1. “The US should be a force for good in the world.” “America ought to be a kinder, gentler nation.”

2.  June 12, 1924, Milton, Mass  Lived in Washington, DC. Son of a US Senator, Prescott Bush, R-Connecticut.  High School at Phillips Exeter Academy, Milton, MA. Elite private school  Family mansion on Walker Point in Kennepunkport, Maine.

3.  Enlisted in US Navy on his 18th birthday  Youngest pilot ever to earn his wings.  Served on the USS San Jacinto  58 combat missions vs Japanese  Shot down, rescued by a US submarine  Distinguished Flying Cross

4.  Barbara, Jan. ‘45  Started his family while at Yale  6 children, George W. the eldest son.  Jeb Bush, R. Gov of Florida

5.  GI Bill of Rights after W II.  3 year graduate of Yale University, Hartford, CT  Phi Beta Kappa  Cpt, 1B, Baseball Team. College World Series, Omaha, Neb

6. Invest in oil industry  Hits a gusher.  Self-made millionaire  Moves to Houston, & runs for congress Midland, Texas

7.  1st Republican ever to be elected from the Houston, TX district  Served 2 terms in the House  Ran twice, unsuccessfully, for a US Senate seat from Texas.

8. In the 1970’s Bush also served as National Chairman of the GOP (the Grand Old Party)

9.  De-regulation  Anti-drug campaign  Traveled widely around the world representing the US 1980’s

10.  Bush & Quayle vs Mike Dukakis (D)

11. Two Themes:  Continuing the Reagan Era  Peace & Prosperity

12.  Captures Panama dictator Manual Ortega.  US Marines bust Drug cartel  Iraq invades Kuwait.  Oil prices explode! Father Bush & son Bush were both sworn in as president By the same Chief Justice, William Rehnquist. He recently passed away from brain cancer.

13.  Gen. Stormin’ Norman Schwartkopf  General Colin Powell  Not attack Baghdad  Let Huessein continue in power  Not occupy Iraq.  By Dick Cheney? Sec of Def.

14.  Iraq invades Kuwait  Grand Coalition.  US 425,000  World 118,000  3 weeks of bombing  100-hr invasion  Iraq Army is destroyed

15.  Heroic return of US troops to DC  Troubled US economy  Read my lips, no new taxes. Read my lips, no new taxes.  Growing deficit.  GW signs new tax Bill signed

16.  3/24/1989 – The oil tanker, Exxon Valdez, runs aground in Alaska  7/26/1990 – The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is signed  10/15/1991 – Bush Sr. appointee Clarence Thomas joins the Supreme Court  11/21/1991 – Bush Sr. signs the Civil Rights Bill of 1991