The American people await action. They didn't send us here to bicker. They ask us to rise above the merely partisan. "In crucial things, unity" — and… - George H. W. Bush

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The American people await action. They didn't send us here to bicker. They ask us to rise above the merely partisan. "In crucial things, unity" — and this, my friends, is crucial.

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About George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 41st president of the United States (1989–93), and the 43rd vice president of the United States (1981–89). A Republican, he previously served as a congressman, an ambassador, and director of Central Intelligence. At 94 years he was the longest-living president and vice president, as well as the last veteran of World War II to hold the presidency. He was married to Barbara Bush, and was the father of George W. Bush. He is also the most recent U.S President who ran for office while a Vice President.

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Birth Name: George Herbert Walker Bush
Alternative Names: George Bush Sr. GHW Bush George Bush George H.W. G.H.W. Bush GHWB George H.W.Bush George H. W Bush I George H W George Herbert Bush George H. W. H W Bush George Bush Snr. George H. Bush Vice President Bush H. W. Bush G. H. W. Bush Herbert Walker Bush George H Bush Bush Sr. G H W Bush President Bush President George H. W. Bush George H W Bush George Bush Sr H.W. Bush President George H.W. Bush Bush Senior George Bush Senior Bush 41 George H.W. Bush George W. Bush Senior George Bush, Sr.
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No nation can fully understand itself or find its place in the world if it does not look with clear eyes at all the glories and disgraces, too, of the past. We, in the United States, acknowledge such an injustice in our own history: The internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry was a great injustice, and it will never be repeated.

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