George H W Bush Biography

The George H. W. Bush biography tells the story of one of the most impressive public servants of the latter half of the 20^thcentury. Born to a senator and the father of a governor and a president, the Bush lineage is quite remarkable.

The first significant parts of the George H. W. Bush biography finds him enrolling in the military after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bush was a pilot and fought in many battles in the South Pacific, at one point having to parachute out of a plane with an engine that had caught fire and was going down.

After leaving the military he married Barbara Pierce, an important part of the George H. W. Bush biography, as she remains an important part of his life to this day. He graduated from Yale and entered the oil business, moving to west Texas and becoming a millionaire by his mid-40s.

Bush served two years in the House of Representatives and then, in a pivotal moment in the George H. W. Bush biography, he chose to run for Senate, at the urging of president Richard Nixon. After losing a close race, Nixon appointed him to be the ambassador to the United Nations.

Bush next served as the chair of the Republican National Committee and then was appointed to be the head of the Central Intelligence Agency. After a year in that role he determined he would run for president in 1980, a very important decision in the George H. W. Bush biography.

Bush won the Iowa Caucuses but then lost to Ronald Reagan in New Hampshire, spelling an end to his campaign. Reagan named him as his vice presidential candidate, and the two men served together for two full terms.

In 1988, the highlight of the George H. W. Bush biography, he ran for and became president of the United States, easily defeating Michael Dukakis. Her served only one term, his presidency shaken by economic turmoil, and lost the election in 1992 to Bill Clinton.

In his later years he has worked on peace building and relief efforts, and was awarded the Medal of Freedom.