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Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2015
Stephen F. Austin State University needs to be added to the list of schools that awarded H.W. Bush an honorary doctorate degree. Image: https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t31.0-8/s960x960/10984163_10153150849649427_8425372003169236813_o.jpg

The Burbz (talk) 21:20, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
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Proclamation 6158 Decade of the Brain
In the neuroscience community, Bush's July 18, 1990, Decade of the Brain proclamation is considered a notable achievement by Bush, as a successful effort to increase funding and awareness of brain research. Per the sources, I would like to propose adding it to his biography as one of his many bipartisan achievements. Viriditas (talk) 04:18, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

Only thing he is haunted by
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0312/20/cp.00.html Bush told Paula Zahn on CNN that he's haunted by the fact that the other 2 guys on his fighter both died and he didn't. He thinks god saved him or something. He makes ZERO mention of the pilots of the other 8-9 fighters who would have been guys he slept, ate and worked with on a daily basis getting eaten by Japanese so that claim can be put down as BS and removed. 97.95.236.159 (talk) 15:52, 15 April 2015 (UTC)Thank you. 97.95.236.159 (talk) 15:52, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Several Pilots beheaded and eaten by Japanese - no citation remove it
I have reviewed several papers regarding the "war crimes" trials held against the Japanese & cannot find anything to back up this statement. I found plenty of questions about it and even the Int'l Jour of Naval Hist says possibly 1 time this happened BUT all these accusations are suspect due to the zealousness of the prosecution and the simply fact that "victor's revenge" rules the day. Since the US has never been held accountable for its numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity over the past 200+ yrs then leaving in this highly suspect claim just to make HW look like he was touched by an angel is flatly wrong. The US put Americans in concentration camps because they had Japanese ancestry and then manage to get one Japanese officer to "confess" to eating 2 US pilots body parts? Seriously Wiki editors, HW has not been president for over 20 years so this claim needs to be removed from his wiki page as it has nothing to do with him and is unsubstantiated. Even if you were to find something other than a claim by a zealot prosecutor, it still has nothing to do with HW as he spent a mere 4 hours in the water while the supposed other 8 pilots were captured and eaten according to HW's wiki entry. Lemme see here - oh yeah, don't the Christians accuse Jews of eating newborns and the Native Americans of "atrocities" etc etc? This is one of many things I have noticed in various wiki entries that is highly suspect and the reason I think wiki is manipulated by certain individuals.97.95.236.159 (talk) 15:40, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Citation added as requested. ScrapIronIV (talk) 16:04, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Edit request
Can we please add the tag?--88.104.132.159 (talk) 07:39, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Why? MarnetteD&#124;Talk 10:49, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I think the lead section is undesirably long.--88.104.137.105 (talk) 13:28, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 August 2015
"In the wake of a weak recovery from an economic recession, along with continuing budget deficits, he lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton"

Please change the above sentence to read:

In the wake of a weak recovery from an economic recession, along with continuing budget deficits and the third party candidacy of Ross Perot, he lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton

Includes: and the third party candidacy of Ross Perot

150.137.2.91 (talk) 22:17, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

. Perot doesn't seem to have been a factor for his defeat. See the "1992 presidential campaign" section for which the lead is a summary for.--TMCk (talk) 23:29, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Under the Second Term as VP section presents opinion as fact
In the section about his second term as VPOTUS it claims that he was at a disadvantage during the VP debates because he was ivy league educated and less liked by female journalists since he wasn't a women. I get that some voters may be turned off by the fact that he is ivy educated, just as I'm sure others would think it made him better qualified; my point is that there is not adequate evidence to claim that his ivy league education put him at a disadvantage in the debates.

The part about him being disliked by female journalists is even more troubling to me, first because most journalist in that time period were male so even if the assertion were true I doubt it would have put him at much of a disadvantage, but as it stands the assertion is made without citing a source (probably because the assertion lacks proof). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.129.192.85 (talk) 00:26, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 December 2015

 * honorific-prefix = The Honorable

Adityadn9 (talk) 20:16, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
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George H. W. Bush
Please change:

He served until the end of the war, then attended Yale University. Graduating in 1948, he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40.

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He served until the end of the war, then attended Yale University. Graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1948, moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40.

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Undated photograph with Eisenhower
Why is this picture here? It's in the section about the years between 1967-1970, 7 years after Ike was out of office and only covering the last two years before his death. There is no mention of his involvement with Eisenhower or the Eisenhower administration anywhere in the section or the rest of the article. In fact, there is no mention that he was involved in politics during Ike's presidency. It is also undated and I was unable to find a date for it in a Google image search. Is it possible for a photo to add "less" information to an article?

It should be removed.InformationvsInjustice (talk) 04:52, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

war on drugs
Should there be more added about Bush's role in the war on drugs? it's mentioned in the third paragraph but there aren't any more details about it. His first major prime-time address to the nation dealt with combating drugs. Should it be expanded on? Miffedmess (talk) 19:22, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Name of article
He was known as President George Bush when he served, not George H.W Bush so shouldn't the name reflect that. I mean John Adams name was retroactively changed when his son became president. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.192.103.31 (talk) 17:09, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Lead section
I don't know why the introduction is five paragraphs long. Major points to introduce the guy to readers: he has a son with the same first name, he was not well known until his VP tenure with then-President Reagan, Bush became the president until the election against Clinton, he was nearly assassinated, and he has another son who ran unsuccessfully for presidency. The introduction needs a rewrite and some trimmings. --George Ho (talk) 18:37, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I was actually just thinking that the lead doesn't have enough information. It shouldn't get much longer than it currently is, true - but more should be said about Bush's policies in the lead, such as his negotiating NAFTA. --Jpcase (talk) 21:22, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Error on Presidential terms
The first sentence on this page is in error and is a logical impossibility. Please correct. Lyricessence (talk) 14:39, 20 September 2016 (UTC)lyricessence
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Acting President of the United States
Should the President have an office under President of the United States that notes the day he served as "Acting President of the United States" while he was the Vice President? If so, should it be listed above or below the Vice Presidential Office? --Sleyece 12:55, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 January 2017
41st Vice President should be changed to 43 Vice President Crw5555 (talk) 04:10, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ❌ This is the article for George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. George W. Bush was the 43rd.

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Semi-protected edit request on 2 February 2017
1st line of article reads, and is obviously wrong. The 1st line makes the 43 president the president BEFORE the 41st president

"George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989."

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"George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1981 to 1993 and the father of George W. Bush, the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009" Zoomastr (talk) 20:14, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: He was the 43rd Vice President of the US, and then he also served as the 41st President. The numbers are not related to each other. And he didn't serve as President from 81-93. Sir Joseph (talk) 21:15, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 February 2017
Under Political career (1964–80), subcategory Congressional years (1967–71): Republican party isn't linked yet, I think it might help if it is, link is below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States) Sjmtz (talk) 17:49, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2017
First sentence of lede: "was an American politician" should read "is...". Seems to have been missed in removing bogus 'death' edits... 86.163.197.1 (talk) 04:42, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done Boomer VialHolla! We gonna ball 20:58, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 February 2017
Under the heading Presidential Library, please change:

The George Bush School of Government and Public Service is a graduate public policy school at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The graduate school is part of the presidential library complex, and offers four programs: two master's degree programs (Public Service Administration and International Affairs) and two certificate programs (Advanced International Affairs and Homeland Security). The master's program in International Affairs (MPIA) program offers concentration on either National Security Affairs or International Economics and Development.

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The Bush School of Government and Public Service is a graduate public policy school at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The graduate school is part of the presidential library complex, and offers four programs: two master's degree programs (Public Service and Administration, and International Affairs) and three certificate programs (Advanced International Affairs, Nonprofit Management, and Homeland Security). The Master in International Affairs (MIA) degree program offers concentrations in either National Security and Diplomacy or International Development and Economic Policy.

because:

1. First change: The School officially goes by the name "Bush School of Government and Public Service (see http://bush.tamu.edu/about/) 2. Second change: The School official offers a masters in "Public Service and Administration," not Public Service Administration (see http://bush.tamu.edu/psaa/) 3. Third change: The School now has three certificate program, Advanced International Affairs, Nonprofit Management, and Homeland Security (see http://bush.tamu.edu/certificate/) 4. Fourth change: The School has changed the MPIA program to now be the MIA degree program. I have changed the sentence according to the language used by the School for both the MIA and the concentrations (See http://bush.tamu.edu/inta/degrees/mia/) 128.194.115.154 (talk) 19:53, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2017
Please add these awards to "Awards & Mentions" as they are up to date. On Marc 7, 2017 Mr. Bush and his wife Barbara was honored by the Mensch International Foundation and were present the “Mensch Award” Wetzel, Tim. George H.W Bush and wife Barbara receive prestigious mensch award. KHOU, 2017. Accessed 1 May 2017. The YCC Yale College Council has present its inaugural Lifetime Achievement award to George H.W Bush on May 15, 2015. Gonzalez, Susan. George H.W Bush honored by student leaders with an award for lifetime achievement. YaleNews, 2015. In 2011, Barack Obama award George Hebert Walker Bush’s lifetime of service with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the nations highest civilian honor, in a ceremony at the white house. George H. W. Bush. Academy of Achievement, 2016. Maggie Mokwa (talk) 12:37, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 24 August 2017
Please change "Bush entered Andover in 1936" to "Bush entered Andover in 1938." The President was still going to Greenwich Country Day School at this time. Jgrier711 (talk) 15:28, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
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Images in the wrong spot
I notice that the images of young GHWB (toddler, rescue, pilot) are in the wrong spot when viewing the article on my desktop (Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox). However, when I viewed this on mobile and when I click to "Edit source" they are in the correct spot. Any reason why? TuckerResearch (talk) 19:32, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * That bugs me, too, but the markup is in the correct place. It appears that the very long infobox is pushing the display of some images down the page. I don't know how to fix it, unfortunately. AmateurEditor (talk) 00:33, 23 October 2017 (UTC)