PPT-President George Herbert Walker Bush

Born June 12 1924 Term in Office 19891993 Political Party Republican The George HW Bush Presidency The End of the Cold War President Bush came into office on the verge of a new world . Reagan’s VP George H.W. Bush wins the presidency in 1988.. Remembered mostly for guiding the US through the Persian Gulf War (the 1. st. Iraqi War).. August 1990 – Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi army invade neighboring Kuwait. Breda Garrity. IB History of the Americas. #4. Growing Up Years. Born on August 10. th. , 1874.. Hoover was one of three children in his family.. When he was six his father died of heart problems and when he was nine his mother died of pneumonia. . February . 22, 1732 - December 14, . 1799. First President of the. United States of America. As the dust settled from the Revolutionary War, America’s founding fathers hashed out a political system that was entirely novel for an era in which monarchs ruled most countries around the world. Free at last from the British Empire, the fledgling nation would have no king. Instead, an elected civilian—the President of the United States of America—would lead the federal government, enforcing the laws of the land and acting as commander-in-chief of the armed forces. And yet, while the presidency has since become an emblem of the American way of life, the country might have gone in a very different direction. Before . Election of 2000. Both Gore and Bush did not have enough Electoral Votes to win the election. Gore had more popular votes. Came down to Florida’s 25 Electoral Votes. It was unclear who won Florida. AAUW . 2017 ANNUAL BRUNCH. Ms. Kelly Vanager, getting ready for the 2017 AAUW Annual Brunch crowd. S. he . is the owner of . Kellys. ’ Kitchen.. The . beautiful tables are decorated and . George W. Bush . -son of George H.W. Bush . -governor of Texas. -worked in the oil business and was co-owner of MLB’s Texas . Rangers before entering politics. 2000 Election . George Bush (Rep.) vs. Al Gore (Dem.). Power & constraints. Introduction: the most powerful man in the world?. Faces numerous checks and balances. Bifurcated. Both commander-in-chief and ‘. bargainer. -in-chief’. Lyndon Johnson: “The only power I’ve got is nuclear and I’m not allowed to use that”.. 2000s. George W Bush. Governor of Texas and oil executive. Enacted a very large tax cut to the wealthiest Americans believing they would use the money saved to help the economy. Opened Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for oil. Al Gore (D) Ralph Nader (G). 2000 Election. 2000 election results. Florida 2000. 537 votes. Legal Documents. Bush Background. Senator Prescott Bush Pres. GHW Bush. (with Ike). His Administration. Foreign Affairs advisers: Bush II. Bill Clinton was a new type of Democrat, and his . administration faced . challenges for a new millennium—and scandals as old . as politics. .. His resume. Attorney general of Arkansas at 30. years . Bill Clinton was a new type of Democrat, and his . administration faced . challenges for a new millennium—and scandals as old . as politics. .. His resume. Attorney general of Arkansas at 30. years . 1. The 21. st. -Century . United States. Politics & Leaders. 2. The Presidency . of . George W. Bush . 3. The election depended on Florida’s 25 electoral votes.. Clinton’s Vice . President, Al Gore, ran for the Democrats against Republican George W. Bush for . Thesis:. . George W. Bush’s most significant domestic achievement was his proposition of the No Child Left Behind Act because it ensures that all children in the United States receive a high-quality education and to close the achievement gap that exists between children who typically perform well in school and those who do not.. 31 SMU I CENTERFOR 149 PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY 30 command This didnt really happen and for the duration of the Cold War the Americans ended up doing most or delivering most of the capabilities for the a