George H. W. Bush dies at 94

George Herbert Walker Bush, a late 20th-century president and the father of an early 21st-century president and a World War II aviator who served as commander-in-chief during the first Gulf War, died Friday. He was 94.

FILE - In this May 11, 2008 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of White House in Washington. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

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Former President George H.W. Bush.

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American politicians early Saturday mourned the death of former president George H.W. Bush and praised his lifetime of service and his legacy.

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