George H.W. Bush
A foreign policy master who assembled the Gulf War coalition and presided over the Cold War's end — but his patrician manner and breaking of the 'no new taxes' pledge cost him re-election to a younger, more charismatic opponent.
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George W. Bush
#2President / Republican — New Haven, Connecticut · 2001–2009
The presidency most defined by a single day — September 11 shaped everything that followed, including the Iraq War, the Patriot Act, and a decade of American foreign policy that his own party would later distance itself from.
Gerald Ford
#3President / Republican — Omaha, Nebraska · 1974–1977
The only person to serve as both Vice President and President without being elected to either office. Ford pardoned Nixon — a decision that likely cost him the 1976 election but is now widely viewed as the right call for national healing.