Lived

June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018

Home State

Texas

Party

Republican

Vice President

Dan Quayle

George H. W. Bush was a World War II Navy pilot, diplomat, and Vice President under Reagan who presided over the peaceful end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. He assembled the international coalition that expelled Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War and signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and the Immigration Act of 1990. His breaking of the 'no new taxes' pledge contributed to his 1992 defeat, while his decision not to advance on Baghdad remained contested. Naval aviator (shot down over the Pacific), Texas oilman, U.S. Representative, Ambassador to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, U.S. envoy to China, Director of Central Intelligence, Vice President under Reagan.

Phillips Academy; Yale University, 1948.

Signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and the Immigration Act of 1990. Assembled the international coalition that expelled Iraq from Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War. Presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union without military confrontation. Signed NAFTA (ratified under Clinton) and the START I treaty. Signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), the Clean Air Act Amendments (1990), the Immigration Act of 1990, and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.

Broke his 'Read my lips: no new taxes' pledge with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. The nomination of Justice Clarence Thomas produced the Anita Hill hearings. His decision not to advance on Baghdad in 1991 remained contested.