Politics & Government
George H.W. Bush: The Life Of America's 41st President In Photos
A photo timeline celebrating the life of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, after his death at age 94.
Former President George H.W. Bush, a war hero and Texas oilman who be came the nation's 41st president, died Friday at his Houston, Texas, home. He was 94. The death of the Bush family patriarch comes almost eight months after he lost his beloved Barbara, his wife of 73 years.
Before his election as the 41st president of the United States, Bush wore many hats — a celebrated World War II hero, Texas congressman and director of the CIA. He served two terms as President Ronald Reagan's vice president, and during his single term as president, displayed forward thinking diplomacy that catapulted change around the world.
In 1991, Bush led a triumphant United States through the Gulf War, but as a deep recession hit the market in 1993, the Republican leader was defeated in his bid for another term by Democrat Bill Clinton. Power shifted back to Republican hands when Bush's son, George W. Bush, took office in 2001.
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Fun Fact: George H.W. Bush is only the second president, after John Adams, who has a son who then went on to be president as well.
To honor the life of our nation's 41st President George H.W. Bush, we rounded up top photos to chronicle his landmark achievements in history. From his time at the White House to more recent years, celebrate Bush's legacy below.
A Life In Photos
Circa 1947
George H.W. Bush is shown as captain of the Yale baseball team, in New Haven, Connecticut. Bush played in the first-ever College World Series in 1947. (AP Photo/File)
Circa 1955
George H.W. Bush, left, and Barbara Bush pose with their son, George W. Bush, in Rye, New York. The Bushes were married Jan. 6, 1945, and have had the longest marriage of any presidential couple in American history. (George Bush Presidential Library via AP, File)
June 6, 1964
George H.W. Bush, candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, gets returns by phone at his headquarters in Houston, as his wife Barbara, smiles at the news. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky, File)
Circa 1968
In this 1968 file photo provided by the Texas National Guard, George H.W. Bush, right, is about to pin a lieutenant bar on his son, George W. Bush, after the younger Bush was made an officer in the Texas Air National Guard in Ellington Field, Texas. (AP Photo, File)
March 6, 1968
George H.W. Bush, R-Texas, appears in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, File)
Oct. 9, 1970
Republican George H.W. Bush, R-Texas, talks with a group of young people at a rally in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/File)
Dec. 18, 1970
Newly appointed United Nations Ambassador George H. Bush smiles. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)
Oct. 18, 1971
U.S. Ambassador George H.W. Bush gestures as he addresses the United Nations General Assembly during the China debate. He denied the U.S. formula was either a "Two Chinas" or a "One China and one Taiwan" plan. (AP Photo/File)
March 4, 1980
George H.W. Bush and an unidentified woman peek around a partition with a poster of Ronald Reagan, one of his opponents for the Republican party presidential nomination, before he speaks in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo, File)
July 16, 1980
George H.W. Bush, center foreground, acknowledges the crowd before speaking to the Republican Convention delegates in Detroit, Michigan. (AP Photo/File)
Nov. 3, 1980
Former President Gerald Ford lends his support to Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan and his running mate George H.W. Bush, in Peoria, Ill. (AP Photo/File)
Nov. 7, 1984
Photo, flag-wavers greet Vice President George Bush after he was re-elected to the post of vice president, in Houston, Texas. The vice president's wife, Barbara Bush, is seen second from right. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/F. Carter Smith, File)
Nov. 8, 1988
President-elect George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, wave to supporters in Houston, Texas after winning the presidential election. (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite, File)
Jan. 20, 1989
President George H.W. Bush raises his right hand as he is sworn into office as the 41st president of the United States by Chief Justice William Rehnquist outside the west front of the Capitol as First Lady Barbara Bush holds the bible for her husband. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)
June 5, 1989
U.S. President George H.W. Bush holds a news conference at the White House in Washington where he condemned the Chinese crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File)
Nov. 21, 1990
President George H.W. Bush is greeted by King Fahd as he arrives in Saudi Arabia. At right is first lady Barbara Bush. At center is an interpreter. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Nov. 22, 1990
U.S. President George H.W. Bush is greeted by Saudi troops and others as he arrives in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, for a Thanksgiving visit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Jan. 31, 1990
President George H.W. Bush receives applause from Vice President Dan Quayle, left, and House Speaker Thomas Foley prior to delivering his first State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)
Feb. 11, 1991
President George H.W. Bush talks to reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House after meeting with top military advisors to discuss the Persian Gulf War. From left are, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, Vice President Dan Quayle, White House Chief of Staff John Sununu, the president, Secretary of State James A. Baker III, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Colin Powell. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
Oct. 29, 1991
President George H.W. Bush gestures during a joint news conference with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, at the Soviet Embassy in Madrid. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
Oct. 15, 1992
President George H.W. Bush, left, talks with independent candidate Ross Perot as Democratic candidate Bill Clinton stands aside at the end of their second presidential debate in Richmond, Virginia. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File)
Nov. 10, 2007
U.S. Army Golden Knights, former President George H.W. Bush free falls with Golden Knights parachute team member Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott, as he makes a dramatic entrance to his presidential museum during a rededication ceremony in College Station, Texas. (Sgt. 1st Class Kevin McDaniel/U.S. Army via AP, File)
May 11, 2008
Former President George H.W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
Jan. 7, 2009
Former President George H.W. Bush, left, walks with his wife, Barbara Bush, followed by their son, President George W. Bush, and First Lady Laura Bush to a reception in honor of the Points of Light Institute in the East Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Jan. 7, 2009
President George W. Bush, center, poses with President-elect Barack Obama, second left, and former presidents, George H.W. Bush, left, Bill Clinton, second right, and Jimmy Carter, right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
June 12, 2012
Former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife, Barbara Bush, arrive near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, for the premiere of HBO's new documentary on his life. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
April 21, 2018
Former Presidents George W. Bush, left, and George H.W. Bush arrive at St. Martin's Episcopal Church for a funeral service for former first lady Barbara Bush, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Lead image by AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File; Sourced from AP News.
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