Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1988. The Republican ticket of incumbent vice president George H. W. Bush and Indiana junior senator Dan Quayle defeated the Democr
George H. W. Bush vice presidential portrait
Michael Dukakis 1988 DNC
Ronald Reagan, the incumbent president in 1988, whose second term expired at noon on January 20, 1989
During his presidency, Bush's endorsement of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 violated his 1988 "no new taxes" pledge and badly damaged his popularity.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1992. The Democratic ticket of Arkansas governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee junior senator Al Gore defeated incumbent Republican pr
1988 United States presidential election
…Quayle from Indiana as his running mate. In his acceptance speech, Bush made the pledge "Read my lips: No new taxes", which contributed to his loss in 1992. In 1984, the Democrats had nominated Walter Mondale, a traditional New Deal-type liberal, who advocated for those constituencies that Franklin D…
Bill Clinton
George H. W. Bush presidential portrait
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George H. W. Bush, the incumbent president in 1992, whose term expired at noon on January 20, 1993