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
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.
Michael Stanley Dukakis is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 65th governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and the 67th from 1983 to 1991. He is the longest-serving governor in Ma
1988 United States presidential election
…ticket of incumbent vice president George H. W. Bush and Indiana junior senator Dan Quayle defeated the Democratic ticket of Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis and Texas senior senator Lloyd Bentsen. The election was the third consecutive landslide victory for the Republican Party. President Ronald Reagan was…
Dukakis off duty at a gun emplacement overlooking UN Command Military Armistice Commission base camp at Munsan-ni Korea 1956.
Dukakis speaking at the 1976 Democratic National Convention
Governor Dukakis with Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro campaigning in the 1984 presidential election.