Born: June 12, 1924

First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush

Political Party: Republican

Presidential Term: January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993

Famous Quote: “We know what works: Freedom works. We know what's right: Freedom is right. We know how to secure a more just and prosperous life for man on Earth:through free markets, free speech, free elections, and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state.”

Timeline

1942-1945 Fought in World War II

1945 Married Barbara Pierce

1948 Graduated from Yale

1967-1971 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

1971-1973 U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

1973-1974 Chairman of the Republican National Committee

1976-1977 Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

1981-1989 Vice president of the United States under President Reagan

1989-1993 Forty-first president of the United States