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George Bush wades through a crowd in Houston after his victory speech in the 1988 presidential election. Mike Spague/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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6 Little Words Helped Make George H.W. Bush (A 1-Term) President

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ACT UP demonstrators shout and carry posters outside the 1992 Republican National Convention. Gregory Smith/Corbis/Getty Images hide caption

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Former President George H.W. Bush's service dog lies in front of his casket in Houston on Sunday. The 41st president died Friday at the age of 94. Evan Sisley/Office of George H.W. Bush/AP hide caption

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Flowers sit at the base of a statue of former President George H.W. Bush outside his presidential library and museum on Saturday, in College Station, Texas. Bush will be laid to rest at his family plot near the library on Thursday. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

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Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton came together last year in College Station, Texas. Rick Kern/Getty Images for Ford Motor Co. hide caption

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In this May 20 photo provided by the office of George H.W. Bush, the former president waves to supporters as his motorcade arrives in Kennebunkport, Maine. A Bush spokesman said the nation's 41st president was eager to get to Maine after enduring his wife's death and then being hospitalized shortly after that with a blood infection. Evan Sisley/AP hide caption

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First lady Barbara Bush, with her pet dog Millie, talks to reporters in September 1990 in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bush said Iraq cannot be allowed to get away with its occupation of Kuwait. She also revealed that Millie has a case of lupus but "she's in complete remission." Charles Tasnadi/AP hide caption

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Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92

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Former Presidents Bill Clinton (left) and George Bush discuss their lives as current and former presidents at a leadership event at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas on Thursday. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption

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In 2003, reporters listen to the then-newly released 240 hours of Nixon White House recorded conversations at the National Archives in College Park, Md. Joyce Naltchayan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Former President George H.W. Bush tosses the coin as his wife, Barbara, watches at the start of February's Super Bowl game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots in Houston. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

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Former President George W. Bush (above); his father, former President George H.W. Bush; and brother Jeb Bush, who ran for president this year, will not be attending this week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Former President George H.W. Bush pumps his fist next to his son, Jeb, during a fundraiser in Tampa, Fla., in 1994. Jeb Bush was running for governor. He lost that year, but won four years later. Chris O'Meara/AP hide caption

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Former President George W. Bush (right) and his father, former President George H.W. Bush, wave as they leave a family wedding in Washington, D.C., in May 2006. Normand Blouin-Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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43 On 41: A President Traces The Life Of His Father

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Accepting the 2014 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on behalf of her grandfather former President George H.W. Bush, Lauren Bush Lauren, center, and fellow Award recipient Paul W. Bridges, the former mayor of Uvalda, Ga., right, hold the awards as they stand with Jack Schlossberg, left, grandson of President John F. Kennedy. Gretchen Ertl/AP hide caption

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