by jpitney | Mar 6, 2025 | Foreign Policy, Public Service
Robert D. Kaplan at Politico: America’s 41st president, George H. W. Bush, hated the word empire, but he knew how to run one. He was president at the moment the Berlin Wall fell: when the United States instantly became a unipolar power. His deft foreign policy made...
by jpitney | Jun 13, 2024 | Civility, Presidency
Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of George H.W. Bush’s birth. His post-presidential friendship with Bill Clinton is the embodiment of civility:
by jpitney | Jun 12, 2024 | Presidency
President George H.W. Bush was born 100 years ago today. Yesterday, at a celebration of his life, Andrew Card and Robert Gates discussed his leadership in foreign and domestic policy.
by jpitney | Oct 3, 2023 | Biden, Disabilities
Remarks by President Biden to Celebrate the Americans With Disabilities Act; You know, one of my first acts as a United States senator — I know I don’t look old enough to do it — (laughter) — but one of my first acts was I voted — I was a co-sponsor of the...
by jpitney | Jan 29, 2022 | Ukraine, Uncategorized
Eleven years ago, former President George H.W. Bush observed the 20th anniversary of Ukrainian independence:
