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JUNE 12, 1924: Born in Milton, Mass., the second child (of five) of Prescott and Dorothy Walker Bush. Dorothy wanted to name her son after her father, George Herbert Walker, but couldn’t decide between George Herbert Bush and George Walker Bush, so young George got two middle names.
1937-1942: Attends Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.
1940: Contracts a staph infection that requires hospitalization, forcing him to repeat a year in Andover.
Pictured: George H.W. Bush is pictured when he was one and a half year old. Born 12 June 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts. less
JUNE 12, 1924: Born in Milton, Mass., the second child (of five) of Prescott and Dorothy Walker Bush. Dorothy wanted to name her son after her father, George Herbert Walker, but couldn’t decide between
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DECEMBER 1941: Meets his future wife, Barbara Pierce, at a Christmas dance.
JUNE 12, 1942: Graduates from Phillips Academy on his 18th birthday and enlists in the armed forces, forcing him to repeat a year in Andover.
Pictured: An early photo of Barbara Bush, wife of President George H.W. Bush.
DECEMBER 1941: Meets his future wife, Barbara Pierce, at a Christmas dance.
JUNE 12, 1942: Graduates from Phillips Academy on his 18th birthday and enlists in the armed forces, forcing him to repeat a year in
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DECEMBER 1943: Assigned to the aircraft carrier San Jacinto – a prophetic choice, considering his future life in Texas.
SEPT. 2, 1944: His Avenger bomber, with the inscription “Barbara,” is hit by anti-aircraft fire while making a run over the Bonin Island of Chichi Jima, 600 miles south of Japan. Bush bails out and is rescued by the submarine USS Finback.
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DECEMBER 1943: Assigned to the aircraft carrier San Jacinto – a prophetic choice, considering his future … more
Pictured: George and Barbara Bush on their wedding day in Rye, New York on January 6, 1945.
SEPT. 18, 1945: Honorably discharged, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions over Chichi
Pictured: New York Yankees baseball legend Babe Ruth shakes hands with future U.S. president George H.W. Bush after signing an autograph for him, circa 1946. Bush wears his uniform for the Yale University baseball team. less
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JULY 6, 1946: First child, George Walker Bush, is born.
SUMMER 1948: Graduates Yale as Phi Beta Kappa, accepts a job with Dresser Industries and moves his family to West Texas. Over the next two years, the family will live in Midland and four California cities: Whittier, Huntington Park, Bakersfield and Compton.
Pictured: An infant George W. Bush with his mother Barbara Bush and his father George H.W. Bush posing for a portrait in New Haven, Conn, April 1947. less
JULY 6, 1946: First child, George Walker Bush, is born.
SUMMER 1948: Graduates Yale as Phi Beta Kappa, accepts a job with Dresser Industries and moves his family to West Texas. Over the next two years, the
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DEC. 20, 1949: Daughter Pauline Robinson “Robin” Bush is born.
1950: Forms the Bush-Overbey Company with partner John Overbey in Midland.
1952: Co-founds Zapata Petroleum with Overbey and William and Hugh Liedtke. Zapata soon makes headlines with its successful James Field exploration in Coke County.
1952: Father Prescott is elected to the Senate as a Republican from Connecticut
Pictured: Prescott Bush won his second U.S. Senate race and represented Connecticut until 1962. He is seen here in 1963 as president of the Alfalfa Club, A Washington social club. less
DEC. 20, 1949: Daughter Pauline Robinson “Robin” Bush is born.
1950: Forms the Bush-Overbey Company with partner John Overbey in Midland.
1952: Co-founds Zapata Petroleum with Overbey and William and Hugh
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FEB. 11, 1953: Son John Ellis Bush – called Jeb because of his initials – is born.
OCT. 12, 1953: Robin Bush dies of leukemia at the age of 3.
1954: Co-founds and becomes president of Zapata Offshore Co.
JAN. 22, 1955: Son Neil Mallon Bush is born.
OCT. 22, 1956: Son Marvin Pierce Bush is born.
Pictured: Barbara Bush and George H.W. Bush pose with children Neil Bush, George W. Bush, Jeb Bush and Marvin Bush in 1956.
FEB. 11, 1953: Son John Ellis Bush – called Jeb because of his initials – is born.
OCT. 12, 1953: Robin Bush dies of leukemia at the age of 3.
1954: Co-founds and becomes president of Zapata Offshore Co.
JAN.
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AUG. 18, 1959: Daughter Dorothy Walker “Doro” Bush is born.
SUMMER 1959: The Bush family moves to Houston.
1962: Becomes chairman of the Harris County Republican Committee.
1962: Prescott Bush announces his retirement from the Senate, citing ill health.
1964: Loses U.S. Senate election to Democrat Ralph Yarborough.
Pictured: Dorothy Bush, 4, shows her support for her father, George Bush, who is a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, at a rally near Richmond, Texas. less
AUG. 18, 1959: Daughter Dorothy Walker “Doro” Bush is born.
SUMMER 1959: The Bush family moves to Houston.
1962: Becomes chairman of the Harris County Republican Committee.
1962: Prescott Bush announces his
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1966: Wins a seat in Congress, becoming the first Republican to represent a Houston district on Capitol Hill and the first freshman in 63 years to be offered a seat on the powerful Ways and Means Committee.
JAN. 3, 1967: First day in office as U.S. representative for Texas’ 7th Congressional District.
1968: Wins re-election to the House.
1970: Challenges Yarborough again but ends up losing the Senate race to Lloyd Bentsen, who unseats the liberal incumbent in the Democratic primary.
Pictured: Republican George Bush, left, has his hand raised in victory by newly elected Democrat Bob Eckhardt of the 8th Congressional District of Harris County. Bush, winner of the newly created 7th Congressional District of Harris County, won the election over Democrat Frank Briscoe, Nov. 9, 1966.
1966: Wins a seat in Congress, becoming the first Republican to represent a Houston district on Capitol Hill and the first freshman in 63 years to be offered a seat on the powerful Ways and Means
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DEC. 11, 1970: Selected by Richard Nixon as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
JAN. 3, 1971: Final day as a member of Congress.
1971-1973: Serves as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
OCT. 8, 1972: Prescott Bush dies of lung cancer.
Pictured: George Bush, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations is shown at U.N. headquarters in New York in 1971.
DEC. 11, 1970: Selected by Richard Nixon as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
JAN. 3, 1971: Final day as a member of Congress.
1971-1973: Serves as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
OCT. 8, 1972: Prescott Bush
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JANUARY 1973: Leaves the U.N. to become chairman of the Republican National Committee seven months after the Watergate break-in and one month before the Senate appoints a select committee to investigate the growing scandal. Bush quickly becomes one of Nixon’s staunchest public defenders.
AUG. 6, 1974: Bush tells Nixon that Watergate is sapping public confidence in him.
AUG. 7, 1974: Bush sends a letter to the president suggesting that he resign.
AUG. 9, 1974: Nixon resigns.
Pictured: George H.W. Bush , National Chairman of the Republican Party, takes to his speed boat for a ride at Kennebunkport, Maine on August 24, 1973 to outrun the pressures of Watergate and his party’s political troubles. less
JANUARY 1973: Leaves the U.N. to become chairman of the Republican National Committee seven months after the Watergate break-in and one month before the Senate appoints a select committee to investigate the
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AUG. 24, 1974: President Gerald Ford calls Bush at Kennebunkport to tell him that he has chosen Nelson Rockefeller as vice president. Many Republican leaders had pushed for Ford to select Bush. Ford offers Bush any ambassadorship.
SEPT. 26, 1974: Bush chooses China and becomes chief of the U.S. liaison office to the People’s Republic of China.
OCTOBER 1974: Before the U.S. and China develop diplomatic ties, Bush travels to Peking to direct the forerunner of the first U.S. embassy in China.
Pictured: George Herbert Walker Bush poses with his wife Barbara in Beijing in 1974. less
AUG. 24, 1974: President Gerald Ford calls Bush at Kennebunkport to tell him that he has chosen Nelson Rockefeller as vice president. Many Republican leaders had pushed for Ford to select Bush. Ford offers
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JAN. 30, 1976: Becomes the 11th director of Central Intelligence. To win Bush’s confirmation in the Democratic-dominated Senate, Ford had promised that he would not choose Bush as his running mate in 1976.
JAN. 20, 1977: Last day as CIA director.
MAY 1, 1979: Bush announces his candidacy for president at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Pictured: George Bush is sworn in as new director of the Central Intelligence Agency by Supreme Court Associate Justice Potter Stewart, left, as Mrs Barbara Bush and President Gerald Ford, at right, look on at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., January 30, 1976. Bush succeeds William Colby who retired
JAN. 30, 1976: Becomes the 11th director of Central Intelligence. To win Bush’s confirmation in the Democratic-dominated Senate, Ford had promised that he would not choose Bush as his running mate in
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FALL OF 1979: Labels former California Gov. Ronald Reagan’s economic plan “voodoo economics.”
JAN. 21, 1980: Bush upsets frontrunner Reagan in the Iowa caucus.
FEB. 23, 1980: At a debate in Nashua, N.H., Reagan attempts to change the rules to allow second-tier candidates to join him and Bush. Reagan says, “I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green,” a line borrowed from Hollywood. Bush’s campaign never recovers.
MAY 26, 1980: Bush officially pulls out of the race.
Pictured: George Bush peeks around a partition which has a poster of Ronald Reagan, one of his opponents for the Republican party presidential nomination, before he speaks at Columbia, S.C., March 4, 1980. less
FALL OF 1979: Labels former California Gov. Ronald Reagan’s economic plan “voodoo economics.”
JAN. 21, 1980: Bush upsets frontrunner Reagan in the Iowa caucus.
FEB. 23, 1980: At a debate in Nashua, N.H.,
Photo: Anonymous, ASSOCIATED PRESS
JULY 16, 1980: At the Republican National Convention in Detroit, Bush receives a phone call in his hotel room from Reagan, asking him to be the vice presidential nominee. Bush accepts.
NOV. 4, 1980: Reagan and Bush defeat Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale in a landslide.
Pictured: On July 14, 1980, the Republican National Convention convened at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Former Gov. Ronald Reagan of California was nominated for president and former congressman George H.W. Bush of Texas for vice president. less
JULY 16, 1980: At the Republican National Convention in Detroit, Bush receives a phone call in his hotel room from Reagan, asking him to be the vice presidential nominee. Bush accepts.
NOV. 4, 1980: Reagan and
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MARCH 30, 1981: Reagan is shot. Bush hurries back to D.C. from Austin, where he had been scheduled to address the Texas Legislature.
OCT. 11, 1984: After his spirited vice presidential debate with Democratic nominee Geraldine Ferraro, Barbara Bush describes Ferraro as something that “rhymes with witch.”
Pictured: Vice presidential nominee George Bush, Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan and GOP presidential nominee Ronald Reagan. The GOP nominees make their first post-convention appearance at the Houston Galleria shopping mall. less
MARCH 30, 1981: Reagan is shot. Bush hurries back to D.C. from Austin, where he had been scheduled to address the Texas … more
Photo: David Breslauer, Houston Chronicle
NOV. 6, 1984: Reagan/Bush re-elected with the largest Electoral College margin in American history.
JULY 13, 1985: Bush becomes acting president of the United States – the first so designated – when Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery.
DEC. 3, 1986: In his first public statement about the Iran-Contra affair, Bush admits that “mistakes were made.”
Pictured: President Ronald Reagan, left, and Vice President George H. Bush don western-style straw hats presented to them by two cheerleaders at an outdoor political rally on Wednesday, July 25, 1984 in Austin, Texas. less
NOV. 6, 1984: Reagan/Bush re-elected with the largest Electoral College margin in American history.
JULY 13, 1985: Bush becomes acting president of the United States – the first so designated – when Ronald
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OCT. 13, 1987: Announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for president.
JAN. 25, 1988: Bush lashes out at CBS anchorman Dan Rather during a televised interview about the Iran-Contra affair.
FEB. 8, 1988: Places third in the Iowa caucus behind Sen. Bob Dole and televangelist Pat Robertson.
FEB. 16, 1988: Comeback win in the New Hampshire primary sets Bush on course to the Republican nomination.
Pictured: Celebrating his Super Tuesday election night victory, Vice President George Bush holds up a “Bush ’88, Texas Victory” t-shirt at the Westin Oaks Hotel ballroom in Houston. less
OCT. 13, 1987: Announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for president.
JAN. 25, 1988: Bush lashes out at CBS anchorman Dan Rather during a televised interview about the Iran-Contra affair.
FEB. 8,
Photo: Bruce Bennett, Houston Chronicle
AUG. 16, 1988: Bush picks Dan Quayle as running mate. Controversy erupts over Quayle’s National Guard service during the Vietnam War. News reports note that Bush’s son George also served in the National Guard.
AUG. 18, 1988: Accepts the Republican presidential nomination and famously declares, “read my lips—no new taxes.”
NOV. 8, 1988: Bush and Quayle carry 40 states in a comfortable victory over Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen, the man who defeated Bush 18 years earlier.
Pictured: The Houston Post front page, A1 – November 9, 1988. less
AUG. 16, 1988: Bush picks Dan Quayle as running mate. Controversy erupts over Quayle’s National Guard service during the Vietnam War. News reports note that Bush’s son George also served in the National
Photo: Houston Post
JAN. 20, 1989: Inaugurated as 41st president of the United States.
FEB. 9, 1989: Addresses a joint session of Congress and reveals a plan to reduce the nation’s record deficit without a tax increase.
MAY 12, 1989: Delivers commencement address at Texas A&M University.
JUNE 3, 1989: Chinese government brutally reacts to Tiananmen Square. Bush is criticized for not being tough enough.
Pictured: President and Mrs. Bush walk along Pennsylvania Avenue after the President’s Inauguration on January 20, 1989.
JAN. 20, 1989: Inaugurated as 41st president of the United States.
FEB. 9, 1989: Addresses a joint session of Congress and reveals a plan to reduce the nation’s record deficit without a tax increase.
MAY 12,
NOV. 9, 1989: As the Berlin Wall falls, Bush declines to join the celebrations.
JULY 21, 1989: Signs the Clean Air Act in the Rose Garden at the White House.
DEC. 3, 1989: Attends summit with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in Malta.
DEC. 20, 1989: After two U.S. seamen are killed and two Americans beaten by members of Panamanian Defense Force, the U.S. invades Panama and captures Manuel Noriega.
Pictured: President George H.W. Bush visits with Army Staff Sgt. Lloyd Johnson and his family during a trip to Brooke Army Medical Center on Dec. 31, 1989. Johnson, of Akron, Ohio, had a partial amputation of his left foot as a result of the combat in Panama. His wife Estela, who is Panamanian, speaks to First Lady Barbara Bush. Johnson’s sons are Franklin, 10 (left center), and Scott, 5.
NOV. 9, 1989: As the Berlin Wall falls, Bush declines to join the celebrations.
JULY 21, 1989: Signs the Clean Air Act in the Rose Garden at the White House.
DEC. 3, 1989: Attends summit with Soviet President
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FEB. 20, 1990: Nominates David Souter, an obscure New Hampshire judge, to the U.S. Supreme Court.
JUNE 1, 1990: Bush and Gorbachev meet in Washington, D.C.
JUNE 26, 1990: Bush breaks his “no new taxes” pledge during budget negotiations with congressional Democrats.
JULY 26, 1990: Bush signs the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Pictured: President George Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev shake hands across the Cabinet Room table prior to the beginning of their talks at the White House in Washington, May 31, 1990. less
FEB. 20, 1990: Nominates David Souter, an obscure New Hampshire judge, to the U.S. Supreme Court.
JUNE 1, 1990: Bush and Gorbachev meet in Washington, D.C.
JUNE 26, 1990: Bush breaks his “no new taxes”
Photo: Marcy Nighswander, ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUG. 7, 1990: Bush announces Operation Desert Shield, moves U.S. troops into Saudi Arabia and begins to build a multinational coalition.
SEPT. 11, 1990:Addresses a joint session of Congress on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Pictured: President George Bush speaks during a fundraising visit to Topeka, Kan., in August 1990. Bush told the crowd that he would not tolerate Iraqi aggression against Kuwait, and that they must leave Kuwait or they would be removed
AUG. 7, 1990: Bush announces Operation Desert Shield, moves U.S. troops into Saudi Arabia and begins to build a multinational coalition.
SEPT. 11, 1990:Addresses a
Photo: Timothy Jones, NEWSMAKERS
NOV. 15, 1990: Signs the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990.
NOV. 22, 1990: On Thanksgiving Day, Bush and commanding Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf visit U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.
JAN. 12, 1991: After a long and contentious debate, the Senate passes a resolution authorizing Bush to wage war to liberate Kuwait.
Pictured: President Bush rides in a HUMVEE with General H. Norman Schwarzkopf during his visit with troops in Saudi Arabia on Thanksgiving Day on November 22, 1990. less
NOV. 15, 1990: Signs the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990.
NOV. 22, 1990: On Thanksgiving Day, Bush and commanding Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf visit U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.
JAN. 12, 1991: After a long and
JAN. 16, 1991: The first Iraq war begins with the bombing of Baghdad. Bush addresses the nation to declare that “Operation Desert Storm” has begun.
FEB. 28, 1991: Ceasefire declared. Bush decides not to send U.S. forces to Baghdad.
MARCH 29, 1991: Lee Atwater, Bush’s 1988 campaign manager and political advisor, dies of brain cancer.
JULY 1, 1991: Nominates Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by Thurgood Marshall.
Pictured: President Bush visiting American troops during Operation Desert Storm. less
JAN. 16, 1991: The first Iraq war begins with the bombing of Baghdad. Bush addresses the nation to declare that “Operation Desert Storm” has begun.
FEB. 28, 1991: Ceasefire declared. Bush decides not to
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AUG. 1, 1991: Signs the START arms reduction treaty in Moscow.
AUG. 1, 1991: Cautions the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic against breaking away from the Soviet Union. Conservative commentator William Safire dubs it the “Chicken Kiev Speech.”
OCT. 31, 1991: A nor’easter demolishes the Bush home at Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport. The storm is later made famous in “The Perfect Storm.”
DEC. 2, 1991: John Sununu is forced to resign as Bush’s chief of staff amid accusations that he misused federal funds.
Pictured: In this Jan. 3, 1993, file photo Russian President Boris Yeltsin toasts with U. S. President George Bush, left, after they signed the START II treaty, a landmark nuclear arms control treaty calling for a two-third reduction on the world’s most terrifying weapons, in Moscow’s Kremlin. less
AUG. 1, 1991: Signs the START arms reduction treaty in Moscow.
AUG. 1, 1991: Cautions the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic against breaking away from the Soviet Union. Conservative
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FEB. 13, 1992: Bush formally announces his candidacy for re-election.
FEB. 20, 1992: Dallas billionaire Ross Perot announces run for presidency on CNN’s Larry King Live TV show.
APRIL 29, 1992: Los Angeles erupts in rioting after motorist Rodney King is savagely beaten by police. Bush is criticized for reacting slowly.
MAY 23, 1992: Orders the Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees.
JUNE 28, 1992: Bush’s daughter marries Democratic lobbyist Bobby Koch.
Pictured: H. Ross Perot holds up a ‘Perot in ’96’ bumper sticker on election night in Dallas, in Nov.1992. less
FEB. 13, 1992: Bush formally announces his candidacy for re-election.
FEB. 20, 1992: Dallas billionaire Ross Perot announces run for presidency on CNN’s Larry King Live TV show.
APRIL 29, 1992: Los Angeles
JULY 23, 1992: Perot withdraws from race, declaring that the Democratic Party has been revived.
AUG. 20, 1992: Accepts nomination at the Republican National Convention in Houston.
OCT. 1, 1992: Perot drops back into the race.
OCT. 15, 1992: At a debate in Richmond, Bush looks at his watch during a wordy answer by one of his opponents. The moment is captured on TV and comes to symbolize the mantra of Democratic vice presidential candidate Al Gore: “It is time for them to go.”
Pictured: President George Bush, left, talks with independent candidate Ross Perot as Democratic candidate Bill Clinton stands aside at the end of their second presidential debate.
JULY 23, 1992: Perot withdraws from race, declaring that the Democratic Party has been revived.
AUG. 20, 1992: Accepts nomination at the Republican National Convention in Houston.
OCT. 1, 1992: Perot drops
Photo: Marcy Nighswander, AP
NOV. 4, 1992: Bill Clinton defeats Bush in presidential election. Many Republicans blame Perot’s candidacy for siphoning votes from the incumbent.
NOV. 19, 1992: Bush’s mother dies.
JAN. 20, 1993: Final day as 41st president. Returns to Houston.
Pictured: President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush wave to supporters as they head back to Washington from Ellington Field in Houston on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1992 after losing Tuesday’s election to Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton. less
NOV. 4, 1992: Bill Clinton defeats Bush in presidential election. Many Republicans blame Perot’s candidacy for siphoning votes from the incumbent.
NOV. 19, 1992: Bush’s mother dies.
JAN. 20, 1993: Final
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JUNE 9, 1999: Parachutes days before his 75th birthday.
JAN. 20, 2001: Attends the inauguration of his son George W. Bush as the 43rd president.
JUNE 11, 2004: In a witty, heart-felt oration, Bush eulogizes Reagan at the 40th president’s funeral.
Pictured: President George W. Bush talks to his father, former President Bush as he sits at his desk in the Oval Office in this file photo for the first time on Inaugural Day, Jan. 20, 2001. less
JUNE 9, 1999: Parachutes days before his 75th birthday.
JAN. 20, 2001: Attends the inauguration of his son George … more
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JUNE 12, 2004: Celebrates his 80th birthday by parachuting twice onto the grounds of his presidential library.
NOV. 22, 2004: New York Gov. George Pataki names Bush an honorary member of the board rebuilding the World Trade Center.
JAN. 3, 2005: Bush and Bill Clinton are named by the current President Bush to lead a nationwide campaign to help the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
AUG. 31, 2005: Again teams with Clinton to coordinate private relief donations for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Pictured: Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton, center left, and George H.W. Bush, center right, talk with children as they visit displaced residents from the December tsunami in Weligama, Sri Lanka Monday, Feb. 21, 2005. less
JUNE 12, 2004: Celebrates his 80th birthday by parachuting twice onto the grounds of his presidential library.
NOV. 22, 2004: New York Gov. George Pataki names Bush an honorary member of the board rebuilding
Photo: GERALD HERBERT, AP
DEC. 5, 2006: Breaks down in tears while addressing Florida legislators as he mentions his son Jeb’s leadership qualities.
DEC. 26, 2006: With Gerald Ford’s death, Bush becomes the oldest surviving ex-president.
JAN. 10, 2009: Attends the commissioning of the last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush, in Newport News, Va.
Pictured: Former President George H.W. Bush, left, becomes emotional as he talks about how proud he was of the way his son, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right, handled his defeat in the 1994 race for governor, during a speech Dec. 4, 2006, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. less
DEC. 5, 2006: Breaks down in tears while addressing Florida legislators as he mentions his son Jeb’s leadership qualities.
DEC. 26, 2006: With Gerald Ford’s death, Bush becomes the oldest surviving
Photo: COLIN HACKLEY, AP
JAN. 20, 2009
Bids an emotional farewell to the White House on his son’s last day in office. As he leaves the White House grounds, he salutes the building.
JUNE 12, 2009
Goes skydiving to celebrate his 85th birthday.
Pictured: In this photo provided by Army Golden Knights, former President George H. W. Bush, bottom, rides tandem with Sgt. Michael Elliott of the Army Golden Knights parachute team as he celebrates his 85th birthday with a parachute jump, Friday, June 12, 2009, in Kennebunkport, Maine. less
JAN. 20, 2009
Bids an emotional farewell to the White House on his son’s last day in office. As he leaves the White House grounds, he salutes the building.
JUNE 12, 2009
Goes skydiving to celebrate his 85th
Photo: SSG Joe Abeln, AP
FEB. 15, 2011: Awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
EARLY 2012: Tells Parade magazine he suffers from Vascular Parkinsonism, requiring Bush to use a wheelchair. The condition is most likely caused by a series of small strokes.
JANUARY 2013: Spends seven weeks in a Houston hospital with bronchitis.
Pictured: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents former U.S. President George H.W. Bush with the 2010 Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. less
FEB. 15, 2011: Awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
EARLY 2012: Tells Parade magazine he suffers from Vascular Parkinsonism, requiring Bush to use a wheelchair. The condition is most likely
Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
APRIL 2014: The Republican National Committee says it has raised $1 million selling colorful socks like those Bush has taken to wearing.
JUNE 12, 2014: Goes skydiving again, to celebrate his 90th birthday, but this time from a helicopter.
Pictured: Former President George H.W. Bush wears American flag socks as he presents newly announced Houston Texans cheerleaders with a rose during a ceremony announcing the new squad at the Texans training facility on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Houston.
APRIL 2014: The Republican National Committee says it has raised $1 million selling colorful socks like those Bush has taken to wearing.
JUNE 12, 2014: Goes skydiving again, to celebrate his 90th birthday,
Photo: Smiley N. Pool, Houston Chronicle
DEC. 24, 2014: Hospitalized for a week after experiencing shortness of breath.
JULY 15, 2015: Falls in his Kennebunkport home, breaking a bone in his neck. “When he starts telling semi-dirty jokes to the nurse,” observes Jeb, “we know he’s on the rebound.”
Pictured: In this Thursday, July 30, 2015, photo provided by the Office of George H. W. Bush, former President George H.W. Bush wears a neck brace at his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. The 91-year-old tweeted the photo showing him in the brace and giving two thumbs up Thursday.
DEC. 24, 2014: Hospitalized for a week after experiencing shortness of breath.
JULY 15, 2015: Falls in his Kennebunkport home, breaking a bone in his neck. “When he starts telling semi-dirty jokes to the
Photo: Associated Press
Former President George H. W. Bush is back in the hospital with a mild case of pneumonia, but he is already recovering, a spokesman said Tuesday.
Bush’s case has been treated and resolved, said family spokesman Jim McGrath.
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“President Bush is in very good spirits and is being held for further observation while he regains his strength,” said McGrath.
Bush, 92, was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on Friday due to a persistent cough that has prevented him from getting proper rest, said McGrath. It was subsequently diagnosed as mild pneumonia.
Bush was hospitalized in January with pneumonia as well. On that occasion, he spent two weeks at Methodist, including a stint in the intensive care unit.
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