With a history that includes being a wartime hero, the one-time head of the CIA, the Vice President under Ronald Reagan, and then the President himself, George Herbert Walker Bush has led a fascinating life.
There are a great many things known about the man who would be father to another President of the United States, but here are three things you may not know about him.
1.
Bush had won the first primary in Iowa during his failed bid for the Presidency in 1980, in his successful bid for the Presidency in 1988, Bush finished third in the Iowa primary behind Bob Dole and Pat Robertson.
2.
When President Ronald Reagan underwent surgery in 1985, George H.
W.
Bush became the first Vice President in history to become "Acting President".
3.
President Bush was appointed the Director of the CIA in 1976 by President Ford, he would serve in the position for less than a year.
The first President Bush is known for many things, from being a war hero to losing his re-election bid to eventual President Bill Clinton.
The man who would father a future President, along with the future Governor of Florida has a resume that reads much more interesting than the personality that the American public was able to see.
Many presidents have a straight political background that leads from one office to the next until they reach the highest office in the land, not so for George H.
W.
Bush.
When we examine his life's path from a neutral perspective, it is easy to see that he did in fact lead one of the more fascinating lives of any President ever.
There are a great many things known about the man who would be father to another President of the United States, but here are three things you may not know about him.
1.
Bush had won the first primary in Iowa during his failed bid for the Presidency in 1980, in his successful bid for the Presidency in 1988, Bush finished third in the Iowa primary behind Bob Dole and Pat Robertson.
2.
When President Ronald Reagan underwent surgery in 1985, George H.
W.
Bush became the first Vice President in history to become "Acting President".
3.
President Bush was appointed the Director of the CIA in 1976 by President Ford, he would serve in the position for less than a year.
The first President Bush is known for many things, from being a war hero to losing his re-election bid to eventual President Bill Clinton.
The man who would father a future President, along with the future Governor of Florida has a resume that reads much more interesting than the personality that the American public was able to see.
Many presidents have a straight political background that leads from one office to the next until they reach the highest office in the land, not so for George H.
W.
Bush.
When we examine his life's path from a neutral perspective, it is easy to see that he did in fact lead one of the more fascinating lives of any President ever.
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