George HW Bush

Posted at 0:11 20 Nov 2020
How others left the White House after losing
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Donald Trump joins a small group of US presidents who lost the election while in office.
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Posted at 17:07 7 Aug 2020
Brent Scowcroft, veteran US security adviser, dies
Scowcroft remains the only statesman to serve as National Security Adviser under two presidents.
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Posted at 23:27 3 Jun 2020
White House likens Trump to Churchill in WW2
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The White House compares President Donald Trump to Winston Churchill during World War Two.
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Posted at 0:45 6 Jan 2020
Did Britain meddle in a US presidential election?
By Jude Sheerin
BBC, Washington
When President Bush needed a smoking gun on his rival Bill Clinton, a key US ally dug for dirt.
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Posted at 23:35 27 Feb 2019
What Bush's dog Sully did next
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The former service dog of the late President George HW Bush has a new job with the US Navy.
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Posted at 6:12 29 Jan 2019
Trump's border wall pledge may be his 'read my lips' moment
By Jon Sopel
North America editor
If Mr Trump fails to fulfil his pledge to build a wall, will he suffer the same fate as George HW Bush?
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Posted at 20:41 21 Dec 2018
Filipino thanks Bush for secret sponsorship
Timothy Villalba, 25, says receiving support from George HW Bush as a boy made him successful and happy.
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Posted at 18:46 19 Dec 2018
George Bush was secret sponsor of child
A charity reveals the exchanges George HW Bush had with a Filipino boy over 10 years.
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Posted at 22:52 6 Dec 2018
Train carries Bush casket through Texas
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Former President George HW Bush will lay to rest at the Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.
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Posted at 10:26 6 Dec 2018
Four presidents sat (awkwardly) on one pew
They shared a total of 22 years spent at the White House, and now sat together with four first ladies.
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Posted at 23:44 5 Dec 2018
Legacy, laughter and awkward handshakes
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The highlights from an emotional state funeral remembering former President George HW Bush.
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Posted at 23:37 5 Dec 2018
George HW Bush mourned at state funeral
His son George W Bush paid an emotional tribute, describing the former president as "a noble man".
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Posted at 22:39 5 Dec 2018
Four ways Bush funeral was different
By Anthony Zurcher
North America reporter
Bush was the son of a senator; McCain, the son of an admiral. But the differences in their memorials says a lot.
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Posted at 18:49 5 Dec 2018
George HW Bush's funeral - in pictures
The memorial for the 41st president took place at the Washington National Cathedral.
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Posted at 18:12 5 Dec 2018
Bush Jr's voice cracks with emotion
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"The best father a son could have." George W Bush's voice cracks with emotion as he ends his eulogy.
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Posted at 18:11 5 Dec 2018
'The last words he would ever say on Earth'
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George W Bush delivers his eulogy to his father by describing their final conversation.
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Posted at 17:12 5 Dec 2018
President George Bush Senior
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George HW Bush was well qualified to become the 41st President of the United States, but David McNeil shows that his time in office was tumultuous abroad and exacting at home.
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Posted at 15:26 5 Dec 2018
George HW Bush: Life in pictures
Images of the life of George HW Bush, the ultimate political insider who served as CIA chief, vice-president and president of the US.
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Posted at 14:41 5 Dec 2018
Irish tenor sang to dying George Bush Sr
By Eimear Flanagan
BBC News NI
The deathbed visit is just one of the extraordinary life experiences of double amputee Ronan Tynan.
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Posted at 13:39 5 Dec 2018
As it happened: America's farewell to Bush
President Trump and four ex-presidents attended the funeral in Washington.
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