I, George Walker Bush, do solemnly swear... That I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States...

VOA: special.2009.01.19

Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, George Walker Bush, do solemnly swear...

VOA: special.2009.01.19

It was signed in 1991 by U.S.President George Herbert Walker Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The Honorable George Herbert Walker Bush. (Applause.) From his time as a decorated Navy pilot to his years in the White House as the 41st President of the United States, President George Herbert Walker Bush has led a life marked by a profound commitment to serving others.

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That was after a series of flops of high profile cases, against George Walker, the Maxwells and Roger Levitt.

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But in the four years of Bush senior and of Carter and the eight years of Clinton -- as well as the two terms of the man who left the world stage Tuesday, George Walker Bush -- each found their success often overwhelmed by challenges and failure.

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