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George Bush

Republican

Picture of George Bush
Library of Congress
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1988 Republican President 5054917 Win
11-03-1992 Republican President 3630574 Loss
Website: bushlibrary.tamu.edu
 

Candidate Biography:

George Herbert Walker Bush
Born: June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts
Married: Barbara Bush (m. 1945, d. 2018)
Children: George W., Pauline Robinson, Jeb, Neil, Marvin, and Dorothy Walker
Military Service: USN (WWII)
Died: November 30, 2018 in Houston, Texas

1967-1971: Member, United States House of Representatives [Texas]
1971-1973: US Ambassador to the United Nations
1973-1974: Chair, Republican National Committee
1974-1976: Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office, People's Republic of China
1976-1977: Director, Central Intelligence Agency
1980: Primary Candidate for President (Lost; 4.9%)
1981-1989: Vice President of the United States
1989-1993: President of the United States

  • AWARD: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2011)
  • Memorial Day: SCR 3 (2019) by Senator Patricia Bates dedicated June 12, 2019, and every June 12 thereafter, as President George H.W. Bush Day.