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George Bush
1924–2018
A World War II naval aviator turned oilman, diplomat, and public servant, he rose to become the 41st president of the United States. His life story spans combat in the Pacific, decades in public office, and a presidency shaped by the end of the Cold War.
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State of the Union Addresses
by George Bush
About the author
Before entering the White House, he built an unusually wide-ranging career in public life. Born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, he served as one of the youngest Navy aviators in World War II, then moved to Texas and found success in the oil business before turning to politics.
Over the years, he served as a congressman, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, envoy to China, director of the CIA, and vice president under Ronald Reagan. In 1988 he was elected president, and his term from 1989 to 1993 is often remembered for major international events including the end of the Cold War and the Gulf War.
He died on November 30, 2018, in Houston, Texas. Readers often find his life compelling because it combines wartime courage, old-fashioned public service, and a front-row seat to some of the biggest political changes of the late twentieth century.