RepublicanVice President · Texas
George H. W. Bush"Poppy"
1981 first electedLeft office 19898 years servedBorn 1924 in Milton, MassachusettsDied 2018
Biography
George Herbert Walker Bush (1924–2018) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. Before the presidency, he had one of the most varied résumés in American politics: Navy pilot in World War II, U.S. congressman from Texas, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. envoy to China, Director of the CIA, and Vice President under Ronald Reagan for two terms. As president, he oversaw the end of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, and led the U.S. coalition in the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm). He was also the patriarch of a major political family — his son George W. Bush became the 43rd president, and another son, Jeb Bush, served as governor of Florida.
Additional Info
Spouse
Barbara Pierce (m. 1945; died 2018)
Prior Offices
11th Director of Central Intelligence, 2nd Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China, 42nd Chair of the Republican National Committee, 10th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 7th district,
Fun Fact
He was the last U.S. president to have served in combat during a war. As a young Navy torpedo bomber pilot in WWII, his plane was shot down over the Pacific in 1944, and he was rescued at sea by a U.S. submarine after several hours adrift in a life raft — two of his crewmates did not survive.
Election History
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