George H. W. Bush's Decade

George H.W. Bush deserves to be the Person of the Decade due to his commitment to making America into a better country. He became the 41st president, and he is best known for his foreign policy and making peace with other countries such as China and the Soviet Union. Not only he was one of the greatest presidents, Bush also dedicated himself to politics before his presidency. He had many positions such as the United States ambassador and the director of the CIA. Bush should be the Person of the Decade due to his sacrifices and commitments to the United States.
Bush had succeeded many things such as being recognized as the nation’s youngest pilot and becoming president of an oil company before his presidency. Bush was born into a politically

active life where his father, Prescott Bush, was a senator who represented Connecticut. After graduating high school in 1942, Bush joined the United States Navy, and he fought in the World War II as the nation’s youngest commissioned pilot. Later on, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross award for his fearlessness and bravery after his plane was shot down by the Japanese in the Pacific. Even though his plane was hit and set on fire, Bush continued his mission by flying to his target and bombing it. After his military service, Bush went to Yale University and studied economics. After graduating Yale, Bush began a career in an oil industry in Texas where he eventually became the president of the company.
Before his presidency, Bush had a lot of experience in the political field where he had many positions such as vice president, a member of the House of Representatives, and a United States ambassador.

In 1966, Bush won a seat in the United States House of Representatives, and he ran for two terms. Richard Nixon gave Bush the position of the United States ambassador in the United Nations in 1971. In 1973, Bush earned the position of chairman of the Republican Party. A year later, Gerald Ford assigned Bush the position of the head of the United States Liaison Office in the People’s Republic of China. Finally, he became the director of the CIA in 1976. With all of these positions that Bush was assigned, he had a significant value of experience in the political career, and this led to him having a successful career as a vice president and

president.
In the 1980’s, Bush became both vice president and president.

In 1980, Ronald Reagan chose Bush to be his vice-presidential running mate and won against Jimmy Carter. Bush served two terms as vice president under Reagan, and in 1988, Bush ran for president against Michael Dukakis. During his presidency, Bush was known for his foreign policy. In this time, the Soviet Union was falling apart, and the Cold War was finally coming to an end. The Soviet Union and the United States’ relationship was tense, but Bush helped to improve the relations by meeting with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and signing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Not only did Bush lessened the tensions with the Soviet Union, he also authorized military operations in Panama. America invaded Panama in 1989 and overthrew the dictator, Manuel Noriega, and Noriega had threatened the safety of Americans who resided in Panama and also trafficked illegal drugs to the United States. Finally, the leader of Iraq Saddam Hussein launched an invasion in Kuwait and menaced to invade Saudi Arabia. Because of this, Bush formed a union of military soldiers and started an air assault against Iraq in 1991. After a couple of weeks, Iraq was defeated along with Kuwait’s liberation. Bush also signed legislation such as Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Because of his decisions of how to handle foreign policies, Americans supported Bush as a president, and he successfully

solved conflicts such as forming a relationship with the Soviet Union, authorizing military operations in Panama, and defeating Iraq and Hussein.
Bush continued his dedication to America after his presidency. His son, George, became president in 2000. His other son, Jeb, was also a governor of Florida. Not only did his children became involved in politics, Bush also supported political causes. In 2005, he and Bill Clinton helped people affected by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Louisiana by creating the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, raising more than 100 million dollars. Bush was also honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 by Barack Obama. Bush had sacrificed to make his country better, and he continued to impact America more after his presidency by speaking in political events and becoming involved in political causes that are beneficial to the United States.