Bush, George Herbert Walker
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Bush, George Herbert Walker (1924–) forty-first president of the United States (1989–93), born in Milton, Massachusetts. Bush, a Navy fighter pilot in
World War II, was shot down over the Pacific, rescued at sea, and awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross. Bush was a U.S. congressman (1966–70); ambassador to the
United Nations (1971–73); chairman, Republican National Committee (1973–74); chief of U.S. Liaison Office in China (1974–75); director of
Central Intelligence Agency (1976–77); and was elected vice president under
Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984). In 1988, he became the first sitting vice president elected president in 150 years. He ordered the U.S. invasion of Panama (1989). After the Iraqi invasion of
Kuwait (August 1990), Bush forged an international coalition of forces to liberate Kuwait, called
Operation Desert Storm (1991). He signed a nuclear arms reduction agreement with Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev (1991) and sought serious Mideast peace talks.
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Father figured.("George Herbert Walker Bush")(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The American Prospect; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH (PENGUIN LIVES SERIES) BY TOM WICKER * LIPPER/VIKING * 228 PAGES * $19.95 WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT JUST A few years ago that George Herbert Walker Bush would, to put it a bit cruelly, be relevant again...
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Give 'em heck, George Herbert Walker Bush
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/24/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...first blush, the attempt to equate George Herbert Walker Bush with "Give 'Em Hell Harry" drew...Dukakis more "presidential" than George Bush. How the governor of a mid...holes in the comparison between George Bush and Harry Truman is a little...
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Interview: Perspective on the presidency by former President George Herbert Walker Bush
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 10/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Perspective on the presidency by former President George Herbert Walker Bush Host: RENEE MONTAGNE Time: 11:00 AM-12:00...MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. George Herbert Walker Bush has a perspective on the presidency...
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The presidencies of George Herbert Walker Bush and George Walker Bush; like father like son?(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2008; 519 words
; 9781604561630 The presidencies of George Herbert Walker Bush and George Walker Bush; like father like son? Ed. by Anthony...political scientists compare the presidency of George H. W. Bush with that of his son, George W...
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The Prodigal Returns.(George Herbert Walker Bush)(Cover story)
Magazine article from: Newsweek; 11/20/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Jon Meacham George Herbert Walker Bush is a proud...at long last, George W. Bush seems to...Senior listened as George W. Bush said the...striking that the broad Bush circle believes...all. What the two Bushes discuss has long...
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Gerald Ford; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; George Herbert Walker Bush; Bill Clinton.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 2/25/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...over at night and I'm not there." -K.T.W. George Herbert Walker Bush grins as he gazes at the ceiling of his Houston office...out of a crippled torpedo bomber in World War II. Bush, 77, always loved the active life, but he walks...
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George Herbert Walker Bush.(Saturday)(The Rainbow Page)(U.S. Presidents)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/7/1996; 477 words
; ...Wife, Barbara Pierce; sons, George, John ("Jeb"), Neil and...leukemia at age 4) PERSONAL Bush is a quiet, gentle man who...1991. EAT YOUR VEGETABLES, GEORGE Broccoli farmers were upset when George Bush said that he did not like...
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POWERFUL ALLIANCE AIDS BUSHES' RISE FINANCIER GEORGE HERBERT WALKER PROVIDED MONEY AND SUPPORT FOR THE CLIMB TO POWER BUSH FAMILY'S LONG PATH TO POWER FIRST OF TWO PARTS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...So how did the Bush dynasty arise...President George Walker Bush. This is the prequel of the Bush dynasty, gathered from interviews with Bushes and Walkers, archival materials...It was 1903, and George Herbert Walker was well...
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George Herbert Walker Coolidge. (President Bush's domestic inattention has left him suddenly vulnerable) (editorial)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/27/1990; 700+ words
; GEORGE BUSH is losing a blame game. America's budget...with nothing. In his first two years Mr Bush has been on average the most popular president...those who have maintained all along that Mr Bush has not the makings of a great man, this...
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George Herbert (Hoover) Bush? (economic policy) (Editorial)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 1/20/1992; ; 700+ words
; George Herbert Walker Bush resents being compared to Herbert Hoover, the president of the Great Depression. But he...Virginia, there is a recession. Throughout, the second Herbert, like the first, has been looking for someone else to...
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George Herbert Walker Bush
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
George Herbert Walker Bush 1924-, 41st President...retired to Texas. In 2005 Bush joined with his successor...Campbell, ed., The Bush Presidency (1991); P. and R. Schweizer, The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty...
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Bush, George Herbert Walker
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
BUSH, GEORGE HERBERT WALKER George Herbert Walker Bush capped a full and distinguished political career with his election in 1988 as President of the United States. Bush became the forty-first chief executive after serving for eight years as...
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Bush, George (Herbert Walker)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Bush, George (Herbert Walker) (1924– ) US Republican statesman, 41st...President Reagan's Vice-President from 1981 to 1988. In 1989 Bush became President. While in office he negotiated further arms reductions...
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George Bush
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...United States. George Herbert Walker Bush was born on June...investment banker, George Herbert Walker (George Bush's namesake...to Barbara Pierce, Bush married this daughter...January 6, 1945. The Bushes became the parents...
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George W. Bush
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...political job. George Walker Bush was born in...to Texas when George W. was two years old. His father, George Herbert Walker Bush, had...when the elder Bush made his fortune in drilling. Young George W. was a strong...baseball cards. The Bushes had ...
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