George Herbert Walker Bush
A Photographic Profile
compiled by David Valdez
As forty-first president of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush witnessed many great changes, including the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. History was in the making in those years, and David Valdez's camera recorded it. As the personal photographer for Bush's second term as vice president and four years as president, Valdez had a standing invitation to be present in meetings and personal, private moments in the Bush administration.
George Herbert Walker Bush: A Photographic Profile chronicles Bush's life and career, beginning with his childhood, military service, marriage, and early postings in government service. Valdez presents in colorful and dramatic detail a behind-the-scenes look at life in the White House and offers intriguing glimpses into the personal side of Bush's presidency. Since President Bush rarely gave precious seconds of his time for posed photographs, a large portion of Valdez's photographs are candid, showing a president at work, rest, and play.
During his terms as vice president and president, Bush met with people from world leaders to the everyday worker. As vice president, Bush traveled to Poland to meet a shipyard worker who predicted Poland would be free and George Bush would be president. A few years later, President Bush returned to a free Poland and again met with Lech Walesa—a president himself—with a million cheering Poles looking on.
| Although in his term in office he witnessed and participated in many globally important changes, President Bush left the White House with the hope that not all things change. Some important facets of American life would remain constant: "our belief in a strong defense, in strong families, and in leaving the world a better and more prosperous place for the young kids here today." |  |
DAVID VALDEZ has had his photographs published in several renowned national and international publications. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland.
George Herbert Walker Bush
ISBN 0-89096-779-2
$39.95
LC 97-9566. 11x11. 168 pp. 207 color, 42 b&w photos.
Presidential Studies. Regional Topics.
Publication Date: November 1997.
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