Presidents of the United States of America
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41 - George H. W. Bush
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: June 12, 1924
Birthplace: Family’s home, Milton, Massachusetts
Father: Prescott S. Bush (1895-1972)
Mother: Dorothy Walker (1901-1992)
Height at Prime: 6 feet 2 inches
Physical Description: Blue eyes, straight brown hair, uneven grin, scar on forehead, left-handed
Religion: Episcopalian
Wife: Barbara Pierce (June 8, 1925 - ____ )
Marriage Date: January 6, 1945
Marriage Place: First Presbyterian Church, Rye, New York
Children:
-- George Walker Bush (July 6, 1946 - ____ )
-- Pauline Robinson Bush (December 20, 1949 – October 11, 1953)
-- John Ellis Bush (February 11, 1953 - ____ )
-- Neil Mallon Bush (January 22, 1955 - ____ )
-- Marvin Piece Bush (October 22, 1956 - ____ )
-- Dorothy Walker Bush LeBlond Koch (August 18, 1959 - ____ )
Professional Statistics:
Served in the U.S. Navy (1942-1945)
Oilman (1948-1966)
U.S. Representative (1967-1973)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1971-1973)
Chairman of Republican National Committee (1973-1974)
Chief U.S. Liaison in China (1974-1975)
Director of Central Intelligence Agency (1976-1977)
Vice President of the United States (1981-1989)
41st President of the United States (1989-1993)
Political Party: Republican
His Vice President: (James) Danforth Quayle (1989-1993)
Events During Presidency:
The Economy, Inflation and Unemployment
Oil Spill Off Alaska (1989)
Savings and Loan Crisis (1989)
Third World Debt (1989)
Nicaragua and the Fall of the Sandinistas (1989-1990)
Invasion of Panama and the Capture of Noriega (1989-1990)
The Collapse of Communism (1989-1992)
Cold War Yields to the New World Order (1990-1992)
Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
Clean Air Act of 1990
Aid to Somalia (1992)
