George H. W. Bush By austinnoahmark Jul 13, 1985 President for a day President Regan had to undergo sugery. Under the 25th amendment the vice president was to take over presidency until he came out of sugery. Jan 20, 1989 Inaugrated as the 41st President Mar 1, 1989 Established the National Space Council Jun 11, 1990 US and Mexico will begin negotiations on a North American Free Trade Agreement Jul 26, 1990 Signs the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibiting discrimination base don disabilities Aug 8, 1990 Deploys troops for the defense of Saudi Arabia Nov 5, 1990 Signs Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 Jan 16, 1991 Orders the beginning of Operation Desert Storm Nov 21, 1991 Signs Civil Rights Act of 1991, provides the right to trial by jury on discrimination claims Dec 17, 1992 NAFTA is signed Jan 3, 1993 Signs the START II Treaty