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George H. W. Bush

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1 Two months later, in retaliation, Clinton ordered the firing of 23 cruise missiles at Iraqi Intelligence Service headquarters in ________.

2 [87] A ________ article mistakenly depicted Bush as being surprised to see a supermarket barcode reader;[63] the report of his reaction exacerbated the notion that he was "out of touch".

3 The administration was shaken by a scandal in 1986, when it was revealed that administration officials had secretly arranged weapon sales to Iran, and had used the proceeds to fund the anticommunist ________ in Nicaragua, a direct violation of the law.

4 Where does George H. W. Bush come from?

5 Bush defeated Dukakis and his running mate, ________, in the Electoral College, by 426 to 111 (Bentsen received one vote from a faithless elector).

6 Murphy 1995 - Harold Alfond 1996 - Gene Corrigan 1997 - ________ 1998 - John H.

7 Another institute was named in his honor: the George Bush School of Government and Public Service is a graduate public policy school at Texas A&M University in ________.

8 Which of the following awards has George H. W. Bush won?

9 What is George H. W. Bush also known as?

10 When is George H. W. Bush's birthday?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Malta Summit was the first face-to-face meeting between George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev?
  • while visiting Mödlareuth in 1983, then U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush alluded to John F. Kennedy's statement "Ich bin ein Berliner" by exclaiming, "Ich bin ein Mödlareuther!"?
  • the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. received ten tons of broccoli from Barbara Bush after it was banned from the White House and Air Force One by George H. W. Bush?
  • although Vic Gold co-wrote the first President Bush's autobiography and wrote a novel with Dick Cheney's wife, in 2007 he wrote a book attacking the second President Bush and Cheney?
  • Robert J. Morris lost a bid for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from New Jersey in 1958, and then ran for the Senate in Texas in 1964 and 1970, losing both times to George H. W. Bush?
  • The University of Texas Longhorn Band performed for inaugurations of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush?
  • Natural Law Party founder Bevan Morris suggested at a press conference that President Bush learn Transcendental Meditation?
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