The Presidents of the USA

Fast Facts

George H. W. Bush

1989-1993

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George Herbert Walker Bush

birthplace

Milton, MA

birthday

June 12

Life

1924- 2018

age

OFC:64 , d. 94

party

Republican

presidency highlights

Gulf War — The end of the Cold War

nickname:

Poppy, Papa Bush

vice-president:

James Danforth (Dan) Quayle

previous office

43rd Vice President of USA

key background fact:

Vice President (1981-1989), CIA Director

occupation

Businessman (Oil)

military service

Lieutenant-U.S. Navy (Naval Res.)-WW II (pilot, earned Flying Cross)

children

6: 4 boys 2 girls

wife:

Barbara Pierce (1945)

height

6' 2'' / 1.88 m

higher education

Yale University

religion

Episcopalian

quote

"Read my lips. No new taxes."

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actions & events

1990 Americans with Disabilities Act
1990 Immigration Act; result: increase of legal immigration 40%

economy

Increased taxes despite his campaign promise.
1992 NAFTA trade pact by Canada, Mexico, U.S.

foreign affairs

1989 Berlin Wall falls.
1991 Dissolution of the USSR - end of the Cold War

military activity

1989-90 Panama invasion. Noriega arrested
1990-91 Gulf War after the invasion of Iraq in Kuwait

unique facts

The only CIA head who became president.
The first Vice President elected President since Van Buren

interesting

Survived 3 planes crashes during World War II. He was the youngest Navy pilot (at 19).

military activity

1989-90 Panama invasion. Noriega arrested
1990-91 Gulf War after the invasion of Iraq in Kuwait

Legacy

He took few domestic initiatives and the economy had problems, but was successful in foreign affairs, deposing Panama’s dictator Noriega and fighting the Gulf War in Iraq. The Cold War was ended in his watch.

Berlin Wall down