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George H. W. Bush
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There are no maps to lead us where we are going, to this new world of our own making.
— U.S. president George Bush made those comments on January 1, 1990. The Watchtower magazine; In Search of a New World Order (15 July 1991)
George H. W. Bush
President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924-2018)
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Lived 1924–2018, aged 94United States
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The 41st president navigated the endgame of the Cold War, sent troops into Panama and the Gulf, then lost re-election after breaking his no-new-taxes pledge during a recession — proof that foreign policy victories don't always translate at the ballot box.
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Born into the wealthy Bush family in Massachusetts and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, George Herbert Walker Bush flew Navy missions in World War II before moving to West Texas to found Zapata Corporation. After losing a Senate race in 1964, he won a House seat in 1966 and climbed through appointments — UN ambassador under Nixon, Republican National Committee chair, envoy to China under Ford, then CIA director in 1976. Reagan beat him in the 1980 primaries, then made him vice president for eight years. Bush won the presidency in 1988 against Michael Dukakis and presided over German reunifica…
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George H. W. Bush
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Clearly, no longer can a dictator count on East-West confrontation to stymie concerted United Nations action against aggression. A new partnership of nations has begun.
— Speech to joint session of Congress (11 September 1990), as quoted in Encyclopedia of Leadership (2004) by George R. Goethals, Georgia
George H. W. Bush
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This will not stand, this aggression against Kuwait.
— Remarks to reporters (5 August 1990)
George H. W. Bush
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I do not like broccoli and I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it.
— YouTube clip News conference (22 March 1990)
George H. W. Bush
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I don't have to stand here and defend the campaign of 1988. I'd be perfectly prepared to do it, but I was elected.
— News conference (7 November 1989)
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