One of the historians here in Williamsburg talked about War and Peace. I had to read that in school. It was an inspiring, lengthy treatise. I read it twice. It taught me a lot about life. There was a marvelous book by Salinger called Catcher in the Rye. There was a book about discrimination called Gentleman's Agreement. These books I think helped shape my life. But to be honest with you, not one book stands out as the defining book for me.
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George H. W. Bush
41st President of the United States, 1989–1993
United States · 1924–2018
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Naval aviator in the Second World War, congressman, ambassador to the United Nations, director of Central Intelligence and Vice President before serving one term as President from 1989 to 1993.
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