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1. thehill.com › opinion › white-houseGeorge H.W. Bush at 100: The last WASP president - The Hill

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   Jun 12, 2024 · It is George H.W. Bush’s extraordinary longevity that makes the Republicans’ journey so vivid: He died in 2018, three weeks after the midterm elections of Trump’s presidency, at the age of 94.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › George-H-W-BushGeorge H.W. Bush - Cold War, Diplomacy, Leadership

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   Jun 8, 2024 · George H.W. Bush - Cold War, Diplomacy, Leadership: Upon assuming office, Bush made a number of notable senior staff appointments, among them that of Gen. Colin Powell to chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.

4. www.britannica.com › biography › George-H-W-BushRetirement of George H.W. Bush - Encyclopedia Britannica

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   Jun 8, 2024 · George W. Bush sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, with his father, George H.W. Bush, looking on, 2001. Bush and his wife, Barbara, returned to Houston on the day of Clinton’s inauguration and had little formal involvement with the Republican Party thereafter.

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   George H.W. Bush at 100: The last WASP president

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   George H.W. Bush - Cold War, Diplomacy, Leadership

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   • Bush and his wife, Barbara, returned to Houston on the day of Clinton’s inauguration and had little formal involvement with the Republican Party thereafter.

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   George H. W. Bush: A Remembrance

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6. georgeandbarbarabush.org › news › george-h-w-bush-aGeorge H. W. Bush: A Remembrance

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Through it all, Bush refused to take high-profile victory laps for fear of embarrassing Gorbachev and fouling up their personal relationship so crucial to diplomatic progress. The public Bush was polite to a fault. He was even more down-to-earth in private. Here is a little story that reveals the human side of Bush rarely seen by the public:

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   Jun 13, 2024 · Not only was he president of the United States, he also was vice president for eight years under Ronald Reagan, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. ambassador to the United...

8. www.wsj.com › articles › george-hw-bush-leader-chinaGeorge H.W. Bush: A Leader, Not Always Right - WSJ

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   Jun 16, 2024 · A few days later, on June 8, 1989, Mr. Bush spoke to reporters at the White House: “I don’t think we ought to judge the whole People’s Liberation Army of China by that terrible incident ...

9. www.houstonchronicle.com › opinion › outlookGeorge H.W. Bush at 100: How good a president was he?

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   Jun 12, 2024 · George H.W. Bush was born June 12, 1924 — which means that, were he still alive, the former president would be turning 100. In many ways, the story of American politics and political ...