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{{Infobox_President
|name=George Herbert Walker Bush
|name=George Herbert Walker Bush
|awards=[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]],<br/>Three [[Air Medal]]s,</br />[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]]
|awards=[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]],<br/>Three [[Air Medal]]s,</br />[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]]
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'''George Herbert Walker Bush''' (born [[June 12]], [[1924]]), was the forty-first [[President of the United States]], serving from 1989 to 1993. Before his presidency, Bush was the forty-third [[Vice President of the United States]] in the administration of [[Ronald Reagan]].
'''George Herbert Walker Bush''' (born [[Birth Date:=1924-06-12|June 12, 1924]]), was the forty-first [[President of the United States]], serving from 1989 to 1993. Before his presidency, Bush was the forty-third [[Vice President of the United States]] in the administration of [[Ronald Reagan]].
Bush was born in [[Massachusetts]] to Senator [[Prescott Bush]] and [[Dorothy Walker Bush]]. He became involved in politics soon after graduating from [[Yale University]], serving as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the [[Texas's 7th congressional district|7th district of Texas]] (1967–1971), the [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]] (1971–1973), chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]] (1973–1974), [[United States Ambassador to China|Chief of the United States Liaison Office]] in the [[People's Republic of China]] (1974–1976), and Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (1976–1977). After an [[United States presidential election, 1980|unsuccessful 1980 presidential run]], Bush was chosen by party nominee Ronald Reagan to be candidate for vice president. During his tenure (1981–1989), Bush was the first person ever to serve as [[Acting President of the United States]].
Bush was born in [[Massachusetts]] to Senator [[Prescott Bush]] and [[Dorothy Walker Bush]]. He became involved in politics soon after graduating from [[Yale University]], serving as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the [[Texas's 7th congressional district|7th district of Texas]] (1967–1971), the [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]] (1971–1973), chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]] (1973–1974), [[United States Ambassador to China|Chief of the United States Liaison Office]] in the [[People's Republic of China]] (1974–1976), and Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (1976–1977). After an [[United States presidential election, 1980|unsuccessful 1980 presidential run]], Bush was chosen by party nominee Ronald Reagan to be candidate for vice president. During his tenure (1981–1989), Bush was the first person ever to serve as [[Acting President of the United States]].
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