The family that sent a senator, two presidents, and a governor to the top of American politics.
Prescott Bush was a businessman and U.S. Senator from Connecticut. His son George H. W. Bush moved to Texas in the oil business and rose through Congress, the CIA, and the vice presidency to become the 41st President of the United States.
George H. W. Bush's sons continued the line: George W. Bush served as Governor of Texas and then the 43rd President, and Jeb Bush served as Governor of Florida.
The Bushes are one of only two families in American history to produce two presidents, and their influence spanned Cold War diplomacy, two Gulf conflicts, and decades of national politics.
Presidential libraries in Texas preserve the family's record.
The Bush family is based in Texas. One of the most prominent political families of modern America
1900s.
Prescott Bush — businessman and U.S. Senator
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