March 6, 1991:

I voted with the president.

Republicans wore these buttons during Bush's address to Congress, making the point that many Democrats voted otherwise.

President George H.W. Bush addresses a joint session of Congress, heralding the end of the Persian Gulf War. His public approval reaches 89 percent in the polls.

That is a far cry from what it was late in 1990, when conservatives rebelled against his change of heart on taxes. But the 89 percent will be his apex; his popularity will fall as the economy weakens.

He will be defeated in his bid for a second term in 1992 by Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton.

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