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Through previous administrations, the elder Bush had ubiquitously been known as "George Bush" or "President Bush", but following his son's election, the need to distinguish between them has made retronymic forms such as "George H. W. Bush" and "George Bush Sr." and colloquialisms such as "Bush 41" and "Bush the Elder" more common. [294]
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President George H. W. Bush during his presidency.All information is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Bush experienced a series of health problems in his final years. In 2012, he was diagnosed with vascular Parkinsonism, necessitating the use of a mobility scooter and eventually a wheelchair, limiting his speech and his ability to travel across the world (due to this, he did not participate at the memorial service of Nelson Mandela in 2013, opting to send a message of condolence to Mandela's ...
After Thurgood Marshall announced his retirement on June 27, 1991, Bush considered only two choices: Thomas and United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit judge Emilio M. Garza. [7] Bush's strategists told the New York Times that all things being equal, Bush would have preferred to choose Garza.
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.
President Obama and former President George W. Bush spoke Tuesday at a funeral service for the five slain Dallas police officers. There were many powerful moments throughout the service, but there ...
While George W. Bush appeared pleased to attend the 45th president's oath of office ceremony, a new New York Magazine piece reveals inside information on what the Texas native actually felt that day.
Should former President George W. Bush follow his vice president and back Kamala Harris? | Opinion