George H.W. Bush: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Jon Meacham, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush (2015), is an intimate biography that benefits from the author’s access to Bush’s diaries; George W. Bush, 41: A Portrait of My Father (2014), written by Bush’s son, the 43rd U.S. president, offers a similarly intimate portrait. Other useful biographies include Timothy Naftali, George H.W. Bush (2007); and Herbert S. Parmet, George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee (1997).
The speeches and statements of George Bush during his presidency are contained in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George Bush, 8 vol. (1990–93). Bush’s campaign is narrated in Jack W. Germond and Jules Witcover, Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars?: The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency, 1988 (1989); and Richard Ben Cramer, What It Takes: The Way to the White House (1992). Colin Campbell and Bert A. Rockman (eds.), The Bush Presidency: First Appraisals (1991), provides a collection of essays analyzing different aspects of the Bush administration’s first two years. Michael Duffy and Dan Goodgame, Marching in Place: The Status Quo Presidency of George Bush (1992); and Dilys M. Hill and Phil Williams (eds.), The Bush Presidency: Triumphs and Adversities (1994), critique Bush’s leadership and domestic policy while praising his conduct of foreign affairs. Charles Tiefer, The Semi-Sovereign Presidency: The Bush Administration’s Strategy for Governing Without Congress (1994), discusses the difficulties Bush experienced in dealing with a Democrat-controlled Congress. John Robert Greene, The Presidency of George H.W. Bush, 2nd. ed., revised and expanded (2015), provides a comprehensive assessment of Bush’s presidency.
Pamela Kilian, Barbara Bush (1992); and Barbara Bush, Barbara Bush: A Memoir (1994), recount the first lady’s public and private life.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - George Herbert Walker Bush. | Sep 19, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 08, 2026 | ||
| Added call-out box and media. | Jun 08, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - ANCHOR - The Presidency of George H. W. Bush. | Jul 22, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN US - George H.W. Bush Fast Facts. | Oct 21, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 20, 2024 | ||
| Added an interactive timeline of the Bush presidency. | Aug 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - George H.W. Bush. | May 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - George Herbert Walker Bush. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum - Biography of George H.W. Bush. | Jan 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - Biography of George H.W. Bush. | Nov 17, 2023 | ||
| Link added. | Sep 01, 2023 | ||
| Links and photo added. | Aug 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American National Biography - George H. W. Bush. | Aug 18, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| Removed cross-reference and tables. | Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 27, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 07, 2019 | ||
| Noted that on December 20, 1989, Bush ordered the invasion of Panama. | Jun 28, 2019 | ||
| Updated for his death. | Dec 01, 2018 | ||
| Added an overview video of his presidency. | Oct 12, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Biography of George H. W. Bush. | May 03, 2018 | ||
| Added an end date to Jeb Bush's term as Florida governor and noted that he unsuccessfully ran for president in 2016. | Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 03, 2017 | ||
| Revised bibliography. | Feb 03, 2017 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Feb 03, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of George H. W. Bush. | Jan 06, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biogrpahy of George H. W. Bush. | Aug 25, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Central - Biography of George Bush. | Dec 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of George W. Bush. | Dec 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryLink.org - Biography of George W. Bush. | Dec 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - George Herbert Walker Bush. | Dec 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of George H.W. Bush. | Nov 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Senate - Biography of George H.W. Bush. | Nov 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Biography of George H. W. Bush. | Nov 27, 2013 | ||
| Changed the title from "George Bush" to "George H.W. Bush." | Apr 23, 2013 | ||
| Added a video of his inaugural address. | May 02, 2011 | ||
| Added timeline. | Apr 14, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph. | Mar 28, 2011 | ||
| He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. | Feb 16, 2011 | ||
| In 2010 he was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. | Nov 18, 2010 | ||
| Added photo of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director-designate George Bush meeting with President Gerald Ford in the Oval Office in 1975. | Mar 11, 2010 | ||
| Article updated to include Bush's appearance in fundraising ads for victims of Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, being named U.N. special envoy for the South Asian earthquake disaster, and receipt of Ronald Reagan Freedom Award. | Jun 25, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: George W. Bush Childhood Home - History of Bush Family. | Nov 06, 2008 | ||
| Media revised. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of George Bush. | Feb 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - History - Biography of George Bush. |
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May 02, 2007 | |
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. | Jan 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. | Jan 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of George W. Bush. | Nov 03, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: AmericanPresident.org - George Herbert Walker Bush. | Jun 21, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 10, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | May 21, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 11, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 16, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 16, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 16, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |