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George Herbert Walker Bush
“Herby”
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George H. W. Bush
(1989 – 1993)
Republican
• Born Milton,
Massachusetts
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World War II
58 Combat Missions
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September 2, 1944 Mission
• Hit by enemy fire –engine on fire
• Delivered the bombs on target
• Ejected and parachute snagged on tail
• Hit water and cut face
• Stung by Portuguese Man-O-War
• 4 hours in water
• Rescued by submarine USS Finback
• Earned Distinguished Flying Cross
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Bush Library
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Yale Degree
-Economics (2 ½ years)
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Co-Founder of Bush-Overbey Oil
Company
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Incredible Political Resume
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Served 2 terms in
the US House of
Representatives
(1967 – 1971)
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United Nations Ambassador
(1971 – 1973)
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Chairman of the Republican Party
(1973 - 1974)
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Chief Liaison to People’s
Republic of China
(1974 – 1975)
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Director of Central Intelligence
Agency
(1976 – 1977)
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Vice-President (1981 - 1989)
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Herby: The Man for the Job
• House of Representatives
• United Nations Ambassador
• Chairman of the Republican Party
• Chief Liaison to PRC
• Director of Central Intelligence Agency
• Vice-President
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1988 Republican Convention
“A kinder, gentler nation”
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VP Bush vs. Gov. Dukakis
1988 Election
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“Read my lips: No new taxes”
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1988 Electoral Map
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Approval Rating
2nd Highest Ever
89% (March 1991)
5th Lowest Ever
29% (August 1992)
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Herby Fun Facts
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First US President with
2 middle names.
•Herbert
•Walker
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2nd Father-Son Presidential Combo
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CIA Headquarters renamed George
Bush Center for Intelligence (1999)
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Stepping stone to the Presidency?
• First serving
Vice-President
to be elected
since
Martin Van Buren (1836)
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Herby and Horseshoes
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“I’m the
President of
the United
States and
I’m not going
to eat any
broccoli.”
What food was banned in
the White House?
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“We need a nation closer to the
Waltons than to the Simpsons!”
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New BFFs
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George H. W. Bush Presidential Library
College Station, Texas
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George H. W. Bush Presidential Library
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Future Gravesite
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Reopening His Museum (2007)
Age
83
Age
85