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George Herbert Walker Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush
41st President of the United States of America

George Herbert Walker Bush was our nation’s 41st President of the United States. Like many of our past leaders, he was no rookie to the political life. Prior to his term as president, Bush had previously held offices as: Vice President for two terms, House of Representatives for two terms, U.S. delegate to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Envoy to China, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (Young, 1). He was a self motivated, courageous man that worked his way into the hearts of Americans.
George Bush was born in Milton, Mass., on June 12, 1924 to Dorothy Walker Bush and Prescott Bush. His father, Prescott Bush, was the Republican senator from Connecticut from 1952-1963 (Young, 2). George Bush grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, with is sister and three brothers. On his 18th birthday, he graduated from Phillips Academy, June 12, 1942. Eager to ...

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