Re: Portrait of a President
Below, Bill McGurn presented a wonderfully moving photograph of his little girl, Lucy, with the forty-first President. "I wish I knew more about the senior Bush," Bill writes. "Perhaps Peter can fill us in."
For a good brief introduction to the former president, take a look at the clip of his receiving an honorary degree from Dartmouth last year. The citation summarizes his life--and to listen is to recognize that George H. W. Bush led one of the most remarkable lives of the twentieth century. A grace note: When, just after the former president was introduced, some students began protesting--you can see the former president peering into the audience, trying to read their signs--the rest of the audience rose in a spontaneous standing ovation.
George Herbert Walker Bush, a great American.
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Jun '10
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Can you imagine if Barack Obama was President as the Soviet Union fell apart? Any private communist tears aside, that would be too big a football for Obama not to spike. We probably don't know how lucky we are that a grown-up was in the White House in those years. GHW Bush never spikes footballs. He's too good a sport.
Sep '10
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Quite a résumé he has, especially when compared to some other presidents who come to mind. No names, please.
One question, Mr Robinson. What's with the tree stump?
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Ah, the tree stump, an object sacred to all who love Dartmouth College. The stump is all that remains of the "Lone Pine," a tree that stood on a hill above the College for the better part of a century, coming to symbolize the College itself--and that was at last felled by lightning.
Dec '11
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When you include his athletic achievements, Mr. Bush Sr. is the honest to god Captain America.
Sep '10
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Four comments in 16 hours. That says something. He has a helluva resume, and he's a patriot but that's not enough. We expect that from every President. It's not as if this guy is some unsung hero. Presidents are well compensated in money and perks while in office and after-the-fact.
I am very cautious admiring this man. He has a great life and he deserves it, but he doesn't, as a result of that, deserve my undying support. He got too full of himself (in his own clueless way) and lost an important election because he wouldn't listen to ordinary people. He's not getting anything more from me - not that this affects him one bit.
Read my lips, no new Bushes!
Aug '10
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Franco: Four comments in 16 hours.
That was unnecessary sir. Here is a man who is the son of a Senator, and father to one president and possibly another. Besides that, he could rest on the laurels of his wartime service alone.
Look around the other side , you see any pedigree there ? Other than Kennedy ( where the family tree reads like the greatest hits from Natl Enquirer ) there are few families contributing much. It's fortunate for our country that we have families that serve.
Sep '10
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I'm amused that there were (presumably college age) protesters. The average graduating senior last year was born in 1989, the very year his presidency began. They just know he must be bad because he is the father of that horrible monster who became president when they were 11 or under. Their professors told them so.
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Here's one of the photos I like: