Early life
George Herbert Walker Bush was born June 12, 1924. He held many leadership roles in sports and other various clubs and so on. After the attack on Pearl Harbor he joined the Navy. He finished his training and was commisioned a few days before his birthday making him the youngest naval aviator to that date. After his service in the navy he went to Yale and eventually graduated. After that he married Barbara Pierce and they had 6 children. He got into the oil business for a time and eventually became a millionaire.
Political Career
He was the Chairman for the Republican Party for Harris County in Texas. In 1966 he was elected to the 7th district of Texas. He served 2 terms in that office. In 1971 he was appointed Ambassador of the United Nations. He held many political offices up until the Election of 1980. He campaigned agianst Ronald Reagan but eventually lost so Reagan elected him as his vice president. He served as vice president for Reagan until 1988 when he once again ran for president. He won the election of 1988 quite easily.
Presidential accomplishments and Career.
Bush got inaugurated on January 20th 1989. At the beggining of his career as President the Soviet Union came to a close and the Berlin wall was taken down. He attempted to lessen americas deficit but couldnt come to a compromise as he was torn between the Republican and Democratic Senators. He helped lead the allied invasion of Iraqi occupied Kuwait eventually pushing them out of Kuwait and back into Iraq but stopped after that. This was the Persian Gulf war. He also aided somalia in the Somalian Civil War. He also helped with NAFTA working to create Tariff free trades among Canada Mexico and the US. He ran for a 2nd term unsuccesfully in 1992.
Later Years
He still remains active in the Public eye today making Public Appearances for relief efforts and so on. He and his wife reside in Houston Texas. In the summer they go to Walker's point Kennebunkport Maine.
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