What kind of president is George Bush? Strategic weapons and refusal to stop nuclear testing. You were afraid to die
At the same time, their history is full of scandals and very well illustrates the metamorphoses of the capitalist world, when ties between crime and government, between odious movements and influential clans are strong. Everything that will be below is a subjective processing of the information available on the network, perhaps some arns are distorted.
The family gave the country a governor, a senator, and two presidents. How did she achieve this?
There are two versions of how the Bush ancestors came to America. According to the first of them, the progenitor of the family sailed there in 1620 on the Mayflower ship. The second version says that the great-grandfathers of George Walker Bush Jr. appeared on the continent only in the second half of the 19th century.
Be that as it may, the scandals associated with this clan began with Prescott Sheldon Bush, born in 1895 in the family of entrepreneur Samuel Bush. Prescott, pushing off material base father, achieved a lot: he became a director of the Union Banking Corporation (UBC), a US senator from Connecticut from 1952 to 1963. He died in 1972, and 30 years later the archives of the US Library of Congress were declassified. According to them, the bank headed by Prescott financed the German fascists from 1923 to 1939. Hitler, Goering and Goebbels had accounts in it.
The Bushes are not afraid to get their hands dirty, they are not afraid of dubious connections. Why? There are good connections in the media, there is influence on public opinion.
George Bush Sr.(son of Prescott) – Congressman, diplomat, CIA director, vice president and 41st president of the United States. Born in 1924. At age 17, he became a Navy pilot, served until the end of the war, then, like his father, graduated from Yale University. Became a millionaire at the age of 40, working in the oil business. He has a scandalous reputation, just like his father. He was a co-owner of Kuwaiti companies.
Noticed in connections with dictators of the Middle East and Central America, in financing extremists. Under President Carter, he supported the Panamanian dictator Noriega. And under Reagan he was vice president, and together with him he secretly supported the head of Iraq, Hussein, supplying him with weapons and information about Iran. In 2015, George HW Bush works for The Carlyle group. This company is an economic adviser to the Saudi Bin Laden clan.
His son George Walker Bush Jr.(grandson of Prescott), Governor of Texas and 43rd President of the United States. Born in 1946. Like grandfather and father, he graduated from Yale University. During his presidency, on September 11, 2001, the terrorist attacks occurred in New York. Bush Jr. immediately declared war on terrorism: the United States sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq. And in the USA taxes were reduced and reforms were carried out.
An extremely interesting character. A very talented person, despite the image of a “fool” that has developed in the media. He managed to get rich without family money, amassed political capital, which he already multiplied with the help of his family.
His younger brother - Jeb Ellis Bush- Governor of Florida. He is running for office, despite the fact that, according to some media outlets, he was seen in money laundering and collaboration with dubious businessmen from Latin America and with representatives of the Cuban drug mafia.
Reasons for success
There are several reasons for the “unsinkability” and prosperity of the Bush clan.
The first is the strong “foundation” laid by Samuel and Prescott in business and politics. After all, even in a country of equal opportunities, it is easier to start not “from scratch”, having useful connections developed by ancestors, methods of doing business and promoting on the political Olympus.
The ability to receive benefits, without disdaining any means, without fear of tarnishing their reputation, also always helped the Bushes. For example, financing of fascist Germany, tacit support of Islamists, who later organized terrorist attacks in New York.
The personal qualities of the Bushes also played an important role in the success of the clan: sociability, leadership abilities, and entrepreneurship. For example, while still studying at Yale University, both grandfather and father, and George W. Bush himself were presidents of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and members of the secret society “Skull and Bones”. There they also established friendly relations with future partners in politics and business. Such friends often hid scandals involving one of the Bushes.
Another reason for success is using the capabilities of relatives. For example, George Bush Sr. returned from politics to business in 1993, and used the position of his son-president to earn millions in earnings.
George Bush Sr. is one of the largest politicians in the United States. He is known as the nation's 41st president, a distinguished congressman, orator, and diplomat, and as the father of the 43rd president. During his presidency, Bush Sr. managed to make a number of landmark decisions and strengthen the position of his native country in the international political arena. In 2017, the man was recognized as the longest-living person among the former US presidents.
Childhood and youth
George W. Bush was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton (in Massachusetts). Father of George Herbert Walker Bush full name former president USA) was no stranger to politics and business: the man served on the boards of large firms, ran his own banking business, and even represented the state of Connecticut in the capital’s Senate for ten years.
Financial condition his father allowed George Bush Sr. to receive an excellent education - the young man graduated from the well-known Phillips Academy in his home state. This boarding school was considered the most prestigious at that time educational institution Massachusetts.
After graduating from high school, Bush enlisted in the United States Navy in 1942. In the army, after a short flight course, the future president managed to become the youngest military naval pilot of those years (George was 18 at the time). In 1945, the young man honorably retired from the army.
After his service, George Bush continued his studies again, choosing the famous Yale University. Instead of the traditional four years, Bush Sr. spent only 2.5 years to master the full course. During his studies, George managed to be the president of one of the student fraternities and lead the university basketball team.
In 1948, George Bush Sr. graduated from the university with a degree in economics. After Yale, George moved to Texas, where he began to delve into the laws and intricacies of the oil business. Thanks to his father's connections and position, George Bush was lucky enough to get a job at large company for the position of sales specialist.
Some time later, having mastered the details of this business, George Bush Sr. opened his own oil company. The business turned out to be successful, and soon the man joined the list of American millionaires.
Policy
Success in business was not enough for the ambitious George Bush, who was always interested in foreign and domestic policy, and in 1964 the man put forward his own candidacy for the country's Senate. However, he failed in the elections, failing to win required quantity votes from Texas.
Then Bush Sr. decided to leave business and devote his life to politics. George's efforts were not in vain: already in 1966 he received the coveted seat in the House of Representatives of the country's Congress, and two years later he was re-elected to this post for the second time. But Bush’s repeated attempt to get into the US Senate in 1970 was again a failure.
That same year, George W. Bush was appointed the country's permanent representative to the UN, and three years later headed the Republican National Committee. At the same time, the politician honed his diplomatic skills, becoming the head of the American diplomatic mission and working on the visits of Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford (former Secretary of State and President of the country) to China. Also for a year, George H. W. Bush headed the United States CIA (until 1977).
In 1980, George H. W. Bush tried for the first time to nominate his own candidacy for the country's presidential elections, but lost in terms of the number of votes in the primaries.
The battle for the presidency was fierce, but Bush, after a series of interviews and debates, won the support of a fairly large part of the electorate. But the conservative Reagan still managed to beat his rivals. Nevertheless, George Bush managed to stay in politics: it was Bush that Reagan chose as vice president and, in fact, as his main assistant.
Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush As vice president, George Bush Sr., with his characteristic directness and purposefulness, took up government programs to combat drugs and achieved a reduction in the influence of the state on private business and even served as the official acting President of the United States for eight hours when Ronald Reagan had to agree to undergo intestinal surgery.
There were also scandals: in 1986, a number of illegal arms trafficking operations were uncovered. Some White House officials were involved, who supplied weapons to Iran, and the money received was sent to support an opposition group in Nicaragua. However, both Bush and Reagan said they were unaware of these illegal schemes.
In 1988, another election campaign started and George Bush again decided to try to take the presidency. This time the politician was much better prepared: one of Bush Sr.’s speeches, addressed to representatives of the Republican Party, even went down in history under the name “A Thousand Colors of Light.”
In it, the politician emphasized the postulates on which he intended to rely if elected to the post of president of the country. In particular, he noted his own opposition to abortion, and also stated that he would support death penalty, the right of United States citizens to bear arms and will not allow the imposition of new taxes.
This time, the sympathies of voters were on Bush's side, and on November 8, 1988, the politician was officially elected as the new President of the United States. George Bush Sr. spent four years in this post. The results of Bush Sr.'s reign are primarily considered to be the improvement of relations with the USSR. George Bush held several meetings with.
As a result, politicians signed a formal agreement to limit the so-called “arms race.” Then, in 1992, America and Russia moved even further when Bush Sr. signed a document that meant a complete end to the Cold War between the countries.
No less effective were the efforts of George Bush and domestic policy United States. The politician's main efforts were aimed at reducing the budget deficit, which by the beginning of Bush Sr.'s reign had assumed a frightening magnitude.
In 1992, George Bush Sr. announced his intention to run for president again, but the politician failed to retain his seat. Democrat Bill Clinton won the election. However, leaving politics did not mean for George Bush giving up social activities. The man continued to engage in public projects, helping societies to fight cancer, and also for some time headed funds to help those affected by tsunamis, hurricanes and earthquakes.
Personal life
The personal life of George HW Bush was happy. As soon as he returned from the army, the tall, handsome man (George Bush Sr.'s height is 188 cm) met love. The man's chosen one was Barbara Pierce (that was her maiden name).
Over the years of marriage, the wife gave her husband six children: George Walker Bush (who later became the 43rd president of the United States), Paulina Robinson (the girl died at 4 years old due to leukemia), John Ellis (who also became a politician and led Florida for several years ), Neil Mallon, Marvin Pierce and Dorothy Bush Koch.
Death
In 2017, George H. W. Bush became the longest-living person to hold the US presidency. Despite his advanced age and failing health, Bush celebrated his anniversary with a traditional parachute jump - so former politician celebrates anniversaries since 75 years.
And in 2018, photos of George Bush Sr. again appeared on the pages of news publications. This time the reason was a tragic page in the man’s biography: April 17, Bush’s wife, Barbara Bush. The last months of his life, George Bush was depressed by what happened.
On December 1, 2018, George H. W. Bush died at the age of 94. His press secretary announced the death of the former US President.
Awards and achievements
American
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- 2006 - Philadelphia Medal of Freedom shared with William J. Clinton
- 2010 - Presidential Medal of Freedom
Foreign
- Order of Merit pro Merito Melitensi, Knight Grand Cross (Malta)
- 1993 - Order of the Bath, Knight Commander (Great Britain)
- 1993 - Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander (Great Britain)
- 1994 - Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight Grand Cross Special Class (Germany)
- 1995 - Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Knight Grand Cross (Poland)
- 1999 - Order White Lion 1st degree (Czech Republic)
- 2001 - Order of Dostyk (Kazakhstan)
- 2005 - Order of the Cross of the Land of Mary, 1st class (Estonia)
- 2005 - Jubilee medal “60 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War” Patriotic War 1941-1945." (Russia)
George Herbert Walker Bush. Born June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts - died November 30, 2018 in Houston. 41st President of the United States (1989-1993), Vice President under Ronald Reagan (1981-1989), Congressman, diplomat, Director of Central Intelligence, father of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush.
George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Massachusetts to the son of senator and New York banker Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, at the age of 17, Bush delayed going to college and became the youngest aviator in the US Navy at the time. He served until the end of the war, then entered Yale University. After graduating in 1948, he moved with his family to West Texas, where he started the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40.
Bush entered politics immediately after creating his own oil company, becoming a member of the House of Representatives, as well as holding other positions. He ran unsuccessfully in the party's 1980 presidential bid, but was chosen as Ronald Reagan's running mate for vice president, and the pair won the election. During his tenure, Bush headed the administration's task force on market deregulation and drug control.
In 1988, Bush successfully launched his presidential campaign, defeating Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis. International politics Bush's leadership was marked by military operations in Panama, the Philippines and the Persian Gulf, the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the USSR two years later. On domestic policy, Bush went back on his 1988 word and, after a fight in Congress, signed a tax increase that Congress approved. Due to economic problems, Bush 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, the former governor of Florida. He is the last president in the world to fight in World War II.
George Herbert Walker Bush was born at 173 Adam Street in Milton, Massachusetts on June 12, 1924. Bush's family moved from Milton to Greenwich, Connecticut, shortly after his birth. Bush began his education at Greenwich District Day School. Beginning in 1936, he attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, where he held numerous leadership positions, including senior class president and student council secretary, president of the fundraising society, member of the editorial board of the school newspaper, and captain of sports teams. baseball and football.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Bush decided to join the US Navy, so after graduating from Phillips Academy in early 1942, he became a naval aviator at age 18. After completing a 10-month course, he became a junior officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, on June 9, 1943, 3 days after his 19th birthday, making him the youngest naval aviator at the time.
He was assigned to Torpedo Bomber Squadron (VT-51) as a photography officer in September 1943. IN next year his squadron was stationed on the USS San Jacinto as part of a carrier strike force. There, Bush received the nickname “Skin” for his thin physique. During this time, Carrier Force 51 achieved a number of victories in the air-sea battle of World War II: the Battle of the Marianas.
Following Bush's promotion to the rank of second lieutenant, the USS San Jacinto began operations against the Japanese in the Bonin Islands on 1 August. Bush piloted the Avenger torpedo bomber from squadron VT-51, which attacked Japanese military installations on the island of Chichijima. His crew for this operation, which took place on September 2, 1944, included gunner-radio operator John Delaney and navigator, Second Lieutenant William White. During their attack, Lt. Bush's Avenger came under intense anti-aircraft fire and was hit, its engine catching fire. Despite the plane's fire, Bush carried out his mission and dropped bombs on his target, causing some destruction. With the engine burning, Bush flew several miles from the island, where he and other members of his crew bailed out of the plane. Others' parachutes did not open. It was not determined who jumped out with Bush, as Delaney and White were killed during the battle. Bush waited 4 hours for inflatable raft, while several fighters circled overhead for protection, until he was rescued by the submarine Finback. In the following months he remained on the Finback and participated in the rescue of other pilots.
Bush subsequently returned to the San Jacinto in November 1944 and participated in operations in the Philippines until his squadron was relieved and sent home to the United States. During 1944, he served in 58 battles and received the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Air Medals, and the Presidential Citation for San Jocinto.
Because of his valuable combat experience, Bush was assigned to Naval Station Norfolk and assigned new torpedo pilots to the wing. He was later assigned as a naval aviator to the new torpedo bomber squadron VT-153. Following Japan's surrender, Bush was honorably discharged in September 1945.
Bush was accepted to Yale University before enlisting and accepted the offer after his discharge and marriage. At Yale, he enrolled in an accelerated program that allowed him to graduate in 2.5 years instead of 4 years. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and was elected president. He also captained the Yale baseball team and was a first baseman who played in the first two World University Championships. As team captain, Bush met Babe Ruth before playing as a senior. Later in his youth, like Father Prescott Bush, he was initiated into the secret society Skull and Bones. He graduated from Yale as a member of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.
After graduating from Yale, Bush moved with his family to West Texas. Business connections his father's names proved useful when he ventured into the oil business as a sales executive for Dresser Industries, a subsidiary of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.. His father served on the board of directors there for 22 years. Bush created the Bush-Overby Oil Exploration Company in 1951 and two years later co-founded the Zapata Corporation, an oil company operating in the Texas Permian oil basin. He was appointed in 1954 president of Zapata Offshore Company, a subsidiary that specialized in offshore production. The company became independent in 1958, so Bush moved its headquarters from Midland, Texas, to Houston. Until 1964, he was the president of the company, and in 1964-66 - chairman of the board of directors. By this time, Bush had become a millionaire.
Bush was the Republican Party chairman for Harris County, Texas, in 1964, but wanting to be more involved in politics, he nominated himself for the Texas Senate. After winning the Republican primary, Bush faced his opponent, Democrat Ralph Yaborow. Yaborow criticized Bush as a right-wing extremist, and Bush lost the general election. Bush's colleague, Jack Crichton of Dallas, lost more more votes in the same election to Governor John Conelly. Busch and Crichton sometimes shared the same podium during the campaign.
Bush did not give up politics and was elected in 1966 to the House of Representatives from the 7th Congressional District of Texas. Defeating Democrat Frank Briscoe with 57% of the vote, he became the first Republican to represent Houston. His votes in the House of Representatives were generally conservative: Bush opposed the public accommodations debate of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and supported open voting, generally unpopular in his district. He supported the Nixon administration's policies in Vietnam, but did not agree with the Republicans on the issue of birth control. Despite his first term in the House, Bush was appointed to the powerful Congressional Budget Committee, where he voted to end compulsory conscription. He was elected to a second term in 1968.
In 1970, Nixon persuaded Bush to resign his House seat so he could again run for a Senate seat against Ralph Yarborough, a harsh critic of Nixon. In the Republican primary, Bush easily defeated conservative Robert Morris by 87.6% to 12.4%. However, former Congressman Lloyd Bentsen, a more moderate Democrat and native of Mission, south Texas, defeated Yarborough in the Democratic primary. Yarborough then endorsed Bentsen, who defeated Bush by a margin of 53.4% to 46.6%. Nixon came to Texas to campaign in Longview in support of Bush and his colleague Paul Eggers, a Dallas lawyer who was a close friend of Senator John Tower.
After losing the election in 1970, Bush became well known as an ardent Republican businessman from the Sun Belt, a group of states in the southern part of the country. Nixon noticed and appreciated Bush's sacrifice in losing his seat in Congress and appointed him permanent representative to the UN. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and served at the UN for two years, starting in 1971.
In the middle of the Watergate scandal, Nixon asked Bush to become chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1973. Bush accepted the offer and took the position when Nixon and the Republican Party's popularity was plummeting. He devotedly defended Nixon, but later, when Nixon's involvement became clear, Bush concentrated on defending Republican Party, while maintaining loyalty to Nixon. As chairman, Bush formally demanded that Nixon eventually resign for the good of the Republican Party. After Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974, Bush wrote in his diary: “There was an atmosphere of despondency, as if someone had died... The speech weighed on Nixon - a blow or two in the press - a monstrous strain. No one could help, everyone looked at the family and things in general, thought about his achievements and then about the shame... truly, a new spirit - a new rise."
Gerald Ford, Nixon's successor, appointed Bush to head the American liaison office with the People's Republic of China. Because the United States at the time maintained official ties with the Republic of China on Taiwan rather than the People's Republic of China, the Liaison Office did not have official embassy status, and Bush was not formally an "ambassador," although he was unofficially one. The time he spent in China - 14 months - turned out to be very beneficial for US-China relations.
After Ford assumed the presidency, Bush was seriously considered as a candidate for the position of vice president. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona withdrew his candidacy and endorsed Bush, who, with the support of his supporters, was reported to have launched an internal campaign to become the nominee. Ford eventually narrowed his list to Nelson Rockefeller and Bush. However, White House Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld reportedly chose Rockefeller over Bush. Rockefeller was eventually appointed and confirmed.
In 1976, Ford brought Bush back to Washington, appointing him director of the CIA. He served in this capacity for 357 days from January 30, 1976 to January 20, 1977. The CIA was reeling from a series of revelations, including the Church Committee investigation into illegal and unauthorized CIA activities, and Bush was entrusted with restoring the agency's reputation. While in office, Bush held a national security briefing with Jimmy Carter as a presidential candidate and president-elect, and discussed the possibility of remaining in office under Carter, but this did not happen.
After leaving the CIA, Bush became chairman of the executive committee of the First International Bank in Houston. In 1978, the Joan School of Business opened at Rice University, and Bush was invited there as an associate professor of administrative sciences. Bush worked at the School for a year and later said of this period: “I loved that short time in the academic world.” From 1977-79 he was also Director of the Council for international relations, an international policy organization.
In the late 70s, Bush decided that he was ready to run for the 1980 presidential election. During the 1979 election campaign, he attended 850 political events and traveled more than 400,000 km. Bush put forward his extensive government experience as his main trump card. His competitors were Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee, Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, Congressman John Andersen of Illinois (who would later become an independent), Congressman Phil Crane, also of Illinois, former governor John Connelly is a Texas Republican favorite, former actor and governor of California.
In the primaries, Bush focused almost entirely on the Iowa Caucus, while Reagan ran a more traditional campaign. Bush represented the centrist wing, while Reagan represented the conservatives. Bush caustically called Reagan's plan for deep tax cuts to stimulate the supply of goods "voodoo economics." His strategy was sound enough to help him win Iowa with 31.5% of the vote to Reagan's 29.4%. As a result of his loss, Reagan replaced his campaign manager, reorganized his headquarters, and concentrated on the New Hampshire primary. The two candidates agreed to host a debate in the state, organized by the Nashua Telegraph and paid for by the Reagan campaign. Reagan also invited four other candidates, but Bush refused to debate them and they eventually left. The most memorable moment of the debate was the decision of referee John Breen to turn off Reagan's microphone, to which he angrily replied: "I'm paying for this microphone, Mr. Breen." Bush lost the New Hampshire primary by 23% to Reagan's 50%. Bush also lost most of the remaining primaries and formally dropped out of the race in May.
With a seemingly bleak political future, Bush sold his home in Houston and bought his grandfather's estate in Kennebunkport, Maine, known as Walker's Point. At the Republican National Convention, however, Reagan selected Bush as his vice presidential running mate, giving him the winning 1980 Republican presidential ticket.
As vice president, Bush engaged in generally low-profile work, recognizing the constitutional limitations of his office. He avoided making decisions and criticizing Reagan at all costs. He and his wife moved into the Vice President's residence in Observatory District One, about two miles from the White House. The Bush family attended a large number of social and formal events due to their status, including many funerals, which became a running joke among comedians. Mrs. Bush found the funeral quite rewarding, saying, "George met many current and future heads of state at the funerals he attended, allowing him to forge personal relationships that were useful to President Reagan." As President of the Senate, Bush remained in touch with members of Congress and kept the President informed of all developments on Capitol Hill.
On March 30, 1981, an assassination attempt was made on Reagan in Washington, as a result of which he was seriously injured. Bush was in Dallas at the time and returned to Washington immediately. Reagan's office was convened at the White House, where they discussed various issues, including the functionality of the nuclear briefcase. When Bush's plane landed, his aides advised him to go straight to the White House by helicopter because he needed an image of a functioning government despite the assassination attempt. Bush rejected the advice, replying, "Only the President can land on the South Lawn." This had a positive effect on Reagan, who recovered and returned to work within two weeks. From then on, they regularly dined in the Oval Office on Thursdays.
Bush was appointed by Reagan to head two special commissions: on deregulation and the fight against international drug trafficking. The special commission reviewed hundreds of regulations, making specific recommendations on which ones to add and which ones to revise in order to reduce the size of the federal government. The Drug Enforcement Task Force coordinated federal efforts to reduce the amount of drugs entering the United States. Both commissions were popular among conservatives, and Bush, a moderate, began courting them through his work.
Represented the United States at the funeral in November 1982 in Moscow.
Reagan and Bush ran for re-election in 1984. Democratic opponent Walter Mondale chose New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his vice presidential candidate for the first time. She and Bush held the only televised vice presidential debate. Bush represented the Ivy League, while Ferraro represented the blue-collar district of Queens, New York; this, coupled with his high popularity among female journalists, put Bush at a disadvantage. However, the Reagan-Bush pair won a complete victory over the Mondale-Ferraro pair.
At the start of his second term as vice president, Bush and his aides planned to run for the 1988 presidential election. At the end of 1985, the committee was formed and raised over two million dollars for Bush. Bush became the first vice president to officially serve as acting president when Reagan underwent surgery on July 13, 1985, to remove polyps from his intestines. Bush acted as president for 8 hours.
The administration was rocked by scandal in 1986 when it was revealed that administration officials had secretly sold weapons to Iran and used the proceeds to finance the anti-communist group Contras in Nicaragua, in direct violation of the law. When the Iran-Contra affair hit the press, Bush, like Reagan, said he was unaware of the hidden funds, although this was later questioned. An assessment of public opinion at the time indicated that the public doubted Bush's explanation that he was an "innocent bystander" when the transactions occurred. This formed the opinion that he is a coward. However, his outburst during an interview with Dan Rafer on CBS television restored Bush's lost reputation.
As vice president, Bush officially opened the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.
Bush had been planning to run for president since 1985, and entered the Republican primary for president in October 1987. His competitors for the Republican presidential nomination included Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, Congressman Jack Kemp of New York, former Gov. Pete DuPont of Delaware and conservative Christian televangelist Pat Robertson.
Viewed as the front-runner, Bush, however, finished third in Iowa behind winner Dole and Robertson. Following Reagan's example in 1980, Bush reorganized his headquarters and concentrated on the New Hampshire primary. With Dole leading the way in New Hampshire, Bush launched a television campaign portraying the senator as a proponent of tax increases. Bush returned to victory in the state primary. Bush continued his winning ways, winning many primaries in southern states. When caucus primaries (such as Super Thursday) began, Bush's organizational strength and fundraising leadership proved too much for the other candidates, and he became the Republican nominee.
In the run-up to the 1988 Republican National Convention, there was much speculation about who Bush would choose as his running mate. Bush chose little-known conservative-backed Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana. Despite Reagan's popularity, Bush trailed Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis, then governor of Massachusetts, in many polls.
Bush, who was sometimes criticized for his lack of oratorical skills compared to Reagan, gave a powerful speech at the 1988 Republican National Convention. The speech, known as "A Thousand Colors of Light," described Bush's vision for America: He supported the Pledge of Allegiance, school prayer, the death penalty, gun rights and his opposition to abortion. The convention speech contained Bush's famous vow: "Read my lips: no new taxes."
The general election campaign between the two candidates has been described as one of the nastiest in history. modern history. Bush criticized Dukakis for polluting Boston Harbor as governor of Massachusetts. Bush also emphasized that Dukakis opposed a law that required all candidates to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, a topic well covered in Bush's speech.
Dukakis's unequivocal opposition to the Pledge of Allegiance led to a provocative question during the presidential debate. Moderator Bernard Shaw asked Dukakis, hypothetically, whether he would support the death penalty if his wife Kitty were raped and murdered. Dukakis responded that he had not, as did the Willie Horton ad, which contributed to Bush's characterization of him as "forgiving of wrongdoing."
Bush defeated Dukakis and his vice presidential running mate, Lloyd Bentsen, in the US Electoral College by 426 votes to 111 (Bentsen received one vote from the traitorous elector). Nationally, Bush won 53.4% of the popular vote to Dukakis' 45.6%. Bush became the first vice president since 1836 to become president by winning the election. He also became the first elected president since 1929 whose predecessor belonged to the same party.
During the campaign, there was a scandal associated with the release of data about the Nazi leaders involved in the campaign - emigrants from countries that were allies of Germany in World War II.
Bush was inaugurated on January 20, 1989, succeeding Ronald Reagan. He received his office at a time of great change in the world; the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the USSR, which occurred at the beginning of his presidency. He ordered military operations in Panama and the Persian Gulf, and had a very high trust rating among the population of 89%. However, the economic recession and tax increases, which he pledged not to implement during the election campaign, caused a sharp decline in his ratings, and Bush lost the 1992 election.
Early in his term, Bush was confronted with the budget deficit left behind by Reagan. The $220 billion deficit in 1990 has tripled since 1980. Bush dedicated himself to containing the deficit, believing that without it America could not lead the world. He began urging the Democratic-controlled Congress to act on the budget and cut government spending. However, Democrats believed that the only way was to increase taxes. Bush faced problems in trying to find consensus.
A very sensitive blow to the Republicans under Bush was the decision Supreme Court The United States, which by a vote of 5 to 4 in 1992 recognized women's right to abortion. Moreover, among those who supported this decision were two judges who took this post on the recommendation of the opponent of abortion R. Reagan.
In February 1992, Bush and Bush signed a document ending the Cold War.
On January 14, 2017, George W. Bush was hospitalized due to breathing problems at a Houston hospital. Later it became known that the ex-president was recovering and was disconnected from the ventilator. The cause of health problems was pneumonia. His wife Barbara, who complained of cough and weakness, was also hospitalized.
On April 24, 2018, 93-year-old George W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital due to sepsis (the body was struck by an infection that entered the blood).
On May 5, 2018, George W. Bush was discharged from the hospital; doctors describe his condition as good.
On May 27, 2018, the former American leader was again hospitalized in one of the hospitals in Southern Maine, where the ex-politician traditionally spends summer season, due to low blood pressure and general weakness. On June 5, Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath tweeted that Bush Sr. had been released from the hospital.
Personal life of George HW Bush:
Bush married Barbara Pierce on January 6, 1945, a week after returning from the Pacific.
The marriage produced 6 children: (born 1946), Paulina Robinson Bush ("Robin", 1949-1953, died of leukemia), John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born 1953), Neil Mallon Bush (born 1955), Marvin Pierce Bush (born 1956), and Dorothy Bush Koch (born 1959).
George H. W. Bush's illness
On December 27, 2012, Bush was admitted to intensive care (exacerbation of chronic bronchitis with high temperature against the background of Parkinson's disease). Previously, on November 23, 2012, he was hospitalized with bronchitis.
George HW Bush celebrated his 90th birthday with a skydive. The former US President and father of former US President George W. Bush celebrates his birthday in this way every 5 years starting from his 75th birthday.
The ex-president suffers from Parkinson's disease and has to use a wheelchair. This time, for safety reasons, Bush Sr. made the jump in tandem with an experienced army paratrooper, Sergeant Mike Elliott.
On January 14, 2017, George W. Bush was hospitalized due to breathing problems at a Houston hospital. Later it became known that the ex-president was recovering and was disconnected from the artificial respiration apparatus. The cause of health problems was pneumonia. His wife Barbara was also hospitalized, complaining of a cough and weakness.
The image of George H. W. Bush in the movies:
The role of Bush Sr. was played more than once by actor John Roark:
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, 1991, directed by David Zucker;
"The Silence of Ham" (1994);
"Courage in Battle" (1996).
Russian actor Vladimir Sedov played Bush Sr. in the film “On Deribasovskaya good weather, or it's raining on Brighton Beach again" (1992).
In Milton, Massachusetts.
Father - Prescott Sheldon Bush - an influential figure in the Republican Party, was a partner in the New York firm Brown, Brothers, Harriman and Company, and from 1952 to 1963 - a senator from the state of Connecticut. Mother - Dorothy Walker - from the New York banking clan of Walkers.
George Bush spent his childhood in Greenwich (Connecticut).
In 1936, he entered the prestigious military school - Phillips Academy in Andover (Massachusetts). Upon its completion in June 1942, six months after the United States entered the Second world war, was enlisted in the Navy.
After completing a ten-month flight training course, Bush was commissioned as a junior officer on June 9, 1943, becoming the youngest naval aviator.
George W. Bush flew 58 combat missions in the Southwest Pacific war zone. On September 2, 1944, Bush's plane was hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, and he, ordering the crew to abandon the plane, jumped with a parachute. All crew members survived, except one. On the water, the pilots were picked up by sailors from an American submarine. For his participation in hostilities, George W. Bush was awarded the Navy Officer's Cross and three combat medals.
George Bush Sr. opened an account in the popular social network Twitter.
The first message that the former American leader left on the microblogging service concerned the memorial service that took place in South Africa for the ex-president of that country, Nelson Mandela.
The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources
