<P> George Herbert Walker Bush ( born June 12 , 1924 ) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 . Prior to assuming the presidency , Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 . A member of the Republican Party , he had previously been a Congressman , Ambassador and Director of Central Intelligence . During his career in public service , he was known simply as George Bush ; since 2001 , he has often been referred to as `` George H.W. Bush '' , `` Bush 41 '' , or `` George Bush Senior '' in order to distinguish him from his eldest son , George W. Bush , the 43rd president of the United States . He is the nation 's oldest living president and vice president , as well as the longest - lived president in history . </P>
<P> George Herbert Walker Bush ( born June 12 , 1924 ) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 . Prior to assuming the presidency , Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 . A member of the Republican Party , he had previously been a Congressman , Ambassador and Director of Central Intelligence . During his career in public service , he was known simply as George Bush ; since 2001 , he has often been referred to as `` George H.W. Bush '' , `` Bush 41 '' , or `` George Bush Senior '' in order to distinguish him from his eldest son , George W. Bush , the 43rd president of the United States . He is the nation 's oldest living president and vice president , as well as the longest - lived president in history . </P>
who was the 41th president of the united states
who was the 41th president of the united states
George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush