George H. W. Bush: Difference between revisions

Bush supported his son's candidacy in the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 presidential election]] but did not actively campaign in the election and did not deliver a speech at the [[2000 Republican National Convention]].{{sfn|Meacham|2015|pp=552–555}} George W. Bush defeated Al Gore in the 2000 election and was re-elected in 2004. Bush and his son thus became the second father–son pair to each serve as President of the United States, following [[John Adams]] and [[John Quincy Adams]].{{sfn|Meacham|2015|p=560}} Through previous administrations, the elder Bush had ubiquitously been known as "George Bush" or "President Bush", but following his son's election, the need to distinguish between them has made [[retronym]]ic forms such as "George H.&nbsp;W. Bush" and "George Bush Sr." and colloquialisms such as "Bush 41" and "Bush the Elder" more common.<ref>{{cite book |title=41: A Portrait of My Father |first=George W. |last=Bush |author-link=George W. Bush |publisher=Crown Publishers |isbn=978-0-553-44778-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/41portraitofmyfa0000bush/page/265 265] |year=2014 |url=https://archive.org/details/41portraitofmyfa0000bush/page/265 }}</ref> Bush advised his son on some personnel choices, approving of the selection of Dick Cheney as running mate and the retention of [[George Tenet]] as CIA Director. However, he was not consulted on all appointments, including that of his old rival, Donald Rumsfeld, as Secretary of Defense.{{sfn|Meacham|2015|pp=554, 563–564}} Though he avoided giving unsolicited advice to his son, Bush and his son also discussed some policy matters, especially regarding national security issues.{{sfn|Meacham|2015|pp=567–568}}

=== Final years ===