The President Who Treated Me Like a Son
On George H.W. Bush's 85th birthday, his former aide, Tim McBride, remembers the man he loved like a father and to whom, on Inauguration Day 1989, he lent his overcoat.
Happy Birthday, Dad
George W. Bush served as the 43rd President of the US from 2001 to 2009.
On George H.W. Bush's 85th birthday-which he celebrated Friday by skydiving-former President George W. Bush shares a personal written tribute from son to father, 43 to 41.
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