George Herbert Walker Bush was an American politician,diplomat,and businessman who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party,he also served as the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989 under Ronald Reagan and previously in various other federal positions.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8,1988. The Republican Party's ticket of incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush and Indiana senator Dan Quayle defeated the Democratic ticket of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis and Texas senator Lloyd Bentsen.
The White House Chief of Staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States,a cabinet position in the federal government of the United States.
James Addison Baker III is an American attorney,diplomat and statesman. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 10th White House chief of staff and 67th United States secretary of the treasury under President Ronald Reagan and the 61st U.S. secretary of state before returning as the 16th White House chief of staff under President George H. W. Bush.
Scott McClellan is the former White House Press Secretary (2003–06) for President George W. Bush,he was the 24th person to hold this post. He was also the author of a controversial No. 1 New York Times bestseller about the Bush administration titled What Happened. He replaced Ari Fleischer as press secretary in July 2003 and served until May 10,2006. McClellan was the longest serving press secretary under George W. Bush.
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served as the 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton.
A political family is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics —particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage;often several generations or multiple siblings may be involved.
Joshua Brewster Bolten is an American lawyer and politician. Bolten served as the White House chief of staff to U.S. president George W. Bush,replacing Andrew Card on April 14,2006. Previously,he served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget from 2003 to 2006.
The President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) is an advisory body to the Executive Office of the President of the United States. According to its self-description,it "provides advice to the President concerning the quality and adequacy of intelligence collection,of analysis and estimates,of counterintelligence,and of other intelligence activities."
In political studies,surveys have been conducted in order to construct historical rankings of the success of the presidents of the United States. Ranking systems are usually based on surveys of academic historians and political scientists or popular opinion. The scholarly rankings focus on presidential achievements,leadership qualities,failures,and faults. Popular-opinion polls typically focus on recent or well-known presidents.
The White House Deputy Chief of Staff is officially the top aide to the White House chief of staff,who is the senior aide to the president of the United States. The deputy chief of staff usually has an office in the West Wing and is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the White House bureaucracy,as well as such other duties as the chief of staff assigns to them. In all recent administrations,there have been multiple deputy chiefs with different duties.
The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents,first ladies,and other prominent persons and locations. The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a time when sensitive electronic communications were not routinely encrypted;today,the names simply serve for purposes of brevity,clarity,and tradition. The Secret Service does not choose these names,however. The White House Communications Agency maintains a list that candidates choose from,often choosing ones that resonate with them personally.
Edward Augustus Rice Jr. is a retired four-star general of the United States Air Force who served as the 30th Commander of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). As commander,he was responsible for the recruiting,training and education of all United States airmen. His command included the Air Force Recruiting Service,two numbered air forces and Air University. Air Education and Training Command consists of 12 bases,more than 70,600 active duty,reserve,guard,civilians and contractors,and 1,380 trainer,fighter and mobility aircraft. He relinquished command of AETC to General Robin Rand on October 10,2013.
In the United States,black conservatism is a political and social movement rooted in African-American communities that aligns largely with the American conservative movement,including the Christian right. Black conservatism emphasizes social conservatism,traditionalism,patriotism,capitalism and free markets. What characterizes a 'black conservative' has changed over time,and proponents do not necessarily share the same political philosophy.
Walter McCormick,is a lawyer,former government official and former trade association executive.
The presidential transition of George W. Bush took place following the 2000 United States presidential election. It started after Bush was declared the victor of the election on December 12,2000,when the Bush v. Gore decision by the Supreme Court halted the election recount in Florida,making Bush the victor in that state. The decision delivered him the state's 25 electoral votes,thus giving him a total of 271 electoral votes. This was one more vote than the 270 needed to win the presidency outright,making him president-elect.
David Valdez is an American photographer,best known for being the Chief Official White House Photographer from 1989 to 1993,during the presidency of George H. W. Bush.
Portraits of the former president of the United States George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush were painted by the American portrait artist John Howard Sanden in 2011 and 2012 respectively. The paintings were unveiled in 2012 in a ceremony at the White House where they presently hang.
The presidential transition of George H. W. Bush began when then-Vice President Bush won the United States 1988 United States presidential election,becoming the president-elect,and ended when Bush was inaugurated on January 20,1989.
