George H. W. Bush
George H.
W.
Bush was the forty-first president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993.
A Republican, he previously served as vice president under Ronald Reagan, CIA director, and ambassador to the United Nations.
His presidency saw the end of the Cold War and the Gulf War.
Father of George W.
Bush, the forty-third president.
Ivy League institution
- HoustonTexas's largest city
- ReaganAmerican presidential surname
- KennebunkportCoastal Maine resort town
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
Formal beginning ceremony
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- termFixed period or word
Official foreign representative
- NATOWestern defense organization
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
- statecraftArt of government
Unpaid community assistance
- bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
- serviceAid or maintenance
- dutyRequired moral task
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
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Ivy League institution
- HoustonTexas's largest city
- ReaganAmerican presidential surname
- KennebunkportCoastal Maine resort town
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- NATOWestern defense organization
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
volunteerism
Unpaid community assistance
- bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
- serviceAid or maintenance
- dutyRequired moral task
- War on TerrorOsama bin Laden, IED, Guantanamo, regime change, troop surge
George H. W. BushFidel Castro
Cuban revolutionary dictator
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