a fighter pilot
during World War II and was awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross. He studied at Yale after the war
and subsequently moved to Texas,
where he cofounded the Zapata Petroleum Corp. In 1966, he was
elected as a Republican to the U.S.
House of Representatives and sold his business interests. After
losing a race for the U.S. Senate in
1970, he served in several important posts under Presidents Nixon
and Ford, including ambassador to the
United Nations (1971–73), chairman of the Republican national
committee (1973–74), chief of the
U.S. liaison office in China (1974–75), and director of the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) (1976–77).
Bush was unsuccessful in his bid for
the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, but served two terms
(1981–89) as President Reagan's Vice
President. In 1988, he won the Republican nomination for
President. Bush and his running mate,
Dan Quayle, easily defeated the Democratic ticket of Michael
Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen.
Foreign Policy
Bush benefited from the unraveling of
Eastern European Communism, a rapid series of events that
began with the collapse of East
Germany late in 1989 and culminated in the dissolution of the Soviet
Union in 1991. To many in the United
States these events were a confirmation and a consequence of
the anti-Soviet military buildup
under Reagan and Bush. In 1991, 1992, and 1993, Bush signed nuclear
disarmament agreements with the
Soviet Union and then Russia that called for substantial cuts in
nuclear arms. In Central America the
United States achieved long-standing policy objectives. In Dec.,
1989, U.S. forces invaded Panama and
removed Gen. Manuel Noriega to stand trial in the United
States for drug trafficking and other
alleged crimes. Then, in Feb., 1990, the Sandinistas were defeated
in elections in Nicaragua. Canada,
Mexico, and the United States created a free-trade zone when the
North American Free Trade Agreement
was signed in 1992.
In the Middle East, the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, provided the occasion for the most
striking foreign policy achievement
of the Bush administration (see Persian Gulf War). Bush saw the
expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait
by an American-led international coalition as a test of U.S. resolve
to uphold and enforce what he termed
the “new world order.” The success of Bush's military policy led
to unprecedented popularity at home,
but the U.S. triumph in the Persian Gulf War was not complete;
Saddam Hussein retained power in
Iraq. In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, under prodding from
Bush and Secretary of State James A.
Baker, comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace talks began in late
1991.
Domestic Policy
Bush's handling of domestic affairs
was less successful. The savings and loan crisis (see savings and
loan association) erupted in the
early months of his administration, and the costs to the government only
added to concerns about the federal
budget deficit. Bush's plan to stimulate the economy by
encouraging growth in the private
sector included cutting expenditures and taxes, especially the tax on
capital gains. After a prolonged
battle with the Congress, he agreed (Oct., 1990) to a deficit-reduction
bill that included new revenues,
thereby breaking his 1988 campaign pledge to not raise taxes. This
angered conservatives, but even more
damaging to Bush was a prolonged international recession that
resulted in stagnant economic growth
at home, high levels of unemployment, and increased concern
about the ability of the United
States to compete with Japan and other nations.
Because of this economic uncertainty,
Bush began his 1992 reelection campaign as a far less popular
president than he had been after the
Gulf War, a short time earlier. Bush and Vice President Quayle
were renominated by the Republican
party in Aug., 1992. The Democrats nominated Bill Clinton,
governor of Arkansas. Businessman H.
Ross Perot entered the race as an independent. After a bitter
campaign, Clinton won, and Bush
retired to Texas.
Bush was unsuccessful in his bid for
the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, but served two terms
(1981–89) as President Reagan's Vice
President. In 1988, he won the Republican nomination for
President. Bush and his running mate,
Dan Quayle, easily defeated the Democratic ticket of Michael
Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen.
Foreign Policy
Bush benefited from the unraveling of
Eastern European Communism, a rapid series of events that
began with the collapse of East
Germany late in 1989 and culminated in the dissolution of the Soviet
Union in 1991. To many in the United
States these events were a confirmation and a consequence of
the anti-Soviet military buildup
under Reagan and Bush. In 1991, 1992, and 1993, Bush signed nuclear
disarmament agreements with the
Soviet Union and then Russia that called for substantial cuts in
nuclear arms. In Central America the
United States achieved long-standing policy objectives. In Dec.,
1989, U.S. forces invaded Panama and
removed Gen. Manuel Noriega to stand trial in the United
States for drug trafficking and other
alleged crimes. Then, in Feb., 1990, the Sandinistas were defeated
in elections in Nicaragua. Canada,
Mexico, and the United States created a free-trade zone when the
North American Free Trade Agreement
was signed in 1992.
In the Middle East, the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, provided the occasion for the most
striking foreign policy achievement
of the Bush administration (see Persian Gulf War). Bush saw the
expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait
by an American-led international coalition as a test of U.S. resolve
to uphold and enforce what he termed
the “new world order.” The success of Bush's military policy led
to unprecedented popularity at home,
but the U.S. triumph in the Persian Gulf War was not complete;
Saddam Hussein retained power in
Iraq. In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, under prodding from
Bush and Secretary of State James A.
Baker, comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace talks began in late
1991.
Domestic Policy
Bush's handling of domestic affairs
was less successful. The savings and loan crisis (see savings and
loan association) erupted in the
early months of his administration, and the costs to the government only
added to concerns about the federal
budget deficit. Bush's plan to stimulate the economy by
encouraging growth in the private
sector included cutting expenditures and taxes, especially the tax on
capital gains. After a prolonged
battle with the Congress, he agreed (Oct., 1990) to a deficit-reduction
bill that included new revenues,
thereby breaking his 1988 campaign pledge to not raise taxes. This
angered conservatives, but even more
damaging to Bush was a prolonged international recession that
resulted in stagnant economic growth
at home, high levels of unemployment, and increased concern
about the ability of the United
States to compete with Japan and other nations.
Because of this economic uncertainty,
Bush began his 1992 reelection campaign as a far less popular
president than he had been after the
Gulf War, a short time earlier. Bush and Vice President Quayle
were renominated by the Republican
party in Aug., 1992. The Democrats nominated Bill Clinton,
governor of Arkansas. Businessman H.
Ross Perot entered the race as an independent. After a bitter
campaign, Clinton won, and Bush
retired to Texas.
See his All the Best (1999),
selections from his letters and other writings. See also biography by H. S.
Parmet (1997); C. Campbell, ed., The
Bush Presidency (1991); P. and R. Schweizer, The Bushes:
Portrait of a Dynasty (2004).
George married Barbara Pierce on 6 Jan 1945 in Rye, New York.