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George Herbert Walker Bush
b. 12 Jun 1924, Milton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
d. 30 Nov 2018, Houston, Texas
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| Title: |
President of the United States |
| Term: |
20 Jan 1989 - 20 Jan 1993 |
| Chronology: |
4 Jan 1989,
election to the office of President of the United States is declared upon counting electoral votes (cast 19 Dec 1988),
joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives, House Chamber, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. [1] |
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20 Jan 1989,
commencement of term |
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20 Jan 1989,
took an oath of office as President of the United States, inaugural ceremony, West Front, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. [2] |
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20 Jan 1993,
expiration of term |
| Biography: |
| Born in the family of a banker and politician; served in the rank of lieutenant in the US Navy (1942-1945); graduated from the Yale University (1948); formed Bush-Overby Oil Development, Inc., Midland, Texas (1951); helped organize Zapata Petroleum Corp., Midland, Texas (1953), and first president of Zapata Off-Shore Co., Midland, Texas (1954); unsuccessful nominee to the Senate (1964); elected as a Republican to the 90th Congress; reelected to the 91st Congress (1967-1971); was not a candidate for reelection in 1970 to the House of Representatives but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate; US Ambassador to the United Nations (1971-1973); chairman, Republican National Committee (1973-1974); chief US liaison officer, People's Republic of China (1974-1976); director, Central Intelligence Agency (1976-1977); unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1980, but was elected Vice President on the Republican ticket with President Ronald Reagan in 1980, and reelected (1984); Vice President of the United States (20 Jan 1981 - 20 Jan 1989); elected President of the United States in 1988, and was inaugurated on 20 Jan 1989; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1992. |
| Biographical sources: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (2005). |
| Elections: |
| Candidate |
Electoral vote (19 Dec 1988) |
| George Herbert Walker Bush |
426 |
| Michael Stanley Dukakis |
111 |
| Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. |
1 |
| total number of electors appointed |
538 |
| number of votes for a majority |
270 |
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| Source of electoral results: Congressional Record, 101st Congress, 1st Session, 195. |
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| [1] |
Congressional Record, 101st Congress, 1st Session, 194-195. |
| [2] |
Congressional Record, 101st Congress, 1st Session, 303-306. |
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Image: © Dennis Brack/Black Star/PNI. |
