George H.W. Bush: Media
41st president of the United States
Videos
George H.W. Bush: The end of the Cold War and the start of the Gulf War
An overview of George H. W. Bush.
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Witness the inaugural address of President George Bush at Washington, D.C., January 20, 1989
U.S. Pres. George Bush delivering his inaugural address, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20,...
Video: Courtesy of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Witness U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush addressing Congress after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush addressing Congress following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait,...
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Images
Prescott S. Bush and family
Prescott S. Bush (sitting, center) and three generations of his family, including...
George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
George H.W. Bush and his family, 1964
The Bush family in 1964 in Houston, Texas. Parents George and Barbara Bush are shown...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
George and Barbara Bush
George and Barbara Bush in Houston, Texas, on the night that he was elected to Congress...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
George Bush
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director-designate George Bush meeting with Pres....
David Hume Kennerly—Official White House Photo/Gerald R. Ford Library
Ronald Reagan (left) and George Bush
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) and Vice Pres. George Bush in the White House.
David Valdez/The White House
Ronald Reagan and George Bush
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) and Vice Pres. George Bush waving at the 1984 Republican...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
George H.W. Bush
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush, 1989.
White House photo/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
George Bush: Campaign button
Button from George Bush's 1988 presidential campaign
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Taking the oath of office
George Bush takes the oath of office as U.S. president, January 20, 1989.
Architect of the Capitol photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Prints & Photographs Division (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-12345)
U.S. invasion of Panama
Buildings engulfed in flames following the U.S. invasion of Panama, December 1989.
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Manuel Noriega
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents escorting Manuel Noriega (center) to an aircraft...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev
U.S. President George Bush shaking hands with Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union.
Dave Valdez/White House photo
George H.W. Bush
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush smiling after successfully completing a parachute jump...
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George and Barbara Bush
U.S. Pres. George Bush and first lady Barbara Bush at the White House.
White House photo
George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, 2001
George W. Bush sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, with his father, George H.W....
Eric Draper/The White House
Operation Desert Shield: Thanksgiving dinner
U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush eating Thanksgiving dinner with troops in Saudi Arabia...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
George Bush
U.S. Pres. George Bush talking on the telephone regarding the situation in Panama...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Chris Evert and Pres. George H.W. Bush
Chris Evert playing tennis with Pres. George H.W. Bush at Camp David, Maryland, 1990.
George Bush Presidential Library/NARA
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
(From left to right) Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush,...
Pete Souza—Official White House Photo
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, Texas A&M University, College Station.
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George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, 1992
George W. Bush (left) and his father, George H.W. Bush, walking on the South Lawn...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Ronald Reagan presidential campaign button
Button from Ronald Reagan's 1980 U.S. presidential campaign,.
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Presidents (left to right) George Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford,...
Marcy Nighswander—Associated Press/U.S. Department of Defense
Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush
U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan (left) and Vice Pres. George H.W. Bush.
White House photo
North American Free Trade Agreement
(From left) Mexican Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari, U.S. Pres. George H.W. Bush,...
AP Images
Americans with Disabilities Act
Pres. George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act on the South Lawn...
George Bush Library/NARA
Key events in the life of George Bush
Key events in the life of George Bush.
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Interactives
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