George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States has died at the age of 94.
In a lengthy public career, he served as a member of the US House of Representatives….as US Ambassador to the United Nations…..as Director of the CIA….as Vice President for 8 years under Ronald Reagan….and then as President himself for one term, from 1989 until 1993.
He's credited with helping to end the Cold War, and force Saddam Hussein's forces to withdraw from Kuwait.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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1) NO NEW TAXES:
As President, George Bush presided over difficult economic times in America, and they contributed to his defeat in the 1992 election.
But some of his wounds were self-inflicted.
He never kept a promise he memorably made not to raise taxes when he accepted the Republican Party's Presidential nomination at the 1998 convention.
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http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/xxxxbush-taxes.mp32) OPERATION DESERT STORM:
On January 15th 1991, after Saddam Hussein ignored a deadline set for the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait, President Bush announced the start of "Operation Desert Storm".
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On January 16th 1991, President Bush addressed the American people and announced the US-led battle to liberate Kuwait - known as "Operation Desert Storm" - was underway.
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On January 16th 1991, President Bush addressed the American people and said the US-led effort to liberate Kuwait - known as "Operation Desert Storm" - was designed to punish aggression and bring peace to the Gulf.
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In September 1991, as US troops were fighting to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, President Bush told members of the US Congress why he'd authorized military action.
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In September 1991, as US troops were fighting to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, President Bush coined a new phrase to describe America's role in what he called the "new world order".
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http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/xxxxbush-newworldorder.mp34) "TESTAMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE"
In February 2011, President Obama awarded former President Bush with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
At a White House ceremony he paid tribute to his predecessor in the Oval Office.
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