41. GEORGE H.W. BUSH (1989-1993) — 41. G.H.W. BUSH

George W. Bush (2001-2009) — 43. G.W. BUSH

OVERVIEW:

BORN:
May 10, 1947
Brockton, Massachusetts

EDUCATION:
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (1966-1967)
University of South Carolina (1971, B.S in Engineering)
JFK School of Government/ Harvard University

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1971-1975:
Structural Design Engineer
1975-1983:
Massachusetts House of Representatives
1982:
Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts
1983:
Vice President, CMIS Corporation
1983-1987:
Deputy Assistant to the President
Director Intergovernmental Affairs
1987-1988:
Deputy assistant to the President
Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Managed New Hampshire campaign for George H.W. Bush.
1988-1992:
Assistant to the President
Deputy Chief of Staff
1992-1993:
Secretary of Transportation
Coordinator of Hurricane Andrew Disaster Relief
Director of Bush Transition
1993-1998:
President/ CEO, American Automobile Manufacturers Association
1999-2001:
Vice President of Government Relations, General Motors
2001-2006:
White House Chief of Staff

RESOURCES:

Andrew Card with President George H.W. Bush (Bush Presidential Library and Museum)

Bush White House
Miller Center
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT:

MEDIA COVERAGE:

9/11/2001: President George W. Bush confers with White House Chief of Staff Andy Card in the President’s stateroom aboard Air Force One (Photo by Eric Draper/ George W. Bush Presidential Library)

Pressure Cooker (WP, 1/5/2005)
Crisis Raises Criticism (NYT, 10/18/2005)
Resignation, 3/29/2006 (WP, NYT, AP)
Frontline Interview (PBS, 1/5/2014)