2. Formal Acts
• Veto
• Vetoed District of Colombia Appropriations
Act.
• Commander in Chief
• Persian Gulf War
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_vetoes
• http://www.famoustexans.com/georgebush.htm
• http://www.google.com/imgres?q=persian+gulf+war&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=GVPwBMR6s6SfiM:&imgrefurl=http://www.historyguy.com/
3. Informal Acts
• Personal Exercise of Power
• “USS George H. W. Bush”
• Immediate Needs of the Nation
• Immediate, complete removal of Iraquis from
Kuwait.
• http://millercenter.org/president/bush
• http://www.google.com/imgres?q=uss+george+h.+w.+bush&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=QLLXhbOPLOEJWM:&imgrefurl=http://
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4. Commander in Chief
• Bush controlled invasion of Panama for the 12th
time since 1903.
• The tried finding of Saddam Hussein, which failed,
leading to a different president later.
• http://www.famoustexans.com/georgebush.htm
• http://www.google.com/imgres?q=saddam+Hussein&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=NIp_swV8Ka1m6M:&imgrefurl=http://barenakedislam.com/2012/01/28/sweden-
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iaMpKs8ASZu6jdDg&zoom=1
5. Economic planner
• Raised taxes to lower deficit of Reagan’s loss of
money.
• Gave many extra benefits to unemployed during
the little depression.
• http://www.google.com/imgres?q=great+depression&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=Cnh9b7Kg_UU58M:&imgrefurl=http://countrytimerecipes.alphamaids.com/
great_depression_recipes.htm&docid=RlrygCrJNH2rbM&imgurl=http://countrytimerecipes.alphamaids.com/images/great_depression
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6. Opinion of style
• I think that Mr. Bush was a very intelligent man,
full of integrity, truth, and a will to succeed. He,
obviously, raised a very good man to be. Again, He
was the man that would not give up until it all was
done.
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/George_H._W._Bush,_President_of_the_United_States,_1989_official_portrait.jpg/220px-
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7. Conclusion
• He performed formal acts like vetoing, and being
commander in chief.
• He performed informal acts like personal exercise
of power, and immediate needs of America.
• He was an amazing commander in chief, and
economic planner, while having a great career.