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George H.W. Bush

41st President of the United States · Republican · January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993

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George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States, served from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A Republican, Bush exercised clemency powers during his four-year term, including a controversial pardon of former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger on December 24, 1992, related to the Iran-Contra affair. The complete record of his clemency grants is documented in the Federal Register and Office of the Pardon Attorney archives.

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