Bush was an alternate delegate to the 1940 Republican National Convention , and a delegate to the 1944 , 1948 and 1952 Republican National Conventions . In the 1952 primary his election over Hamilton Fish III was seen as a vote for Dwight D. Eisenhower over Robert A. Taft , although Bush was not in any way actually obligated to vote for Eisenhower
1940 Republican National Convention
1940 Republican National Convention
E. Ogden Bush