The Farewell Address

In President Bush’s first address in 1989, he expresses his hopes to reduce the deficit without an increase in taxes and his dedication to seeing increased investments in education. Follow along as 'Bush 41' discusses his plans for the nation.

January 20, 1989 marked the day that our nation gained its 41st president, George H. W. Bush. Watch the historic day that signified the beginning of what would become one of the most monumental administrations in American history.

President George W. Bush’s Eulogy for Bush 41, President George W. Bush delivers an emotional eulogy for his father, President George H. W. Bush, at his funeral on December 5, 2018.

In an impromptu press conference, President Bush hails the fall of the Berlin Wall, but shies away from declaring outright “victory” in the Cold War. Watch as the President discusses this momentous occasion.

President Bush announces that he has given the leader of the U.S. Armed Forces in Saudi Arabia the authority to use “all forces available” to remove Iraq’s forces from Kuwait.

Following months of failed negotiations with Saddam Hussein, President Bush announces the aerial invasion of Iraq. Witness the consequential moment when “Bush 41” takes the next step in his fight for global peace.

Bush declares the end of the Persian Gulf War to be “a victory for unprecedented international cooperation and diplomacy”. Watch this momentous occasion that signified a valiant success in the realm of American foreign policy.