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One example of Bush's conservative and pragmatic approach to foreign affairs occurred early in his administration. In June 1989, the Chinese military suppressed a pro-democracy movement demonstrating in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Using tanks and armored cars, the military crushed the demonstrations and fired into the crowd, killing hundreds of ...
Dec 2, 2018 · George H.W. Bush died on Friday at 94 years old. Friends, world leaders and fellow politicians are now paying tribute to the man remembered as a World War II combat pilot, a Cold War politician ...
— George H. W. Bush “I want a kinder, gentler nation.” — George H. W. Bush “Read my lips: no new taxes.” — 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 “I like a colorful sock. I’m a sock man.”
Repost @thebushcenter Today, the George W. Bush Presidential Center and 12 other presidential foundations and centers have issued a joint statement as a reminder of what makes the United States a great nation; our ideals rooted in freedom and democracy. “The unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, are ...
Nov 30, 2020 · George H. W. Bush V. George H. W. Bush. 41st United States President, 43rd United States Vice President, U.S. Congressman. Born in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Dorothy Walker and Prescott Sheldon Bush, an investment banker and U.S. Senator for Connecticut. After graduation from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, he joined the ...
George H. W. Bush. George H. W. Bush brought to the White House a wish to make the United States “a kinder and gentler nation.”. Coming from a family with a tradition of public service, George Herbert Walker Bush felt the responsibility to make his contribution both in time of war and in peace. Born in Milton, Massachusetts, on June 12 ...
George H. W. Bush, as the 41st President (1989-1993), brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct them toward making the United States “a kinder and gentler nation” in the face of a dramatically changing world.
