Interviewees discuss the presidency of George H.W. Bush (1989-1993).

“I got President Bush to do a PSA… I had the president's speech on a prompter, and he was a very good prompter reader. Very few changes had to be made.” - Tony Verna, Director

Peter Arnett

Peter Arnett on CNN and Ted Turner resisting pressure from the George H.W. Bush administration to pull Arnett out of Baghdad during the Gulf War

02:40

A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles on his association with the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations

01:50

A.C. Lyles on his association with the Reagan and Bush administrations

13:41

Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer on covering George H.W. Bush as chief Washington correspondent for CBS News

00:39

Tony Verna

Tony Verna on directing George H.W. Bush in Public Service Announcements

01:43

Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch on writing for A Gala for the President when George H.W. Bush was president, and on writing differently for different kinds of shows

03:32

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