George H. W. Bush | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/george-h-w-bush/RSS feed for George H. W. BushenThu, 18 Feb 2021 20:58:46 +0000Trove of Presidential Memorabilia, From Washington's Hair to JFK's Sweater, Is Up for Salehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-presidential-collectiblesincluding-lock-abraham-lincolns-hair-and-john-f-kennedys-harvard-sweaterare-auction-180977045/RR Auction is offering a collection of nearly 300 artifacts, including a signed photo of Abraham Lincoln and a pen used by FDRThu, 18 Feb 2021 20:58:46 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-presidential-collectiblesincluding-lock-abraham-lincolns-hair-and-john-f-kennedys-harvard-sweaterare-auction-180977045/Looking Back at George H.W. Bush’s Lifelong Career of Public Servicehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/looking-back-george-hw-bushs-lifelong-career-public-service-180970936/The former President, dead at 94 years old, was noteworthy for his “humanity and decency,” says a Smithsonian historian Sat, 01 Dec 2018 13:28:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/looking-back-george-hw-bushs-lifelong-career-public-service-180970936/An Unlikely Hardliner, George H. W. Bush Was Ready to Push Presidential Powershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unlikely-hardliner-george-h-w-bush-was-ready-push-presidential-powers-180969017/Though he ended up seeking congressional approval for the Gulf War, Bush was unconvinced he needed it – saying he would have gone regardless of the voteMon, 14 May 2018 13:10:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unlikely-hardliner-george-h-w-bush-was-ready-push-presidential-powers-180969017/Smithsonian Curators Reflect on How Barbara Bush Will Be Rememberedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-curators-reflect-onhow-barbara-bush-will-be-remembered-180968827/As both the First Lady and the mother of a President, Mrs. Bush leaves a legacy of a national grandmother with an iron backboneWed, 18 Apr 2018 15:14:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-curators-reflect-onhow-barbara-bush-will-be-remembered-180968827/Operation Desert Storm Was Not Won By Smart Weaponry Alonehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/operation-desert-storm-was-not-won-smart-weaponry-alone-180957879/Despite the "science fiction"-like technology deployed, 90 percent of ammunitions used in Desert Storm were actually “dumb weapons"Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:07:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/operation-desert-storm-was-not-won-smart-weaponry-alone-180957879/The Calm Before Desert Stormhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-calm-before-desert-storm-75918735/Two months before the Gulf War began in 1991, President George H. W. Bush greeted U.S. troops in Saudi ArabiaSat, 01 Feb 2003 05:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-calm-before-desert-storm-75918735/