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My Take
George H. W. Bush is, to me, a study in quiet accumulation. Long before the presidency, he was a Navy aviator shot down in the Pacific, a Yale ballplayer, a diplomat, and an intelligence chief, each role earned rather than inherited despite his patrician roots. As the 41st president he steered the country through the end of the Cold War and German reunification, moments that demanded restraint over showmanship, which suited him. I find more to admire in that steadiness than in flashier legacies. He shouldered responsibility without performing it, and lived to 94. That seems like the right measure of the man.
Overview
George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. Bush was Ronald Reagan's vice president from 1981 to 1989. He was the father of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. Born into the wealthy and established Bush family in Milton, Massachusetts, Bush was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- George H. W. Bush
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョージ・H・W・ブッシュ
- Reading
- じょーじ・H・W・ぶっしゅ
- Born
- June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
- Origin
- Milton, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / naval officer / baseball player / diplomat / aircraft pilot
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- honorary citizen of Berlin
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- 2002 Eric M. Warburg Award
- 1999 Order of the White Lion
- Air Medal
- Philadelphia Liberty Medal
- 2005 Freedom Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.