George H. W. Bush (1924–2018) served as the 41st U.S. president from 1989 to 1993, after being Ronald Reagan's vice president, and was the father of the 43rd president, George W. Bush. A decorated World War II Navy pilot who flew 58 combat missions, Bush became a millionaire in the Texas oil industry before entering politics, serving in Congress and various federal roles under Nixon and Ford. His presidency was defined by foreign policy, including the end of the Cold War, German reunification, the invasion of Panama, and the Gulf War, which ended Iraq's occupation of Kuwait. Domestically, he broke a campaign promise by raising taxes to address the deficit, but also signed landmark bipartisan laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Clean Air Act Amendments in 1990. After losing the 1992 election to Bill Clinton amid an economic recession, he became a humanitarian partner with Clinton, and his son's later presidency made them the second father-son presidential pair in U.S. history. He died in 2018 at age 94, and historians generally rank him as an above-average president.