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George H.W Bush was born in Milton Massachusetts. He was raised by his parents throughout his childhood.
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George Bush spent most of his time in Texas were he grew up. He was raised by his mom and dad, Prescott and Dorothy.
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Around 1942, Bush graduated from Phillips Andover Academy. Shortly after he graduated, he enlisted in the navy to become a pilot.
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On September 2nd 1944, on an assault mission to bomb the enemy, Bush's aircraft was shot at by the anti-aircraft systems of the japenese. He was shot down and slimly survived, and was evwentually rescued by a United States submaine.
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George Bush married Barbra Peice on January 6th 1945. He had a total of 6 chidren with her and is still married to her today!
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George H.W Bush went to and graduated from Yale University in 1948. He was also the captain of the Yale University College Baseball team and was their first basemen.
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George Bush had his last child on August 18th 1959. George W Bush, would also become president and serve 2 terms in office, the 2nd set of father and son presidents. And his other son Jeb, would also become the future governer of Florida. All of his children are George W Bush Pauline Robinson Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush Neil Mallon Bush Marvin Peirce Bush , and his last child, Dorothy Walker Bush Koch
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Bush ran for the U.S senate in 1971 and won the election. He was very interested in foreign policy at the time.
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George Bush became the director of the central intelligence agency in the early party of 1976. He was appointed by the job from President Ford.
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Ronald Reagon was president for 2 terms from 1981-1989, and George Bush was his vice president. They both were from the Reublican Party.
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After Reagon left the office, Bush decided to run to try and become president! He won the election against the democratic party running member Michael Dukakis.
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Bush re-ran for his presidency for the Republican party, There was 3 running people, Bill Clinton from the democratic party, himself as the republican party, and Ross Perot as the independent party. Bush would lose to Clinton by a total of 370-168.
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George Bush created a library and museum in November of 1997. It is located near College Station Texas, USA.
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George Bush's son George W. Bush wanted to run for office in 2000. He won the election against Al Gore by a total of 271 electoral votes - 268 electoral votes.
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George Bush is still alive today! He loves to spend time with his family, he has 17 grandchildren today! He spends time between his two homes in Houston, Texas, and Kennebunkport, Maine.
