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George H.W. Bush
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George H.W. Bush: The end of the Cold War and the start of the Gulf War
An overview of George H. W. Bush.
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Witness the inaugural address of President George Bush at Washington, D.C., January 20, 1989
U.S. Pres. George Bush delivering his inaugural address, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20,...
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Witness U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush addressing Congress after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush addressing Congress following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait,...
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George H.W. Bush
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush, c. 1989–93.
White House photo
Prescott S. Bush and family
Prescott S. Bush (sitting, center) and three generations of his family, including...
George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Navy pilot George Bush
George Bush serving as a navy pilot during World War II.
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George H.W. Bush and his family, 1964
The Bush family in 1964 in Houston, Texas. Parents George and Barbara Bush are shown...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
George and Barbara Bush
George and Barbara Bush in Houston, Texas, on the night that he was elected to Congress...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
George Bush
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director-designate George Bush meeting with Pres....
David Hume Kennerly—Official White House Photo/Gerald R. Ford Library
Ronald Reagan (left) and George Bush
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) and Vice Pres. George Bush in the White House.
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) and Vice Pres. George Bush waving at the 1984 Republican...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
George H.W. Bush
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush, 1989.
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George Bush: Campaign button
Button from George Bush's 1988 presidential campaign
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Taking the oath of office
George Bush takes the oath of office as U.S. president, January 20, 1989.
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George Bush
U.S. Pres. George Bush, undated photograph.
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U.S. invasion of Panama
Buildings engulfed in flames following the U.S. invasion of Panama, December 1989.
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Manuel Noriega
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents escorting Manuel Noriega (center) to an aircraft...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev
U.S. President George Bush shaking hands with Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union.
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George and Barbara Bush
U.S. Pres. George Bush and first lady Barbara Bush at the White House.
White House photo
George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, 2001
George W. Bush sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, with his father, George H.W....
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George Bush
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush.
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George Bush
U.S. Pres. George Bush talking on the telephone regarding the situation in Panama...
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Chris Evert and Pres. George H.W. Bush
Chris Evert playing tennis with Pres. George H.W. Bush at Camp David, Maryland, 1990.
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George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, Texas A&M University, College Station.
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Ronald Reagan presidential campaign button
Button from Ronald Reagan's 1980 U.S. presidential campaign,.
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Campaign pin
George Bush campaign pin, 1992.
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Presidents (left to right) George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford,...
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Operation Desert Shield: Thanksgiving dinner
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush eating Thanksgiving dinner with troops in Saudi Arabia...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) and Vice Pres. George H.W. Bush.
White House photo
North American Free Trade Agreement
(From left) Mexican Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari, U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush,...
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Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
Pres. George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act, on the South...
George Bush Library/NARA
American presidential election, 1988
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American presidential election, 1992
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Key events in the life of George Bush
Key events in the life of George Bush.
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Presidency of George H.W. Bush
At a glance: the Bush presidency
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