George Herbert Walker Bush
Events (175)
- February 16, 1971: Bush Appointed UN Ambassador: Will Serve as Nixon Advocate in ‘New York Social Circles’ 1971-02-16
- October 12, 1973: Nixon Announces Gerald Ford as Vice President 1973-10-12
- August 14, 1974: Ford Narrows VP List to Bush, Rockefeller 1974-08-14
- August 16-17, 1974: Rockefeller Asked to Accept Vice Presidency 1974-08-16
- August 18, 1974: Bush Connection to Nixon Campaign ‘Slush Fund’ Revealed 1974-08-18
- August 20, 1974: Rockefeller Publicly Named Vice Presidential Selection 1974-08-20
- November 4, 1975 and After: ’Halloween Massacre’ Places Rumsfeld, Cheney in Power 1975-11-04
- Before November 4, 1975: George H. W. Bush Named CIA Director to Suit Rumsfeld’s Political Aspirations 1975-11-04
- September 1, 1976-Early 1980s: Secret Intelligence Cabal Works with Rogue CIA Elements to Influence Middle East and Africa 1976-09-01
- December 26, 1976: CIA Director Bush Discusses Team B Findings with Press 1976-12-26
- January 28, 1981: Reagan Officials Planning to Sell Arms to Iran 1981-01-28
- June 6-9, 1981: Israeli Prime Minister Begin Alerts US Televangelist to Impending Strike against Iraqi Nuclear Reactor 1981-06-06
- March 17, 1983: Bush’s Foreign Policy Adviser, Ex-CIA Agent Create Plan to Supply Nicaraguan Contras 1983-03-17
- December 21, 1984: Bush’s Foreign Policy Adviser Introduces North to Contra Liaison 1984-12-21
- March 10, 1985: President Reagan Arranges for Summit with New Soviet Leader 1985-03-10
- August 6, 1985: Iran Sets Terms for Arms-for-Hostages Deal 1985-08-06
- January 7, 1986: US Plans Further Arms Sales to Iran 1986-01-07
- January 9, 1986: North, CIA Official Discuss Possible Connection to Vice President 1986-01-09
- January 17, 1986: Reagan Authorizes Clandestine Sale of Antitank Missiles to Iran 1986-01-17
- February 6, 1986 and After: Justice Department Recommends Incremental Increase in Use of Signing Statements 1986-02-06
- May 16, 1986: Reagan Asks about Private Funding for Contras 1986-05-16
- May 29, 1986: McFarlane Briefs Reagan and Bush on Failed Arms-for-Hostages Negotiations 1986-05-29
- July 23, 1986: CIA Director Casey Plots to Break Stalled Arms-for-Hostages Deal 1986-07-23
- July 23, 1986: CIA Director: Vice President Should Ask Hussein to Increase Bombing of Iran 1986-07-23
- Before July 28, 1986: Vice President Briefed on Arms-for-Hostages Scheme 1986-07-28
- July 28-August 3, 1986: Vice President Bush Secretly Pressures Hussein to Escalate Air Strikes Into Iran 1986-08-03
- July 28-August 3, 1986: Vice President Bush Meets with Middle East Leaders to Pressure Iran in Hostage Negotiations 1986-08-03
- August 5, 1986: Covert Arms Sales to Iraq Nearly Revealed 1986-08-05
- August 12, 1986: Contra Liaison Claims Contras Being Sold Shoddy Goods; Indicates Link between Contras and Bush 1986-08-12
- October 10-15, 1986: State Department, CIA Officials Lie to Congress about Government Support for Contras 1986-10-10
- October 10, 1986: Press Alleges Bush, Not CIA, Is Government Link to Contras 1986-10-10
- October 11-14, 1986: State Department Official Denies Any Knowledge of Contra Connection to Vice President 1986-10-11
- November 21-25, 1986: Attorney General Meese Conducts ‘Investigation’ of Iran Arms Sales; Evidence Destroyed during Investigation 1986-11-21
- June 2, 1987: Former Assistant Secretary of State Admits to Lying about Foreign Funding of Contras 1987-06-02
- August 6, 1987: Vice President Bush Claims Ignorance of Details of Iranian, Iraqi Arms Deals 1987-08-06
- January 25, 1988: Orchestrated Bush-Rather Interview Helps Solidify Bush’s Campaign Chances 1988-01-25
- March 26, 1988: Reagan Says Four Indicted Iran-Contra Figures Not Guilty 1988-03-26
- July 3, 1988: US Naval Vessel Shoots down Iranian Civilian Aircraft, Killing 290 1988-07-03
- September 21 - October 4, 1988: Bush Presidential Campaign Launches ‘Racist’ ‘Willie Horton’ Ad 1988-10-04
- January 20, 1989: George H. W. Bush Is Inaugurated US President 1989-01-20
- February 9, 1989: Bush Will ‘Vigorously Pursue’ ‘Star Wars’ 1989-02-09
- March 20, 1989 and After: Dick Cheney Becomes Secretary of Defense 1989-03-20
- October 2, 1989: Bush Signs National Security Directive Aimed at Normalizing Relations with Iraq 1989-10-02
- October 2-6, 1989: Bush Authorizes Closer Ties, More Aid to Iraq 1989-10-02
- November 9, 1989: Cold War Ends; US Asserts World Dominance 1989-11-09
- April 12, 1990: Republican US Senators Call Hussein ‘Honorable,’ Say Problems Stem from ‘Clumsy Public Relations’ 1990-04-12
- July 26, 1990: Congress Passes Americans with Disabilities Act, Ensuring Disabled Citizens Can Vote More Freely 1990-07-26
- July 27, 1990: Bush Letter Equivocates on Likely Response to Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait 1990-07-27
- August 2, 1990: Iraq Invades Kuwait 1990-08-02
- August 7, 1990: ’Operation Desert Shield’ Begins; First US Forces Deploy in Saudi Arabia to Protect Large Oil Field 1990-08-07