BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON GEORGE H. W. BUSH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-01448R000401590002-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Content Type: BIO

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Biographical Information On
George H. W. Bush
EDUCATION:
June 12, 1924, Milton, Massachusetts.
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
1937-41.
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut,
1945-48.
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 1948
Phi Beta Kappa
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Varsity Soccer, 1 year
Varsity Baseball, 3 years; captain,
two-time NCAA Eastern Championship
Team
MARITAL STATUS: Married to former Barbara Pierce of Rye,
New York, January 6, 1945
CHILDREN: Four sons, one daughter
Commissioned Ensign at age 18, Corpus
Christi, Texas Naval Air Station, June 1942
Active duty World War II, 1942-45
Carrier pilot, U.S.S. San Jacinto,
3rd and 5th Fleet, Pacific. Shot down in
combat 1944, Bonin Islands
Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross and
three air medals
Honorably discharged with rank of
Lieutenant (j.g.), 1945
Oil field supply salesman, Dresser Industries,
Midland, Texas, 1948-51
Formed Bush-Overbey Oil Development, Inc.,
1951, Midland, Texas
Co-founder, Zapata Petroleum Corporation,
1953, Midland, Texas
Co-founder, first president of Zapata
Off-Shore Company, 1954, Midland-Houston,
Texas
Resigned in February, 1966, to run for
Congress
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Candidate for U.S. Senate, Texas,
1964, 1970.
Congressman, 7th District, Texas,
elected November 8,
--Unopposed for re-election, 1968.
--Member, Ways and Means Committee,
one of the few freshmen members of
the House ever selected for service
on that Committee
--Sponsor of legislation on ethics,
setting priorities in federal
spending and bilingual education.
--Chairman, Republican Task Force on
Earth Resources and Population
--During 91st Congress, he was appointed
by the Speaker of the House to the
12-member House delegation to the
Ninth Mexico-United States Inter-
parliamentary Conference
Permanent Representative of the United
States to the United ations,
Sworn in February 26, 1971.
--As Ambassador, he was a member of the
President's Cabinet and a regular
participant in all Cabinet meetings,
March 1971-January 1973.
--United States Permanent Representative
at the 26th and 27th sessions of the
United Nations General Assembly
--President's Representative at all
meetings of the United Nations Security
Council, March 1971-January 1973
--Chief United States Representative to
annual meetings of the United Nations
Economic and Social Council, Geneva,
1971 and 1972.
--United States Representative at
February 1972 meeting of the United
Nations Security Council in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
--President's Representative for special
mission inspection tour of 10 African
countries, February 1972
Chairman Republican National Committee
Tp-p-61-nted January 1973
--As Chairman, attended and was a regular
participant in meetings of the President's
Cabinet, January 1973-September 1974.
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GOVERNMENT:
Chief, U.S. Liaison Office, Peking,
eop e s Republic of China
Appointed September 1 4
Director of Central Intelligence,
Sworn in January 30, 1976
AWARDS: --Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Adelphi
University, Austin College, Beaver
College, Northern Michigan University
--Anti-Defamation League Man of Conscience
Award, New York City, 1972
--Selected by Texas Junior Chamber of
Commerce as one of "Five Outstanding
Young Men of Texas," 1956
CIVIC AFFAIRS: --Chairman, Houston, Texas Heart Fund, 1966
--Chairman, Texas Heart Fund, 1967-69
--Lifetime trustee, Phillips Academy,
Andover, Massachusetts
--Community Associate, Lovett College,
Rice University
CHURCH: --Member and former vestryman, St. Martin's
Episcopal Church, Houston, Texas
--Member of the Board, Episcopal Church
Foundation
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