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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
|honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable|The Honorable]]<br />
|honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCB}}<br />
|birth_name = George Herbert Walker Bush<br />
|name = George H. W. Bush<br />
|image = George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped).jpg<br />
|caption = Official portrait, 1989<br />
|office = [[List of presidents of the United States|41st]] [[President of the United States]]<br />
|vicepresident = [[Dan Quayle]]<br />
|term_start = January 20, 1989<br />
|term_end = January 20, 1993<br />
|predecessor = [[Ronald Reagan]]<br />
|successor = [[Bill Clinton]]<br />
|office1 = [[List of vice presidents of the United States|40th]] [[Vice President of the United States]]<br />
|president1 = [[Ronald Reagan]]<br />
|term_start1 = January 20, 1981<br />
|term_end1 = January 20, 1989<br />
|predecessor1 = [[Walter Mondale]]<br />
|successor1 = [[Dan Quayle]]<br />
|office2 = [[Director of Central Intelligence]]<br />
|president2 = [[Gerald Ford]]<br />
|term_start2 = January 30, 1976<br />
|term_end2 = January 20, 1977<br />
|predecessor2 = William Colby<br />
|successor2 = [[Stansfield Turner]]<br />
|office3 = Chief of the Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China<br />
|president3 = [[Gerald Ford]]<br />
|term_start3 = September 26, 1974<br />
|term_end3 = December 7, 1975<br />
|predecessor3 = David Bruce<br />
|successor3 = Thomas Gates<br />
|office4 = Chairperson of the [[Republican National Committee]]<br />
|term_start4 = January 19, 1973<br />
|term_end4 = September 16, 1974<br />
|predecessor4 = [[Bob Dole]]<br />
|successor4 = Mary Smith<br />
|office5 = [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]]<br />
|president5 = [[Richard Nixon]]<br />
|term_start5 = March 1, 1971<br />
|term_end5 = January 18, 1973<br />
|predecessor5 = Charles Yost<br />
|successor5 = John Scali<br />
|state6 = Texas<br />
|district6 = 7th<br />
|term_start6 = January 3, 1967<br />
|term_end6 = January 3, 1971<br />
|predecessor6 = John Dowdy<br />
|successor6 = [[William Reynolds Archer Jr.]]<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date|1924|6|12}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Milton, Massachusetts|Milton]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States|U.S.]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|2018|11|30|1924|6|12}}<br />
|death_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S.<br />
|resting_place = [[George Bush Presidential Library]], [[College Station, Texas]], U.S.<br />
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]<br />
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Barbara Bush|Barbara Pierce]]|1945|2018|reason=her death}}<br />
|children = [[George W. Bush|George]]<br />Pauline<br />[[Jeb Bush|Jeb]]<br />Neil<br />Marvin<br />Robin<br />[[Dorothy Bush Koch|Dorothy]]<br />
|relations = [[William H. T. Bush|William]] {{small|(Brother)}}<br />
|alma_mater = [[Yale University]]<br />
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|website = [http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/ Presidential Library]<br />
|signature = George HW Bush Signature.svg<br />
|signature_alt = Cursive signature in ink<br />
|allegiance = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States of America|1912}}}}<br />
|branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States Navy.svg}} [[United States Navy]]<br />
|serviceyears = 1942–1945<br />
|rank = [[File:US-O2 insignia.svg|5px]] Lieutenant (junior grade)<br />
|unit = Fast Carrier Task Force<br />
|battles = [[World War II]]<br />
|awards = Distinguished Flying Cross<br />Air Medal (3)<br />Presidential Unit Citation<br />
}}<br />
'''George Herbert Walker Bush''' (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an [[United States|American]] politician and businessman who served as the 41st [[president of the United States]] from 1989 to 1993. Before he became president, he was the 43rd [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]] from 1981 to 1989 (under the [[Ronald Reagan]] administration), an [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|ambassador to the United Nations]], a congressman, and Director of Central Intelligence. He was married to [[Barbara Bush]] from 1945 until her death in 2018. His children include the 43rd president of the United States [[George W. Bush]], former governor of Florida [[Jeb Bush]], and [[Dorothy Bush Koch]]. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<br />
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Bush was born in [[Milton, Massachusetts]], and raised in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]]. He attended [[Phillips Academy]] before serving in the [[United States Navy Reserve]] during [[World War II]]. After the war, he graduated from [[Yale University|Yale]] and moved to Texas, starting a successful oil company.<br />
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He entered politics in the 1960s, first running for the US Senate in 1964, but lost the election. In 1966, he ran for the House of Representatives and won. Five years later, in 1971, President [[Richard Nixon]] appointed Bush to become the [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations|Ambassador of the United Nations]], then chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]] in 1973. In 1974, President [[Gerald Ford]] appointed him as Chief of the Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China, then in 1976 Bush became the [[Director of Central Intelligence]]. In 1980, Bush ran for president, but lost the nomination to Ronald Reagan. However, Reagan chose Bush to be his vice presidential running mate.<br />
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Eight years later, in 1988, Bush ran for president again, defeating [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Michael Dukakis]]. During his presidency, Bush led the United States through the end of the [[Cold War]]. He presided over the invasion of Panama and the [[Gulf War]]. He also signed the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]], which did not allow discrimination to disabled people. Bush signed the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (also called NAFTA), which went into effect in 1994. He appointed [[David Souter]] and [[Clarence Thomas]] to the Supreme Court. Although he promised not to raise taxes, he did so in order to help make the budget deficit smaller (when the government spends more money than it makes.) He ran for reelection in 1992, but lost to Democrat [[Bill Clinton]].<br />
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After his presidency ended in 1993, Bush did activities that helped other people. He did this alongside Bill Clinton, his former rival. In 2000, his son, [[George W. Bush]], was elected president of the United States. Another son, [[Jeb Bush]], was elected [[governor of Florida]] in 1998. Jeb tried to run for president in 2016, but did not win the nomination.<br />
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On November 25, 2017, Bush became, at the time, the longest-lived U.S. president. He passed the 93 years and 165 days lifespan of [[Gerald Ford]], who died on December 26, 2006. On November 30, 2018, Bush died at his home in [[Houston]], [[Texas]] at the age of 94. Bush is ranked as an above-average president.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
[[File:George H W Bush at Age One and One-Half, ca 1925.gif|thumb|left|Bush in 1925]]<br />
Bush was born on June 12, 1924 in 173 Adam Street, [[Milton, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gb41.html|title=George Bush's White House biography|access-date=2008-02-17|archive-date=2009-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117204802/http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gb41.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidentialavenue.com/gb.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008144507/http://www.presidentialavenue.com/gb.cfm|archive-date=2007-10-08|title=Presidential Avenue: George Bush|date=2007-10-08|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> His father was politician [[Prescott Bush]]. He studied at [[Yale University]]. In June 1943, Bush became the youngest pilot in the [[United States Navy]] at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq10-1.htm|title=Biography - Lieutenant Junior Grade George Bush, USNR|publisher=history.navy.mil|access-date=August 25, 2014|archive-date=March 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328085048/http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq10-1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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Bush served in the [[United States Navy]] from 1942 until 1945. During [[WWII]], his plane was shot down. He won the Air Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He married [[Barbara Bush|Barbara Pierce]] in 1945. They had six children.<br />
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==Early career==<br />
Bush worked for Zapata Oil in Texas and was a [[politician]] in [[Texas]], running for the Senate in 1964, but losing to Ralph Yarborough and later again in 1970, though losing again to [[Lloyd Bentsen]].<br />
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He was later a House Representative. He was also Republican Party Chairman and tried the vice presidency, with the support of such Congressional conservatives as Senator Barry Goldwater after Nixon resigned and Ford took office, but lost to liberal Republican [[Nelson Rockefeller]] in 1974.<ref>Parmet, Herbert George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee pages 168-171</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tarpley.net/online-books/george-bush-the-unauthorized-biography/chapter-13-bush-attempts-the-vice-presidency-1974/|title=Chapter 13 – Bush Attempts The Vice Presidency, 1974 « TARPLEY.net|website=tarpley.net}}</ref> In 1980, Bush also ran against [[Ronald Reagan]] for the Republican Party's candidacy for president but lost. He was then named Republican vice presidential candidate by Reagan after Reagan defeated him. Reagan and Bush were elected president and Vice President that year.<br />
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During [[World War II]], Bush was a crewman on a TBM Avenger.<ref>Turner, John Frayn Fight for the Air: Air Battles of World War II Airlife Publishing Ltd 2000 page 199</ref> He had survived many crashes and sunk a [[Japan]]ese ship. He later became a [[diplomat]] and head of the CIA.<ref>Parmet, Herbert S. Geoge Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey 2001 pages 184-207</ref><br />
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== Presidency, 1989–93 ==<br />
After being [[Ronald Reagan]]'s vice president, Bush was [[1988 United States presidential election|elected president in 1988]] by defeating [[Michael Dukakis]]. <br />
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Bush was [[Inauguration of George H. W. Bush|sworn in]] as president on January 20, 1989, succeeding Reagan.<br />
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While he was president, the Cold War ended and the [[Soviet Union]] fell apart.<ref>Genovese, Michael A. Encyclopedia of the American Presidency Revised Edition Infobase Publishing 2010 New York page 61</ref> He was known for his failed promise speech "[[Read my lips: no new taxes]]".<br />
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[[File:George H. W. Bush inauguration.jpg|thumb|left|Bush being sworn in as president on January 20, 1989]]<br />
In 1990, [[George H. W. Bush and broccoli|Bush's off-hand comments about broccoli]] caused a minor political controversy.<ref name="Lauter2">{{Cite news|last=Lauter|first=David|date=27 March 1990|title=Broccoli Stalks Bush on White House Lawn : Veggies: First Lady accepts California gift, but most of it goes to charity. Flap gives pundits food for thought.|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-27-mn-263-story.html|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref> In 1992, he visited [[Kiichi Miyazawa]] when [[George H. W. Bush vomiting incident|he vomited on his lap and soon fainted]] during a dinner feast.<ref name="collapse">{{cite news |first= Michael|last= Wines|title=Bush Collapses at State Dinner With the Japanese |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/09/world/bush-in-japan-bush-collapses-at-state-dinner-with-the-japanese.html |quote=President Bush fell suddenly ill and collapsed at a state dinner being given for him Wednesday night at the home of the Japanese Prime Minister. |work=[[New York Times]] |date=January 9, 1992 |access-date=2009-08-28 }}</ref> Hours later, Bush made a comment that he was suffering from the flu.<ref name="collapse"/><br />
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When [[Saddam Hussein]] invaded [[Kuwait]] in order to steal their supplies of oil, Bush led the United States and many other countries to protect Kuwait. The conflict was called the [[Gulf War]]. He also invaded [[Panama]] to remove [[Manuel Noreiga]], who was guilty of [[drug trafficking]].<br />
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At his home, Bush also signed in important laws, such as the Americans With Disabilities Act.<ref>Popadiuk, Roman The Leadership of George Bush: An Insider's View of the Forty-First President Texas AM University Press 2009 page 190</ref> However, the country suffered from a [[recession]].<ref>edited by William F. Levantrosser, Rosanna Perotti A Noble Calling: Character and the George HW Bush Presidency Hofstra University page 318</ref> This was embarrassing, and many people believe this was the reason he lost the presidential election of 1992 to [[Bill Clinton]].<br />
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Bush left office on January 20, 1993 when Bill Clinton became president. Bush and his wife, Barbara, moved to [[Houston|Houston, Texas]].<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:George H.W. and George W. Bush in Beijing 2008.jpg|thumb|left|Bush and his son [[George W. Bush]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]]]<br />
Bush resided on a ranch in [[Houston, Texas]] with his family. After his presidency, he supported [[John McCain]] and his son [[George W. Bush]]. He supported [[Mitt Romney]] and [[Rick Perry]] for president. He attended the opening of the USS ''George H.W. Bush'', a naval ship named after him. He traveled with his son to the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]].<br />
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On February 15, 2011, Bush was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the highest civilian honor in the United States, by President [[Barack Obama]].<br />
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He was present at his son's presidential library opening ceremony on April 25, 2013. In July 2013, Bush had his head shaved in a show of support for the two-year-old son of a member of his security detail, who had leukemia. He is the most recent president that was a veteran during [[World War II]].<br />
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Bush sent a letter to [[Donald Trump]] in January 2017 to inform him of his (Bush's) poor health that he would not be able to attend Trump's [[Inauguration of Donald Trump|inauguration]] on January 20 and gave his best wishes.<ref name="Inauguration"/><br />
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He was the father of [[George W. Bush]], [[Jeb Bush]], and [[Dorothy Bush Koch]]. He had two other sons; his other daughter Robin died of [[leukemia]] in 1953; his father (also a politician) was [[Prescott Bush]]. On April 13, 2013, he became a great-grandfather when his granddaughter Jenna Bush Hager gave birth to a daughter.<br />
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Bush was an [[Episcopal Church|Episcopalian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/george-h-w-bush|title=George H.W. Bush|first=Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown|last=University|website=berkleycenter.georgetown.edu|access-date=2019-02-11|archive-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627042557/https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/george-h-w-bush|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Health==<br />
Bush suffered from a form of [[Parkinson's disease]] which forced him to use a motorized scooter or wheelchair to get around, since at least 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Photo P012712PS-0676|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/6773105167/in/photostream/|work=2012-01-27|publisher=The Whitehouse|access-date=2013-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Peppers|first=Margot|title=A beaming George H W Bush poses for a photo|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311083/A-beaming-George-H-W-Bush-poses-photo-Texas-cheerleading-squad-wears-patriotic-socks-occasion.html|access-date=2013-04-24|newspaper=The Daily Mail|date=2013-04-09}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Clinton and Bush 2006 (3618970325).jpg|thumb|left|Bush with [[Bill Clinton]] in 2006]]<br />
On November 23, 2012, Bush had a [[bronchitis]]-like cough that initially brought him to Methodist Hospital in [[Houston]] for treatment. He was supposed to be released before Christmas, but was kept in and over the holiday because he got worse with a high fever. On December 23, 2012, he started to be in the intensive-care unit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spokesman: George H.W. Bush in intensive care|url=https://news.yahoo.com/spokesman-george-h-w-bush-intensive-care-233918880.html|publisher=Yahoo News|access-date=26 December 2012|archive-date=29 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229000434/http://news.yahoo.com/spokesman-george-h-w-bush-intensive-care-233918880.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 29, 2012, his health improved and moved out of intensive care.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former President Bush moved out of intensive care|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/12/29/president-george-hw-bush-intensive-care/1798103/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=206567|publisher=USA Today|access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref> He was discharged in the hospital on January 14, 2013. On December 23, 2014, Bush was once again hospitalized at the Methodist Hospital after suffering a "shortness of breath".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/us/wirestory/president-george-hw-bush-hospital-27804432|title=Ex-President George H.W. Bush Taken to Hospital|publisher=[[ABC News]].com|access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> He was released from the hospital on December 30, 2014.<br />
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On July 15, 2015, Bush fell at his home in [[Kennebunkport, Maine]] and broke a [[vertebra]] in his neck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3163286/George-HW-Bush-breaks-bone-neck-fall-Maine-family-compound.html|title=George H.W. Bush is stable in Maine hospital after breaking a bone in his neck during fall at family compound|publisher=Daily Mail.co.uk|access-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref><br />
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On January 18, 2017, he was admitted to the intensive care unit at [[Houston Methodist Hospital]], where he was sedated for a procedure to treat an acute respiratory problem stemming from [[pneumonia]].<ref name="Inauguration">{{cite news|last1=Garcia|first1=Feliks|title=George HW Bush sends personal note to Donald Trump on why he can't attend inauguration|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-hw-bush-donald-trump-inauguration-letter-president-attendance-a7534221.html|access-date=18 January 2017|work=The Independent|date=18 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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On April 22, 2018, after the burial of Bush's wife [[Barbara Bush|Barbara]], he was hospitalized for [[sepsis]] and was placed under intensive care.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/politics/george-hw-bush/index.html|title=Former President George H. W. Bush in intensive care|publisher=CNN|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
[[File:Bush Rotunda.png|right|thumb|200px|Bush's casket at the [[United States Capitol Building]]]]<br />
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Bush died on November 30, 2018 at his home in Houston from Parkinson's-related complications, aged 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/30/423556608/former-president-george-h-w-bush-dies-at-94|access-date=1 December 2018|work=NPR|title="Former President George H.W. Bush Dies At 94"|date=30 November 2018}}</ref> A [[Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush|state funeral]] was held at the [[Washington National Cathedral]].<br />
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Tributes and condolences were offered by former Presidents [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Bill Clinton]], [[George W. Bush]], and [[Barack Obama]], and then-current President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/01/george-hw-bush-death-tributes-from-the-obamas-clintons-and-trumps.html |title=Tributes pour in for former president George HW Bush as state funeral preparations begin |first1=Javier E. |last1=David |first2=Kevin |last2=Breuninger |date=1 December 2018 |access-date=2 December 2018 |work=[[CNBC]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/12/01/672516694/presidents-react-to-george-h-w-s-bush-s-death?t=1543709980725 |title=Presidents And Former Colleagues React To George H.W. Bush's Death |first=Sasha |last=Ingber |date=1 December 2018 |access-date=2 December 2018 |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref> He [[Lying in state|lied in state]] in the [[United States Capitol]] and was buried next to his wife at the [[George Bush Presidential Library]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bush-expected-to-lie-in-state-in-us-capitol-in-line-with-tradition-trump-to-attend-funeral|title=George H.W. Bush to lie in state in US Capitol; Trump to attend funeral|last=Pergram|first=Chad|date=2018-12-01|work=Fox News|access-date=2018-12-02|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Other names==<br />
Since Bush had the same first and last names as his [[George W. Bush|son]], he was often called '''George H. W. Bush''' or '''George Bush Sr.''' ('''George Bush senior'''). Some people call him "41" or "Bush 41" because he was the 41st President.<br />
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== Comments on broccoli ==<br />
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In 1990, [[President of the United States]], George H. W. Bush, made a casual remark about [[broccoli]] (a vegetable), and said he would never eat it.{{Quote|I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid. And my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States. And I'm not gonna eat any more broccoli!|George H. W. Bush<ref>Original:[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/president-bush-bashes-broccoli-28278899 (ABC News Archive)]</ref>|title=|source=}}<br />
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The President made this comment in 1990, shortly after a [[journalist]] from the U.S. News & World Report broke the story that Bush banned the vegetable from [[Air Force One]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dowd|first=Maureen|date=23 March 1990|title='I'm President,' So No More Broccoli! (Published 1990)|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/23/us/i-m-president-so-no-more-broccoli.html}}</ref> [[George S. Dunlop]], President of the [[United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association]], gave [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Barbara Bush]] a [[bouquet]] of the vegetable an additional 10 [[ton]]s in [[truck]]s.<ref name="Lauter2"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 March 1990|title=Broccoli Presentation|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?11760-1/broccoli-presentation|access-date=8 October 2020|website=C-SPAN.org|language=en-us}}</ref><br />
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A few days afterwards, Bush hosted a state dinner to honor [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]], the [[Prime Minister of Poland]], and journalists noted there was no broccoli on the menu, as most of the 10 tons of broccoli given to the President's family by the farmers had been [[Donation|donated]] to the [[Capital Area Food Bank]].<ref name="Lauter2"/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Carman|first=Tim|date=5 December 2018|title=As president, George H.W. Bush never wavered from his hard line on broccoli|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/12/05/as-president-george-h-w-bush-never-wavered-from-his-hard-line-on-broccoli/|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/ Bush Presidential Library and Museum]<br />
* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgehwbush/ White House biography]<br />
* {{gutenberg author|id=George+Bush |name=George Bush}} Note: Contains only Bush's 1990 State of the Union address<br />
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* [http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/index.php/academic/americanpresident/bush Essays on Bush and His Administration] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516070910/http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/index.php/academic/americanpresident/bush |date=2007-05-16 }}<br />
* [http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-12/the-president-who-treated-me-like-a-son/ The President Who Treated Me Like A Son], brief memoir by his personal aide<br />
* [http://digital.lib.uh.edu/u?/p15195coll6,224 Photographs of President George H. W. Bush shaking hands with Philip G. Hoffman at a University of Houston commencement ceremony.]{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />
* [http://americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=40 George Bush]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724135732/http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=40 |date=2013-07-24 }} at [[C-SPAN]]'s ''American Presidents: Life Portraits''<br />
* Bush, George H. W. and Jim McGrath. [http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/oral-history/george-bush.php George H. W. Bush Oral History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114224918/http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/oral-history/george-bush.php |date=2013-11-14 }} ([http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/oralhistory/id/121 Directory entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418225441/http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/oralhistory/id/121 |date=2018-04-18 }}), Houston Oral History Project, July 2009. Houston Public Library Digital Archives.<br />
* [http://video.pbs.org/video/979907571 The Presidents: George H.W. Bush] An American Experience Documentary<br />
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