Concise Biography & Facts About President George Bush
Forty-First President - George Herbert Walker Bush
Place of Birth - June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts
Term as President - 1989-1993
Political Party - Republican
Vice President / Vice Presidents - Dan Quale
Religion - Episcopalian
George Bush, Military Experience - US Navy
Name of Wife - George Bush was married to Barbara Pierce Bush
Career of George Bush - Politician, Statesman
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1967-71
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1971-72
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1976-77
Vice President, 1981-89 (under Reagan)
Presidential Facts and Trivia about President George Bush Description of President George Bush - Height 6 feet 2 inches Bush became the youngest pilot in the U.S. Navy Age at Inauguration - 64 years old Bush requested Nixon's resignation as president in the name of the Republican Party His son George W. Bush was also US President Presidential Facts and Trivia about George Bush
President George Bush and the Constitution of the US (17th September,1787) Information and Facts about any President of America is incomplete without explaining his role and his power in the government of the country. We have therefore included this section regarding the US Constitution. Under the U.S. Constitution the president is the head of state, the commander in chief of the armed forces and is also the chief executive of the federal government.
Facts about Eligibility
Article 2, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution sets the requirements to hold office. Facts about Term of Office
Following election he, and the Vice President, shall hold his office during the term of four years. ( The twenty-second amendment, which started with the inauguration of Dwight Eisenhower, limits the this to two terms) President's Executive Oath of Office
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
United States Constitution, Article II, Section 1, Clause 8
Facts about Main Presidential Duties and power Commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States In times of war or national emergency to manage the national economy and protect the security of the United States Nomination of the heads of all executive departments and agencies (Subject to Senate confirmation) Preparing the budget of the United States, although the Congress must approve it. Presidential legislative powers - The status of the country and his legislative proposals for the upcoming year are given in the annual State of the Union Address.
Facts about Presidential judicial power Appointing important public officials such as ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and judges of the Supreme Court. Granting reprieves and pardons to anyone convicted of breaking a federal law - except in a case of impeachment.
Facts about Presidential power in foreign affairs Federal official primarily responsible for the relations of the United States with foreign nations. To make treaties and appoint ambassadors, ministers, and consuls (provided two thirds of the Senators present concur). To receive foreign ambassadors and other public officials.
The US Constitution and all of the President's duties have been conducted by Presidents, including George Bush, since 1787. For more facts, information, trivia and a biography of each American President click the following link to American Presidents Index |
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