41 at 1 ½
The 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, was photographed around 1925. The father of the 43rd President, George W. Bush, was taking his first steps...
A day in the life of a President
This is the February 27, 1991, entry from the daily appointment log kept by President George H.W. Bush. Presidents keep a daily log of meetings with personal...
Americans with disabilities
This is President George H. W. Bush's speaking copy of the remarks he delivered at the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990.
Combating terrorism
National Security Council staff members wrote this directive on combating terrorism. Vice President George H. W. Bush headed the task force.
Desert Shield Marine writes President George H.W. Bush
20-year-old Marine Lance Corporal Eric Colton of Oregon wrote to President George H.W. Bush towards the end of the Operation Desert Shield in February, 1991, and...
Iraq, 1991
On January 15, 1991, President George Bush used national television to announce the commencement of the air campaign to free Kuwait. In this draft of the speech, with...
Read Aloud Day
In the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, President George H. W. Bush, reads A Child's Garden of Verses to children gathered around him as part of Great...