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Election of 1988

For eight year's bush had loyally supported the president bush's low profile encouraged senator Robert Dole and television evangelist Pat Robertson to challenge him for the nomination. but bush overcame his opposition to the surprise of political observers, he chose as his running mate a largely unknown young conservative from Indiana Senator J. Danforth Dan Quayle.
 * the 1988 contest for the white house played itself out the television. Bush and Dukakis competed for the best coverage on the short "sound-bites" of evening news programs.These short film clips emphasized the candidates appearance and manner rather than serious issue

The New President


 * Bush brought a wide range of experiance to the white house.As a pilot in world war 2 he had won a medal for bravery.After the war he left his home state of Connecticut to start a successful life oil business in Texas.He had served as a member of congress as an ambassador and as the director of the central intelligence agency.