During his tenure as the president, Bush oversaw the US invasion of Panama and the Gulf War, helped create the North American Free Trade Agreement, and witnessed monumental historic events like the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
He is currently considered to be the longest-lived president in American history, dying at the age of 94 years and 171 days.
George H. W. Bush, in uniform as a Naval Aviator Cadet, is pictured in this early 1943 handout photo obtained by Reuters November 30, 2012.
Bush family portrait in Houston, Texas August 19, 1992. Back row: Walker Bush (Marvin's son), Marvin Bush, Margaret Bush (Marvin's wife), George W. Bush, Sharon Bush (Neil's wife), Neil Bush, Doro Bush Koch, Bobby Koch (Doro's Husband), Jeb Bush, George P. Bush (Jeb's son), and Noelle Bush (Jeb's daughter). Second Row: Laura Bush (George W.'s wife), Jenna Bush (George W.'s daughter), Pierce Bush (Neil's son), Barbara Bush, George Bush, Sam LeBlond (Donro's son), and Columba Bush (Jeb's wife). Floor: Barbara Bush (George W.'s daughter), Marshall Bush (Marvin's daughter), Ashley and Lauren Bush (Neil's daughters), Ellie LeBlond (Doro's daughter), and Jebby Bush(Jeb's son).
Vice President George H.W. Bush gives his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 18, 1988 handout photo obtained by Reuters November 30, 2012.
US President George H.W. Bush looks back over the top of the train he is travelling on at supporters in a building during a campaign stop in the state of Wisconsin October 31, 1992.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin (left), USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev (center) and US President George H.W. Bush (right) chat during an official dinner in Kremlin.
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Waves splash on then-President-elect George H.W. Bush as he casts a line while fishing in Gulf Stream, Fla on November 12, 1988. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, November 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush.
Former US President George Bush speaks with his wife Barbara as their son, Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate, incumbent Gov. Jeb Bush, celebrates victory at his election night party in Miami November 5, 2002.
Former President George H.W. Bush walks the gangway as he arrives for the christening ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush at Northrop-Grumman's shipyard in Newport News, Virginia October 7, 2006.
Former US President George H.W. Bush (bottom) celebrates his 85th birthday by jumping with the Army's Golden Knight parachute team in a tandem jump with SFC Michael Elliott in Kennebunkport, Maine in this file handout photo released June 12, 2009.
US President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush during a ceremony at the White House in Washington February 15, 2011.
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In this April 21, 2018 file photo, former Presidents George W. Bush, left, and George H.W. Bush arrive at St. Martin's Episcopal Church for a funeral service for former first lady Barbara Bush, in Houston.
Former US President George H.W. Bush salutes as he departs the East Front of the US Capitol Building after Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States in Washington January 20, 2009.
