PRESIDENT GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH

41st President of the United States (January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993) Nickname: "Poppy" Born: June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts Father: Prescott Sheldon Bush Mother: Dorothy Walker Bush Married: Barbara Pierce (1925- ), on January 6, 1945 Children: George Walker Bush (1946- ); Robin Bush (1949-53); John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (1953- ); Neil Bush (1955- ); Marvin Bush (1956- ); Dorothy Bush (1959- ) Religion: Episcopalian Education: Graduated from Yale University (1948) Occupation: Businessman, public official Political Party: Republican Other Government Positions: Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1967-71 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1971-72 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1976-77 Vice President, 1981-89 (under Reagan) Presidential Salary: $200,000/year + $50,000 expense account Points of Interest: George Bush was the captain of the baseball team at Yale University. Bush requested Nixon's resignation as president in the name of the Republican Party. George Bush was the fifth cousin four times removed of Franklin Pierce. The Bush's had a springer spaniel named Millie. Millie had a book published about her life in the White House. She had six puppies during her time a the White House. George Herbert Walker Bush became the youngest pilot in the U.S. Navy, surviving some dangerous missions in the South Pacific. President Bush signed the bill creating a Federal Holiday in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.

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