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| Date of birth | June 12, 1924(age 87) | | Place of birth | Milton, Massachusetts, US | | Birth name | George Herbert Walker Bush | | Political party | Republican | | Spouse | Barbara Pierce Bush (m. 1945 � present) | | Children | George Walker Bush
Pauline Robinson Bush (deceased)
John Ellis Bush
Neil Mallon Bush
Marvin Pierce Bush
Dorothy Bush Koch | | Alma mater | Yale University (B.A.) | | Occupation | Businessman (oil) | | Religion | Episcopalian | | 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 | | In office | January 20, 1989 - January 20, 1993 | | President | Dan Quayle | | Vice President | Dan Quayle | | Succeeded by | Bill Clinton | | Preceded by | Ronald Reagan | | In office | January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989 | | President | Ronald Reagan | | Succeeded by | Dan Quayle | | Preceded by | Walter Mondale | | In office | January 30, 1976 - January 20, 1977 | | President | Gerald Ford | | Succeeded by | Adm. Stansfield Turner | | Preceded by | William E. Colby | | In office | September 26, 1974 - December 7, 1975 | | President | Gerald Ford | | Succeeded by | Thomas S. Gates, Jr. | | Preceded by | David K. E. Bruce | | In office | 1973 - 1974 | | Succeeded by | Mary Louise Smith | | Preceded by | Bob Dole | | In office | 1971 - 1973 | | President | Richard Nixon | | Succeeded by | John A. Scali | | Preceded by | Charles W. Yost | | In office | January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1971 | | Succeeded by | Bill Archer | | Preceded by | John V. Dowdy |
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| Name | Bush |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| President Start | 1989 |
| President End | 1993 |
| Vice President | Dan Quayle |
| Vice President Start | 1989 |
| Vice President End | 1993 |
| State | James Baker |
| State Start | 1989 |
| State End | 1992 |
| State 2 | Lawrence Eagleburger |
| State Start 2 | 1992 |
| State End 2 | 1993 |
| Treasury | Nicholas Brady |
| Treasury Start | 1989 |
| Treasury End | 1993 |
| Defense | Dick Cheney |
| Defense Start | 1989 |
| Defense End | 1993 |
| Justice | Dick Thornburgh |
| Justice Start | 1989 |
| Justice End | 1991 |
| Justice 2 | William Barr |
| Justice Start 2 | 1991 |
| Justice End 2 | 1993 |
| Interior | Manuel Lujan |
| Interior Start | 1989 |
| Interior End | 1993 |
| Agriculture | Clayton Yeutter |
| Agriculture Start | 1989 |
| Agriculture End | 1991 |
| Agriculture 2 | Edward Madigan |
| Agriculture Start 2 | 1991 |
| Agriculture End 2 | 1993 |
| Commerce | Robert Mosbacher |
| Commerce Start | 1989 |
| Commerce End | 1992 |
| Commerce 2 | Barbara Hackman Franklin |
| Commerce Start 2 | 1992 |
| Commerce End 2 | 1993 |
| Labor | Elizabeth Dole |
| Labor Start | 1989 |
| Labor End | 1990 |
| Labor 2 | Lynn Martin |
| Labor Start 2 | 1991 |
| Labor End 2 | 1993 |
| Health And Human Services | Louis Sullivan |
| Health And Human Services Start | 1989 |
| Health And Human Services End | 1993 |
| Education | Lauro Cavazos |
| Education Start | 1989 |
| Education End | 1990 |
| Education 2 | Lamar Alexander |
| Education Start 2 | 1990 |
| Education End 2 | 1993 |
| Housing And Urban Development | Jack Kemp |
| Housing And Urban Development Start | 1989 |
| Housing And Urban Development End | 1993 |
| Transportation | Samuel Skinner |
| Transportation Start | 1989 |
| Transportation End | 1992 |
| Transportation 2 | Andrew Card |
| Transportation Start 2 | 1992 |
| Transportation End 2 | 1993 |
| Energy | James Watkins |
| Energy Start | 1989 |
| Energy End | 1993 |
| Veterans Affairs | Ed Derwinski |
| Veterans Affairs Start | 1989 |
| Veterans Affairs End | 1993 |
| Chief Of Staff | John H. Sununu |
| Chief Of Staff Start | 1989 |
| Chief Of Staff End | 1991 |
| Chief Of Staff 2 | Samuel Skinner |
| Chief Of Staff Start 2 | 1991 |
| Chief Of Staff End 2 | 1992 |
| Chief Of Staff 3 | James Baker |
| Chief Of Staff Start 3 | 1992 |
| Chief Of Staff End 3 | 1993 |
| Environmental Protection | William Reilly |
| Environmental Protection Start | 1989 |
| Environmental Protection End | 1993 |
| Management And Budget | Richard Darman |
| Management And Budget Start | 1989 |
| Management And Budget End | 1993 |
| National Drug Control | Bob Martinez |
| National Drug Control Start | 1993 |
| National Drug Control End | 1993 |
| Trade | Carla Anderson Hills |
| Trade Start | 1989 |
| Trade End | 1993 |
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George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989 � 93). He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President (1981 � 89), a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.
Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to Senator Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Following the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941, at the age of 18, Bush postponed going to college and became the youngest aviator in the US Navy at the time. He served until the end of the war, then attended Yale University. Graduating in 1948, he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40.
He became involved in politics soon after founding his own oil company, serving as a member of the House of Representatives, among other positions. He ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States in 1980, but was chosen by party nominee Ronald Reagan to be the vice presidential nominee, and the two were subsequently elected. During his tenure, Bush headed administration task forces on deregulation and fighting drug abuse.
In 1988, Bush launched a successful campaign to succeed Reagan as president, defeating Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis. Foreign policy drove the Bush presidency; military operations were conducted in Panama and the Persian Gulf at a time of world change; the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolved two years later. Domestically, Bush reneged on a 1988 campaign promise and after a struggle with Congress, signed an increase in taxes that Congress had passed. In the wake of economic concerns, he lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton.
Bush is the father of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, and Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida. He is the last president to have been a World War II veteran. Until the election of his son George W. Bush to the presidency in 2000, Bush was commonly referred to simply as "George Bush"; since that time, the forms "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", "Bush the Elder", and "George Bush, Sr." have come into common use as a way to distinguish the father from the son.
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