In this photo provided by the Office of George W. Bush, former U.S. presidents George H.W. Bush and his son pose for a photo in Kennebunkport, Maine, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Bush enjoyed a relaxing birthday on Tuesday as he became the first former U.S. president to turn 94. (Office of George W. Bush via AP)
NAME — George Herbert Walker Bush, born June 12, 1924.
EDUCATION — Yale University, bachelor’s degree in economics.
EXPERIENCE — Navy (1942-1945). Founded several oil companies before representing Texas in the U.S. House (1967-71). Ambassador to the United Nations (1971-73). Republican National Committee chairman (1973-74). Chief U.S. liaison officer to China (1974-76). CIA director (1976-77). Vice president (1981-89) and president (1989-93).
FAMILY — Wife, Barbara, who died in April 2018. Six children: Former President George W. Bush; John “Jeb” Bush, former Florida governor; Neil Bush; Marvin Bush; Dorothy Bush Koch; and Robin Bush, who died of leukemia in 1953.
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.” — Inaugural address, Jan. 20, 1989.
He spent the summer of 2018 at his family’s compound in Kennebunkport and returned to Houston, Texas in October.
Bush went to Maine a little over a month after the funeral of his 92-year-old wife, former first lady Barbara Bush. She died April 17 at their Houston home.
While in Maine, Bush attended the wedding of his granddaughter Barbara and celebrated his 94th birthday.
Bush also spent more than a week in a Maine hospital in Biddeford for treatment of low blood pressure and fatigue.
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