George Herbert Walker Bush (Noun)
Meaning
Vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- George Herbert Walker Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States under Ronald Reagan before becoming the 41st President himself.
- In his presidential campaign, George Herbert Walker Bush ran against Democrat Michael Dukakis, the then Governor of Massachusetts.
- During World War II, George Herbert Walker Bush served in the US Navy and became a lieutenant.
- The tenure of George Herbert Walker Bush was also marred by recession which is seen by some as an undoing of economic boom years during the previous presidency of Reagan.
- He represented the nation and, although controversy follows it to date, George Herbert Walker Bush declared war on Iraq - a decision preceded by sanctions, negotiation, a US resolution at the UN Security Council, and a US-built coalition to force Saddam Hussein back to his pre-invasion borders.