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After the funeral, Bush's body was transported to George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, where he was buried next to his wife Barbara and daughter Robin. [324] At the funeral, former president George W. Bush eulogized his father saying, "He looked for the good in each person, and he usually found it." [323]
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2]
The Bush family is an American political family that has played a prominent role in American politics since the 1950s, foremost as the first family of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2001 to 2009, during the respective presidencies of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.
George Walker Bush [a] (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party, he is the eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, and was the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
George W. Bush: 5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 182 cm: John Kerry [57] 6 ft 4 in 193 cm: 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 11 cm 2000: George W. Bush: 5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 182 cm: Al Gore [15] [17] 6 ft 1 in 185 cm: 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 4 cm 1996: Bill Clinton: 6 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 189 cm: Bob Dole [15] 6 ft 2 in 188 cm: 1 ⁄ 2 in 1 cm 1992: Bill Clinton: 6 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in 189 ...
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 [a] individuals have served as president of the United States.Of these, 15, [1] including Lyndon B. Johnson who took only the First Degree, are known to have been Freemasons, beginning with the nation's first president, George Washington.
President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace, London, England (1989) President Bill Clinton and Prince Philip inspect the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace, London, England (1995)
George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993. Bush, a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vice president for two terms under President Ronald Reagan, took office following his landslide victory over Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.