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George Bush Sr

George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush, President of the United States, 1989 official portrait.jpg
41st President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993
Vice President Dan Quayle
Preceded by Ronald Reagan
Succeeded by Bill Clinton
43rd Vice President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Walter Mondale
Succeeded by Dan Quayle
Director of Central Intelligence
In office
January 30, 1976 – January 20, 1977
President Gerald Ford
Deputy Vernon A. Walters
E. Henry Knoche
Preceded by William Colby
Succeeded by Stansfield Turner
Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China
In office
September 26, 1974 – December 7, 1975
President Gerald Ford
Preceded by David K. E. Bruce
Succeeded by Thomas S. Gates
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
January 19, 1973 – September 16, 1974
Preceded by Bob Dole
Succeeded by Mary Smith
10th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
March 1, 1971 – January 18, 1973
President Richard Nixon
Preceded by Charles Woodruff Yost
Succeeded by John A. Scali
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 7th district
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971
Preceded by John Dowdy
Succeeded by William Archer
Personal details
Born George Herbert Walker Bush
(1924-06-12) June 12, 1924 (age 92)
Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Barbara Pierce (m. 1945)
Relations See Bush family
Children
Education Yale University (BA)
Signature Cursive signature in ink
Website Presidential Library
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Navy
Years of service 1942–1945
Rank US-O2 insignia.svg Lieutenant
Unit Fast Carrier Task Force
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal (3)
Presidential Unit Citation
The Bush Cabinet
Office Name Term
President George H. W. Bush 1989–1993
Vice President Dan Quayle 1989–1993
Secretary of State James Baker 1989–1992
Lawrence Eagleburger 1992–1993
Secretary of Treasury Nicholas Brady 1989–1993
Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney 1989–1993
Attorney General Dick Thornburgh 1989–1991
William Barr 1991–1993
Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan 1989–1993
Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter 1989–1991
Edward Madigan 1991–1993
Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher 1989–1992
Barbara Hackman Franklin 1992–1993
Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole 1989–1990
Lynn Martin 1991–1993
Secretary of Health and
Human Services
Louis Sullivan 1989–1993
Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos 1989–1990
Lamar Alexander 1990–1993
Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development
Jack Kemp 1989–1993
Secretary of Transportation Samuel Skinner 1989–1992
Andrew Card 1992–1993
Secretary of Energy James Watkins 1989–1993
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Ed Derwinski 1989–1993
Chief of Staff John H. Sununu 1989–1991
Samuel Skinner 1991–1992
James Baker 1992–1993
Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency
William Reilly 1989–1993
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget
Richard Darman 1989–1993
Director of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy
William Bennett 1989–1991
Bob Martinez 1991–1993
United States Trade Representative Carla Anderson Hills 1989–1993

George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the U.S. Republican Party, he was previously a congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. He is the oldest living former President and Vice President. Since 2000, Bush has often been referred to as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", "Bush the Elder", or "George Bush Senior" to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who became the 43rd President of the United States. Prior to his son's presidency, he was simply referred to as George Bush or President Bush.

Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Bush postponed his university studies, enlisted in the U.S. Navy on his 18th birthday, and became the youngest aviator in the U.S. Navy at the time. He served until the end of the war, then attended Yale University. Graduating in 1948, he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40.

Bush became involved in politics soon after founding his own oil company, serving as a member of the House of Representatives and Director of Central Intelligence, among other positions. He failed to win the Republican nomination for President in 1980, but was chosen as a running mate by party nominee Ronald Reagan, and the two were elected. During his tenure, Bush headed administration task forces on deregulation and fighting the "War on Drugs".


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