George Herbert Walker Bush
Events (175)
- August 17, 1990: Iraq Promises that All Americans Can Leave Region under Geneva, Vienna Conventions 1990-08-17
- August 22, 1990: Bush Calls Up US Reservists for ‘Desert Shield’ 1990-08-22
- September 11, 1990: Bush Discusses ‘New World Order,’ Alarms White Separatists 1990-09-11
- September 20, 1990: US Diplomat Joseph Wilson Faces Down Iraqis, Prevents Americans from Being Taken Hostage 1990-09-20
- October 10, 1990 and After: Fabricated Story of Iraqi Atrocities Sparks Outrage among US Lawmakers, Citizens 1990-10-10
- November 8, 1990: Bush Announces Massive Troop Deployment in Persian Gulf 1990-11-08
- November 20-22, 1990: US Diplomat Joseph Wilson Uses Thanksgiving to Pressure Iraq to Release American Hostages 1990-11-20
- November 29, 1990: Bush Praises Acting Ambassador in Iraq for Heroism 1990-11-29
- January 9-13, 1991: Congress Authorizes War with Iraq 1991-01-09
- January 18, 1991: One Million National Guardsmen, Reservists Authorized for Call-up 1991-01-18
- January 29, 1991: Bush Announces Revamped ‘Star Wars’ Program 1991-01-29
- February 19, 1991: US Rejects Soviet-Iraqi Peace Plan 1991-02-19
- February 22, 1991: Bush Gives Iraq 24 Hours to Avoid Ground Assault 1991-02-22
- February 27, 1991: US Declares Kuwait Liberated 1991-02-27
- After February 28, 1991: US Diplomat Wilson: Gulf War Establishes Internationalist ‘Blueprint for Post-Cold War New World Order’ 1991-02-28
- February 26-March 2, 1991: Thousands of Retreating Iraqis Slaughtered 1991-03-02
- April 5, 1991: US Announces Airdrops of Supplies to Kurdish Refugees 1991-04-05
- May 10, 1991: Bush Challenges Congressional Attempts to Limit Presidential Power 1991-05-10
- July 17, 1991: Former CIA Official Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress during Investigation 1991-07-17
- July 2-August 28, 1991: Clarence Thomas Nominated for Supreme Court 1991-08-28
- Between October 30 and November 1, 1991: Islamic Terrorists Plan to Crash Hijacked Planes into Buildings in Madrid and Kill World Leaders 1991-11-01
- May 1-May 6, 1992: Combat Troops Deployed to Los Angeles in Response to Riots 1992-05-06
- May 11, 1992: Bush Vetoes Campaign Finance Reform Legislation that Would Provide for Public Funding of Congressional Campaigns 1992-05-11
- December 25, 1992: Bush Pardons Six Iran-Contra Figures; May Have Concealed Own Involvement 1992-12-25
- January 20, 1993: Bill Clinton Inaugurated 1993-01-20
- June 26, 1993: US Retaliates against Purported Iraqi Assassination Attempt 1993-06-26
- June 21, 1995: President Clinton Assigns New Counterterrorism Responsibilities 1995-06-21
- November 4, 1995 and After: Israelis, Americans Mourn Prime Minister Rabin’s Assassination; Some Call It God’s Work 1995-11-04
- October 7, 1996: Fox News Begins Broadcasting; Provides Conservative Alternative to ‘Liberal Bias’ of US News Reporting 1996-10-07
- June 27, 1998: Klan, Black Militants March in Texas Town in Response to Brutal Murder 1998-06-27
- April 26, 1999: Former President Bush: Those Who Leak CIA Identities Are ‘The Most Insidious of Traitors’ 1999-04-26
- January 20, 2001: Cheney Has ‘Different Understanding’ with Bush about His Role, He Tells Former Vice President 2001-01-20
- After January 20, 2001: Cheney to Push for Invasion of Iraq for Political Reasons, Personal Vendettas 2001-01-20
- (1:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Neoconservative Writer Ledeen Connects 9/11 Attacks with 1991 Decision Not to Overthrow Iraq’s Hussein 2001-09-11
- 2:44 p.m. September 11, 2001: President Bush Talks with His Parents 2001-09-11
- (5:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Former President George H. W. Bush Relaxes, Playing Golf after His Plane Is Grounded 2001-09-11
- (8:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Former President George H. W. Bush Heads off After Spending Night at the White House 2001-09-11
- October 16, 2001: Bush Policy Adviser: US Must Build a Coalition to Succeed in Middle East 2001-10-16
- November 1, 2001: Bush Limits Access to Former Presidential Papers 2001-11-01
- August 4, 2002: Scowcroft Warns That Invading Iraq Could Destabilize Middle East, ‘Destroy War on Terror’ 2002-08-04
- August 15, 2002: Scowcroft: ‘Don’t Attack Saddam’ 2002-08-15
- August 16, 2002: Perle: Bush’s War Rhetoric Makes Invasion Necessary 2002-08-16
- October 13, 2002: Wilson Recommends Aggressive Disarmament, Inspections for Iraq to Avoid War 2002-10-13
- October 29, 2002: Help America Vote Act Becomes Law 2002-10-29
- March 18, 2003: Bush’s Parents Say They Are Staying ‘Off the Stage;’ Barbara Bush Says She Will Not ‘Waste’ Her ‘Beautiful Mind’ Watching War Coverage 2003-03-18
- October 16, 2003: Kennedy Lambasts Bush Administration’s ‘Lie after Lie after Lie’ on Rationale for Invading Iraq 2003-10-16
- November 3, 2004: Fundamentalist Christian University President Exhorts Bush to Carry out Religious Mandate in Second Term 2004-11-03
- November 15, 2004: Columnist Says Democratic Pollster Commited ‘Blood Libel’ in Calling 1988 Horton Ad an Example of ‘Racial Politics’ 2004-11-15
- June 23, 2005: Bradbury Becomes Head of Office of Legal Counsel, Turning Office into White House Rubber Stamp 2005-06-23
- November 6-8, 2006: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Resigns after Midterm Elections; Replaced by Robert Gates 2006-11-06