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George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 43rd vice president under Ronald Reagan. His son, George W. Bush, served as the 43rd president.
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business · President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 · politician · naval officer · baseball player · diplomat · aircraft pilot · entrepreneur · autobiographer · statesperson · also George H. W. Bush, George Bush Sr., GHW Bush, George H.W., G.H.W. Bush, GHWB
Born 12 June 1924 · Died 30 November 2018 · Q23505
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2026· 20 entries
“I live in Texas - I will write you from time to time - good luck.”
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“s view, George HW Bush should not be regarded as a one-term president but as the president who spearheaded a three-term dynasty.”
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“If you look back at one-term presidents, it”
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“s a perspective that is flatly rejected by Robert W Merry, author of Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians. In a democracy the customer - that is, the voter - is usually right, Merry argues. He notes that with only a handful of exceptions - Grover Cleveland, John Quincy Adams - defeated presidents are rarely judged more favourably by historians than by the electorate which rejected them.”
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Basketball Network: Michael Jordan was unapologetic about skipping White House visit to President Bush
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Yeni Safak English: USS George H.W. Bush enters Arabian Sea to relieve Lincoln
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Hindustan Times: Trump replaces USS Lincoln as sailors break: Is George HW Bush taking over Iran war duty? | Hindustan Times
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صوت الإمارات: US Fighter Jets Arabian Sea Central Command Launch Sorties from Carrier Bush
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Anadolu Ajansı: CENTCOM posts images of USS George H.W. Bush in Arabian Sea amid carrier rotation
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“He looked for the good in each person, and he usually found it.”
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“I have very mixed emotions. Proud father, is the way I would sum it all up.”
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“s powers, but he was privately uncomfortable with the racial politics of opposing the act. He lost the election 56% to 44%, though he did run well ahead of Barry Goldwater, the Republican presidential nominee. Despite the loss, The New York Times reported that Bush was”
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Crypto Briefing: US enforces Iran blockade with F/A-18 launch from USS George H.W. Bush
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NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts: Michael Jackson at the White House — April 5, 1990 🇺🇸 Rare footage of Michael arriving at the White House with President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush, where he was honored as Artist of the Decade
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DVIDS: USS George H.W. Bush Conducts Night Flight Ops [Image 1 of 2]
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DVIDS: USS George H.W. Bush Conducts Night Flight Ops [Image 3 of 4]
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Kyiv Post: From Bush to Trump: 35 Years of Western Doubt About Ukraine
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fact checker rated the claim “USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) transiting the Strait of Gibraltar.” misleading.
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Snopes rated the claim “In January 2026, former President George W. Bush said he was celebrating "no longer having started the dumbest war in U.S. history."” Originated as Satire.
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2025· 2 entries
Lead Stories rated the claim “Trump's mobilization of National Guard to Los Angeles in 2025 is just like George HW Bush mobilization in 1992.” Gov. Requested.
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KEYT: George H.W. Bush Fast Facts
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2024· 11 entries
Check Your Fact rated the claim “A post shared on X claims former President George HW Bush pardoned his son, Neil Bush, white former President Jimmy Carter pardoned his brother.” False.
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USA Today rated the claim “Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush pardoned relatives” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “The list of U.S. presidents before Biden who pardoned family members includes George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and Woodrow Wilson.” Mixture.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush pardoned their brothers.” No Clemency.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “Jimmy Carter pardoned his brother Billy Carter who took over $200,000 from Libya as its foreign agent. George H.W. Bush pardoned his son Neil Bush for his role in the S&L scandals of the 1980s.” False.
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The National Interest: USS George H.W. Bush: The Navy’s Final Nimitz-Class Carrier Packs a Punch
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The Hill: George H.W. Bush at 100: The last WASP president
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USA Today rated the claim “George W. Bush 'agreed to be executed'; Biden, Obama and Clintons jailed” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “A photo authentically shows the daughters of George W. Bush and Barack Obama sliding down a ramp in the White House during the 2008 presidential transition.” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “An authentic photograph shows Osama bin Laden seated with former U.S. President George W. Bush or his father, the late President George H.W. Bush, in a Pentagon meeting that included other U.S. officials.” Fake.
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Snopes rated the claim “An authentic photograph shows Osama bin Laden seated with former U.S. President George W. Bush or his father, the late President George H.W. Bush, in a Pentagon meeting that included other U.S. officials.” Fake.
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2023· 1 entry
PolitiFact rated the claim “George H.W. Bush "kept his documents in a combination of bowling alley and a Chinese restaurant."” Distorted.
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2022· 1 entry
PolitiFact rated the claim “"George H.W. Bush took millions of documents to a former bowling alley and a former Chinese restaurant where they combined them. ... By contrast, I had a small number of boxes and storage at Mar-a-Lago, very small, relatively guarded by the great Secret Service."” Not comparable to Mar-a-Lago.
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2020· 2 entries
India Today rated the claim “Video shows the daughter of former United States President George W Bush converting to Islam.” False.
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It was replaced entirely by the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA)
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2018· 13 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Former president George H.W. Bush has passed away at age 94.” True.
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Died 2018-11-30.
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NBC News: President George H.W. Bush dies at 94
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Bush went to the polls to vote early in the midterm elections
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Barbara Bush died at the age of 92 at her home in Houston, Texas
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“Even though I'm a tranquil guy now at this stage of my life, I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the identity of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors.”
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Career landmark: death.
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“My dog Millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos.”
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“The demise of communism wasn't a sure thing. It took the strong leadership of Presidents from both parties, including Republicans like Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Without their vision and the support of the American people, the Soviet Union would be a strong superpower today, and we'd be facing a nuclear threat tonight.”
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“No creo que los ateos deban ser considerados ciudadanos ni tampoco patriotas, esta es una nación bajo Dios.”
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“Original: «The American way of life is not up for negotiation.”
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“It just isn't going to work, and it's very interesting that the man who invented this type of what I call a voodoo economic policy is Art Laffer, a California economist.”
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Vox highlighted Bush for his "pragmatism" as a moderate Republican president by working across the aisle
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2014· 3 entries
Awarded Profile in Courage Award (2014).
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Won Robert Schuman Medal (2014).
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Awarded honorary doctor of Harvard University (2014).
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2011· 4 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom (2011).
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Obama awarded Bush with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States
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He progressively developed problems walking, initially needing a walking stick for mobility aid before he eventually came to rely on a wheelchair from 2011 onwards.
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Was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded Osgar (2009).
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2007· 1 entry
The Points of Light Foundation merged with the Hands On Network to create a new organization, Points of Light
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded Freedom Award (2005).
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Awarded Point Alpha Prize (2005).
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded Eric M. Warburg Award (2002).
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“I am an old man, 77 years old, but I love kids; and though we have not met I love you already,”
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2000· 1 entry
Bush had two separate hip replacement surgeries in 2000 and 2007.
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1999· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the White Lion (1999).
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Awarded Franz Josef Strauss Award (1999).
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The headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia, was renamed the George Bush Center for Intelligence
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1998· 3 entries
Awarded Honorary doctor at the Nanjing University (1998).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Miami (1998).
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And win at the same time that his brother George W
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Gdańsk (1997).
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Houston Intercontinental Airport was renamed in his honor
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1995· 1 entry
Bush was a member of the National Rifle Association until he left the organization on 3 May 1995.
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Kraków (1994).
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1993· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1993).
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Bush was active in humanitarian activities, often working alongside Clinton
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1992· 3 entries
Election won: 1992 presidential election.
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Awarded Doublespeak Award (1992).
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Campaign: 1992 presidential election.
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1991· 3 entries
Bush sought fast track authority, which grants the president the power to submit an international trade agreement to Congress without the possibility of amendment
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Bush nominated conservative federal judge Clarence Thomas to succeed Thurgood Marshall, a long-time liberal stalwart
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In May 1991, The New York Times revealed that Bush had developed Graves' disease, a non-contagious thyroid condition that his wife Barbara also had.
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1990· 7 entries
Dropped much of the gasoline tax increase in favor of higher income taxes on top earners
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Awarded Doublespeak Award for Read my lips: no new taxes (1990).
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And was quickly transported to a prison in the United States
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The Points of Light Foundation was created as a nonprofit organization in Washington to promote this spirit of volunteerism
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Bush appointed a largely unknown state appellate judge, David Souter, to replace liberal icon William J
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The Americans with Disabilities Act, the Immigration Act and the Clean Air Act Amendments
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Time named Bush its Man of the Year
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1989· 4 entries
To $220 billion for 1990; the $220 billion deficit represented a threefold increase since 1980
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All the Communist governments collapsed in Eastern Europe
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Career landmark: President of the United States (1989–1993).
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“I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good.”
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1988· 7 entries
The guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes accidentally shot down Iran Air Flight 655, killing 290 passengers
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Career landmark: President-elect of the United States (1988–1989).
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“I'm not an apologize-for-America kind of guy.”
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“And I'll be honest with you, it's a joy to serve with a president who does not apologize for the United States of America.”
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The Nation published an article alleging that Bush worked as an operative of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the 1960s; Bush denied this claim
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Campaign: 1988 presidential election.
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And won against Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis
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1986· 2 entries
Awarded Theodore Roosevelt Award (1986).
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The Reagan administration was shaken by a scandal when it was revealed that administration officials had secretly arranged weapon sales to Iran during the Iran–Iraq War
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1985· 1 entry
Bush became the first vice president to serve as acting president when Reagan underwent surgery to remove polyps from his colon; Bush served as the acting president for approximately eight hours
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1983· 1 entry
Bush toured Western Europe as part of the Reagan administration's ultimately successful efforts to convince skeptical NATO allies to support the deployment of Pershing II missiles
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1981· 2 entries
While Bush was in Texas, Reagan was shot and seriously wounded by John Hinckley Jr
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Career landmark: Vice President of the United States (1981–1989).
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1980· 4 entries
Election lost: 1980 presidential election.
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But was defeated in the Republican presidential primaries by Reagan, who then selected Bush as his vice presidential running mate
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Campaign: 1980 presidential election.
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Bush reorganized his staff and concentrated on the New Hampshire primary
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1976· 1 entry
Career landmark: Director of Central Intelligence (1976–1977).
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1974· 3 entries
Bush noted in his diary that "There was an aura of sadness, like somebody died
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Career landmark: United States Ambassador to China (1974–1975).
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And as the director of central intelligence in 1976
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1973· 1 entry
For a scandal unrelated to Watergate, Bush was considered for the position of vice president, but the appointment instead went to Gerald Ford
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1972· 1 entry
During a controversy over whether the United States was intentionally bombing civilian hydrological infrastructure in Vietnam, Bush was sent by Nixon to convince Kurt Waldheim of the United States' position
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1971· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1971–1973).
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And as chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1973
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1970· 1 entry
With President Nixon's support, Bush gave up his seat in the House to run for the Senate against Yarborough
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1968· 1 entry
Bush joined several other Republicans in issuing the party's Response to the State of the Union address; Bush's part of the address focused on a call for fiscal responsibility
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1967· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (1967–1971).
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1966· 1 entry
Bush ran for the United States House of Representatives in Texas's 7th congressional district, a newly redistricted seat in the Greater Houston area
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1965· 1 entry
“Immigration is not just a link to our past but it”
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1964· 3 entries
Was elected to represent Texas's 7th congressional district in 1966
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Bush sought to unseat liberal Democrat Ralph W
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Bush was elected to represent Texas in the U
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1959· 1 entry
Bush moved the company and his family from Midland to Houston
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1954· 1 entry
Was named president of the Zapata Offshore Company, a subsidiary which specialized in offshore drilling
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1953· 2 entries
Co-founded the Zapata Petroleum Corporation, an oil company that drilled in the Permian Basin in Texas
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Their oldest daughter, Robin, died of leukemia in 1953.
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1952· 1 entry
Volunteered for the successful presidential campaign of Republican candidate Dwight D
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1948· 2 entries
With a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics
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Studied at Yale University, Bachelor of Arts (1945–1948).
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1946· 1 entry
They had six children: George W. (b. 1946), Robin (1949–1953), Jeb (b. 1953), Neil (b. 1955), Marvin (b. 1956), and Dorothy (b. 1959).
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1945· 3 entries
Before any invasion took place, Japan formally surrendered following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Career landmark: wedding.
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While Bush was on leave from the Navy, they married in Rye, New York, on January 6, 1945.
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1944· 3 entries
And the death of his three-year-old daughter Robin in 1953
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He cited various moments in his life on the deepening of his faith, including his escape from Japanese forces in 1944, and the death of his three-year-old daughter Robin in 1953.
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Bush served in the Pacific theater, where he flew a Grumman TBM Avenger, a torpedo bomber capable of taking off from aircraft carriers
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1943· 1 entry
Becoming one of the youngest pilots in the Navy
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1942· 1 entry
Studied at Phillips Academy (1936–1942).
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1941· 1 entry
Bush met Barbara Pierce at a Christmas dance in Greenwich in December 1941, and, after a period of courtship, they became engaged in December 1943.
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1936· 1 entry
Studied at Greenwich Country Day School (1936).
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1924· 1 entry
Born 1924-06-12.
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1836· 1 entry
And the first person to succeed a president from his own party via election since Herbert Hoover in 1929
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