George Herbert Walker Bush (b.1924) is an American politician who was 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and 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. He is also the last living former President who is a veteran of World War II. Bush is often referred to as “George H. W. Bush”, “Bush 41”, “Bush the Elder”, or “George Bush Sr.” to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who was the 43rd President of the United States. Prior to his son’s presidency, he was known simply as George Bush or President Bush.
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I take as my guide the hope of a saint:|in crucial things, unity-|in important things, diversity-|in all things, generosity.
—George H. W. Bush
Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.
—George H. W. Bush
We are a nation of communities…a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.
—George H. W. Bush
Topics: Humanity
Communism didn’t fall. It was pushed.
—George H. W. Bush
The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There’s nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional.
—George H. W. Bush
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