Bush+41


 * PRESIDENT GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH (BUSH #41)**


 * George H.W. Bush (Bush #41)**

George H.W. Bush bio https://youtu.be/-cGgBQsG5WA

Miller Center http://millercenter.org/president/bush

Campaign commercials http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1988 http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1992

Miller Center (University of Virginia) http://millercenter.org/president/bush

World War Two heroism []

Parachute jump on his 83rd birthday []


 * Presidential election of 1988**

In Reagan's footsteps. Accused of the 'wimp factor" Peace abroad and a stable domestic economy

Summaries of the election campaign http://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/3

Campaign commercials (Living Room Candidate) http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1988


 * Bush Presidency**

Bush presidency:"**First, do no harm"** Bush against government action to solve economic & social problems. Carried his approach too far and defended it too insensitively. Many voters want to limit government in the abstract Most want to keep safety net of government transfer payments

Bush's **political shifts** Bush accused of being the Velcro president. Bush a political chameleon.

"Read my lips: no new taxes." Assertion made during the 1988 presidential campaign http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/9/newsid_3655000/3655368.stm

Broke his promise to get Congress to help balance the budget


 * Fall of the Berlin Wall (October 1989)**

The Berlin Wall Falls - 1989 | Today in History | 9 Nov https://youtu.be/Sxul9cLzGAE

Finding Dulcinea: On This Day: The Berlin Wall Comes Down http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/November/The-Berlin-Wall-Comes-Down.html

Did a prayer meeting really bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War? http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/0/24661333

09 Nov 1989: Berliners celebrate the fall of the Wall (BBC On This Day) http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/9/newsid_2515000/2515869.stm

Individuals attempting to flee []

Photo Exhibition of Berlin Wall []

Berlin Wall (BBC News Timeline) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1484769.stm

The End of the Cold War http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/1483/1518969/DIVI703.jpg

Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, 1989 (Historian of the State Department) http://history.state.gov/milestones/1981-1989/FallofCommunism

End of Cold War (Miller Center, University of Virginia) http://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/5

German Unification (Miller Center, University of Virginia) http://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/5

Gorbachev Resigns (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1225.html#article

Photos: 20 Years Since the Fall of the Soviet Union (The Atlantic magazine) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/12/20-years-since-the-fall-of-the-soviet-union/100214/

Soviet Union timeline http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17858981

BBC World Service - Special Reports - 1989 Timeline http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specialreports/2009/10/091006_1989_timeline_nonflash.sht ml

1989: The year of revolutions - a look back 20 years on http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?language=en&type=IM- PRESS&reference=20090826STO59792

Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, 1989 - Milestones https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/fall-of-communism

ABC - 1990 News reports on the collapse of communism http://youtu.be/qBZ2i2m3ai0

Tiananmen Square Massacre (June 1989) (Finding Dulcinea) []

The June 4 Massacre in Tiananmen Square, 1989 http://adst.org/2013/05/the-june-4-massacre-in-tiananmen-square-1989/

Chronology: The Memory Of Tiananmen | FRONTLINE | PBS []

The Tank Man | FRONTLINE | PBS []

Tank Man: The amazing story behind THAT photo - Newsnight http://youtu.be/SACHK-W4o1E

Backstory of how the picture got out (New York Times) [|http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/behind-the-scenes-tank-man-of-tiananmen/#/1/]


 * Invasion of Panama** (December 1989)

U.S. Invades Panama - 1989 | Today in History | 20 Dec http://youtu.be/MDZMseL6G10

U.S. Invasion of Panama (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1220.html#article

U.S. Invades Panama - 1989 | Today in History | 20 Dec https://youtu.be/MDZMseL6G10

Manuel Noriega obituary https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/world/americas/manuel-antonio-noriega-dead-panama.html?mcubz=1

Music torture: How heavy metal broke Manuel Noriega http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-40090809

Finding Dulcinea: On This Day: US Forces Invade Panama []

Invasion of Panama to capture Manuel Noriega (Miller Center, University of Virginia) http://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/5


 * Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) (1991)**

Successful effort to push Iraq out of Kuwait. Decision not to invade rest of Iraq or go after Saddam Hussein Subsequent opinions on whether U.S. made correct choices

The Gulf War 1991 http://youtu.be/If71ek0iSIQ

"Highway of Death" Iraqi Army Armed Retreat from Kuwait 1991 http://youtu.be/hhmXleZXAr0

Desert Storm Air War Begins--to drive Iraq out of Kuwait (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0116.html#article

Desert Storm Ends (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0227.html#article

Finding Dulcinea: On This Day: Iraq Invades Kuwait Leading to Persian Gulf War http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--Iraq-Invades-Kuwait--Leading-to-Persian-Gulf-War.html

Persian Gulf War (Miller Center, University of Virginia) http://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/5

Gulf War (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/ My Website Spotlight blog post http://thelearningprofessor.blogspot.com/2012/06/website-spotlight-gulf-war.html

Desert Storm “The War Never Really Ended” — Part I http://adst.org/2013/01/desert-storm-the-war-never-really-ended-part-i/ Desert Storm “The War Never Really Ended” — Part II http://adst.org/2013/01/desert-storm-part-ii/

Trouble spots in the Middle East http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/1483/1518969/DIVI694.jpg

Maps: []

Weapons and Technology []

U.S. female pilot captured by the Iraqis []


 * 1992 Presidential election loss to Bill Clinton**

Campaign commercials (Living Room Candidate) http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1992

Election of 1992 (Miller Center, University of Virginia) http://millercenter.org/president/bush/essays/biography/3

Summary of the 1992 election campaign (American Experience) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/bush-election92/