George H W Bush
About George H W Bush
The forty first President and the last to have served in World War II. Bush presided over the end of the Cold War and the Gulf War of 1991, which expelled Iraq from Kuwait. His foreign policy achievements were significant, but he broke his famous promise Read my lips, no new taxes, which cost him reelection in 1992. Bush had been a congressman, UN ambassador, CIA director, and vice president before reaching the presidency. He was the father of President George W Bush, making them the second father son presidential pair after the Adams family. Bush was the longest lived president until surpassed by Carter.
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