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George H. W. Bush

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President (1981–1989), a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to Senator Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Following the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941, at the age of 18, Bush postponed going to college and became the youngest aviator in the US Navy at the time. He served until the end of the war, then attended Yale University. Graduating in 1948, he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40. He became involved in politics soon after founding his own oil company, serving as a member of the House of Representatives, among other positions. He ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States in 1980, but was chosen by party nominee Ronald Reagan to be the vice presidential nominee, and the two were subsequently elected. During his tenure, Bush headed administration task forces on deregulation and fighting drug abuse. In 1988, Bush launched a successful campaign to succeed Reagan as president, defeating Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis. Foreign policy drove the Bush presidency; military operations were conducted in Panama and the Persian Gulf at a time of world change; the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolved two years later. Domestically, Bush reneged on a 1988 campaign promise and after a struggle with Congress, signed an increase in taxes that Congress had passed. In the wake of economic concerns, he lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton. Bush is the father of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, and Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida. He is the last president to have been a World War II veteran. Until the election of his son George W. Bush to the presidency in 2000, Bush was commonly referred to simply as "George Bush"; since that time, the forms "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", "Bush the Elder", and "George Bush, Sr." have come into common use as a way to distinguish the father from the son. Description above from the Wikipedia article George H. W. Bush, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jun 12, 1924 In Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
84
First Appeared:
In the movie The Unelected Statesman
Latest Project:
Movie Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL 2022-09-23
Known For
Poster of The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
Poster of Bowling for Columbine
Poster of Fox News Sunday
Poster of Saturday Night Live
Filmography
Movie The Unelected Statesman Self (archive footage) 2025
Movie Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL Self (archive footage) 2022-09-23
Movie The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress Self (archive footage) 2021-02-16
Movie Monopoly: Who Owns the World? Himself (archive footage) 2021-10-01
Movie The Plot Against The President Self (archive footage) 2020-10-16
Movie The Soul of America Self (archive footage) 2020-10-22
Series The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power Himself (archive footage) 2019-03-03
Movie Meeting Gorbachev Self (archive Footage) 2019-05-03
Movie The Road to Mass Incarceration Self 2018-06-13
Movie King Bibi 2018-08-05
Movie The Corporate Coup D'État Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2018-11-18
Movie Reversing Roe Self (archive footage) 2018-09-01
Movie LA 92 Himself (archive footage) 2017-04-28
Movie Gaga: Five Foot Two Self 2017-09-08
Movie The Words That Built America Reader - The Constitution 2017-07-04
Movie Shadow World Self - Politician (archive footage) 2016-10-14
Movie Pornography 2016-04-27
Movie How to Win the US Presidency Self (archive footage) 2016-08-01
Movie 13th Self (archive footage) 2016-10-07
Movie Laissez-faire Self (archive footage) 2015-01-30
Movie JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick Self (archive footage) 2014-11-19
Movie All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State Self (archive footage) 2014-04-28
Movie Dark Legacy II Self (archive footage) 2014-06-01
Movie Inequality for All Self (archive footage) 2013-01-19
Movie Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way Self 2013-10-11
Movie The Presidents' Gatekeepers Self 2013-09-12
Movie The House I Live In Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2012-10-05
Movie 41 Self (archive footage) 2012-06-12
Movie Advise & Dissent 2012-01-17
Movie Reagan Self (archive footage) 2011-02-07
Movie The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby Self (archive footage) 2011-09-23
Movie His Way Self 2011-03-04
Movie Casino Jack and the United States of Money Self (archive footage) 2010-05-09
Movie The President's Book of Secrets Self (archive footage) 2010-12-01
Movie Picturing the Presidents Himself (Archive Footage) 2009-02-10
Movie Dark Legacy Self (archive footage) 2009-01-01
Movie Looking Back to the Future Self (archive footage) 2009-02-10
Movie Housequake Self 2009-08-07
Movie White House Revealed Self (archive footage) 2009-02-16
Movie Mao's Last Dancer Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) 2009-10-01
Movie Conspiritus: The Satanic Illuminati Conspiracy Self 2009-08-04
Movie Being W Self (archive footage) 2008-05-17
Movie George H.W. Bush Self 2008-01-29
Movie Bigger Stronger Faster* Self (archive footage) 2008-05-30
Movie Splendor and Wisdom Himself 2008-01-01
Movie Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House Self (archive footage) 2008-08-18
Movie The Return of the War Room Self 2008-10-13
Movie Blood and Oil Self 2008-06-13
Movie Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony Self 2008-08-08
Movie All the Presidents' Wives Self 2008-06-24
Movie The Union: The Business Behind Getting High Himself (archive footage) 2007-05-08
Movie The War on Democracy Self (archive footage) 2007-06-15
Movie The Kingdom Self (archive footage) 2007-08-22
Movie An Inconvenient Truth Self (archive footage) 2006-05-24
Movie ...So Goes the Nation Self (archive footage) 2006-10-04
Movie Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State Self 2005-06-08
Movie Why We Fight Himself (archive footage) 2005-01-20
Series Open Access Unknown 2004-02-01
Movie Strip Search self (archive footage) 2004-04-27
Movie The World According To Bush Self 2004-05-27
Movie Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad) Self - Former U.S. President 2004-08-13
Movie Fahrenheit 9/11 Self (archive footage) 2004-06-25
Movie National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service Self 2004-10-24
Movie JFK II: The Bush Connection Self (archive footage) 2003-09-09
Movie Journeys with George Self (archive footage) 2002-03-08
Movie Bowling for Columbine Self 2002-10-09
Movie Presidential Bloopers Self (archive footage) 1999-05-18
Movie Strange Justice Self - Announcing Clarence Thomas Nomination (archive footage) 1999-08-29
Movie Totally Bill Hicks Self (archive footage) 1998-11-23
Movie Secrets of the CIA Self (archive footage) 1998-01-01
Series Fox News Sunday Unknown 1996-04-28
Movie Spin Self 1995-10-05
Movie Nixon Self (archive footage) 1995-12-22
Movie The Life And Times of Paul Boesch Himself 1994-04-01
Movie Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy Self (voice) (archive footage) 1992-01-01
Movie Feed 1992-10-01
Movie Commercial Entertainment Product Self (archive footage) 1992-11-24
Movie Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint Self (archive footage) 1992-09-11
Movie General H. Norman Schwarzkopf: Command Performance Self 1991-01-01
Movie Ceausescu: Behind the Myth Self (archive footage) 1991-05-14
Movie Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents Self 1991-01-01
Movie Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue Himself 1990-04-21
Movie Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol Himself ('Read my lips. No new taxes.' news video) (archive footage) (uncredited) 1990-07-18
Series Saturday Night Live Unknown 1975-10-11