The “Iron Lady:” Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, October 13, 1925 - April 8, 2013
- Photograph of President Reagan walking with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Camp David, 11/06/1986. ARC Identifier 198578
- Jimmy Carter with Margaret Thatcher, 09/13/1977. ARC Identifier 176181
- President Bush Presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 03/07/1991. ARC Identifier 672821
Babe Ruth and George Bush
On January 29, 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame elected its first members. Among the five men was Babe Ruth, seen in this photograph taken in 1948, donating the manuscript of his autobiography to Yale.
The young man in uniform is the captain of the Yale baseball team and a future President. George H. W. Bush was an older college student—he had delayed going to college and joined the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Inauguration of George H.W. BushInaugural float containing replicas of the USS San Jacinto and the TBM Avenger flown by President Bush when he was in the Navy. 1/20/89.
-from the Bush Library
Practice Makes Perfect
Military personnel act as stand-ins for President-elect George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Vice President-elect J. Danforth Quayle and Marilyn Quayle during a rehearsal prior to the Inauguration Day ceremonies of the 41st president of the United States, 01/15/1989
“This is an immensely important day — a day that belongs to all of you…across the breadth of this nation are 43 million Americans with disabilities. You have made this happen.
-George H.W. Bush
Remarks by the President during the signing of the ADA, 7/26/90
Twenty-two years ago today, President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. The ADA was the world’s first comprehensive declaration of equality for people with disabilities. It was a collaborative effort of Democrats, Republicans, the legislative and the executive branches, federal and state agencies, and people with and without disabilities.
-from the Bush Library
A day in the life of a President
This is the February 27, 1991, entry from the daily appointment log kept by President George H.W. Bush. Presidents keep a daily log of meetings with personal acquaintances, foreign representatives, and domestic advisors. On this day the log notes that at 9:02 p.m. eastern standard time, the President addressed the nation about the suspension of offensive combat operations in the Persian Gulf.
November 14, 1989 - President Bush meets privately with Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa of Poland
October 3, 1990 - Memorandum of Telephone Conversation between President Bush and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany
On October 3, 1990, East and West Germany were reunified, one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall. This memo transcribes the brief conversation which occurred between President George Bush and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, describing the reunification celebration. On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan gave this historic speech at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in which he implored Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev: “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
With today’s signing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, every man, woman, and child with a disability can now pass through once closed doors into a bright new era of equality, independence, and freedom.
-President George H. W. Bush
On July 26, 1990, President George Bush signed The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A crowd of people spread across the South Lawn of the White House to watch the ADA become the first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities.
In addition to prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, the ADA provides support for public services, public accommodations, and adaptations in telecommunications. The Act sparked a revolution, galvanizing countries like Sweden, Japan, and the Soviet Union into announcing their own civil rights acts for people with disabilities.
Photo of President Bush signing the American Disabilities Act of 1990 on the South Lawn of the White House. On the direct left is Even Kemp of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, directly to the right is Justin Dart of the President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
