One week before his election to the presidency in 1988, Bush made a campaign stop at Notre Dame, where he spoke to more than 2,000 students, faculty and staff at the Stepan Center, speaking of the “great divide” between his values and those of Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis.
A year earlier, Bush spoke at the closing ceremony of the International Special Olympics Games, which were held at Notre Dame. He also attended Notre Dame football games in 1986 and 2001.
Originally published by Dennis Brown at news.nd.edu on December 01, 2018.