Very well in politics. He reached the highest peak. He was the president of the United States. But we must remember as has been pointed out in this statement that was released he was a texing otexas oil pioneer. He was a very successful businessman. He really gave that up to serve his country in another way outside of the military. Absolutely. There is an expression, you see this at his president ial library, i mean his office, his personal motto, he has two of them. One was faith, family and friends. And the second was to your point, any definition of a successful life must include service to others. So while a lot of people think of him as being raised in
grinwhich, and a new england born and bred welltodo family, he did go out and make his fortune, and he was pretty humble once he started out. Once he made money, he turned back to what he thought was most important, which was Public Service. Lets go onto talk about as well, so he became the 41st president of the United States, survi
generations. in foreign policy this will not stand, this aggression against kuwait reporter: bush s coalition building during desert storm was unprecedented, uniting nearly 40 countries and ending the conflict in a matter of weeks. a play book for all presidents that followed. if you want to know how to fight a war, take a look at the way george bush fought the first gulf war. reporter: the cold war ended on his watch without a shot taken or a bomb dropped. he didn t gloat because it would not be in his nature to gloat at someone else s misfortune. reporter: that same diplomatic restraint also shown when the iron curtain collapsed. on the day that the berlin wall came down, we all went over to the oval office to tell president bush he had to go to berlin. you wanted him to. i wanted him to go to berlin, and he said what would i do,
complicated politician. he is one who an individual campaigned as a moderate in 1908, and then tried to claim the conservative mantle eight years later. he struggled sometimes with his public persona, which he ak nonled when he discussed what he called the vision thing. a 1987 news week cover labelled bush a wimp despite his unquestioned world war ii heroism. it s a cover that the magazine s editor later regretted, and an indication that even those who covered him couldn t always pinpoint exactly who george hsh either walker bush was. cnn s jaime gangell has more. so help me god, congratulations. reporter: george h.w. bush may have sat in the oval office for just four years, but his legacy will last for generations. in foreign policy this will not stand this aggression against kuwait. bush s coalition building during desert storm was unprecedented, uniting nearly 40