Bush Sr. years coincided exactly with my high school years as well as cable tv coming to town. I began following world politics for the first time then. As eventful as now. Patriot missiles on TV, “read my lips, no new taxes”, Ross Perot, Gorby dolls... obit really took me back
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Yep. Born in 1980, drew pictures of destroyers at the dinner table during Panama invasion, and watched Gulf War CNN in friend’s basement, transfixed. Don’t remember Reagan, but vividly remember Bush. AP bio instilled new appreciation: apnews.com/2435119a81f449
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