George H. W. Bush

(noun)

An American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–93) and previously as the 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–89); also a congressman, an ambassador, and a Director of Central Intelligence.

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(noun)

An American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–93); also the 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–89), a congressman, an ambassador, and a Director of Central Intelligence.

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(noun)

An American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–93); he had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–89), a congressman, an ambassador, and a Director of Central Intelligence.

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Examples of George H. W. Bush in the following topics:

  • The Election of 1988

    • The 1988 United States presidential election was defined by the victory of Republican George H.W.
    • Reagan's Vice President George H.
    • The result was a third consecutive Republican landslide victory and George H.
    • Bush's victory percentage – 53.4% — has not yet been surpassed in any subsequent presidential election, and he was the last candidate to get a majority of the popular vote until his son George W.
    • Official portrait of George H.

  • The Recession

    • Under George H.
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    • Bush's administration in the early 1990s, the United States entered into a mild recession that lasted for six months.
    • While the election campaign of George H.
    • W.

  • The George H.W. Bush Administration

    • During George H.
    • W.
    • George H.W.
    • Bush was inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20, 1989, succeeding Ronald Reagan.
    • Bush described START as "a significant step forward in dispelling half a century of mistrust."

  • George H.W. Bush Abroad

    • Foreign policy during George H.
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    • President George H.W.
    • President George H.
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  • The 1992 Election

    • The 1992 presidential election featured Republican President George H.W.
    • The 1992 United States presidential election had three major candidates: incumbent Republican President George H.
    • W.
    • By 1992, many had come to doubt that President George H.
    • Bill Clinton defeated George H.W.

  • Cultural Wars of the 1990s

    • Some say that extreme conservative rhetoric of the Christian Coalition hurt then-president George H.W.
    • Bush's chances for reelection in 1992 and helped his successor, Bill Clinton , win reelection in 1996.
    • Some say that extreme conservative rhetoric of the Christian Coalition hurt then-president George H.W.
    • Bush's chances for reelection in 1992.

  • The "New World Order"

    • Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev and George H.
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    • Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev and George H.
    • W.
    • Bush greeting troops on the eve of the First Gulf War.

  • Gridlock in Government

    • Because of the Democratic Party majority in both houses, Republican President George H.
    • W.
    • In the wake of the struggle with Congress, Bush was forced by the Democratic majority to raise tax revenues; as a result, many Republicans felt betrayed because of Bush's "no new taxes" pledge.
    • Examine the standoff between George H.W.
    • Bush and the 101st U.S.

  • The Republican Party

    • Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.
    • Bush and George W.
    • Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W.
    • Bush, and George W.
    • During the George W.

  • The George W. Bush Administration

    • George W.
    • The presidency of George W.
    • The oldest son of former president George H.
    • Bush, George W.
    • President George W.