Following his graduation in 1948, he became an oilfield supply salesman for Dresser Industries in Odessa, Texas. Bush rose quickly in an industry that was booming in the post-war years, starting his own oil company in 1953 and moving it's corporate headquarters to Houston, Texas, it made him a millionaire by the time he was forty. He ambitions became political and in 1964 he ran against the Democratic incumbent Texan Senator Ralph Yarborough. Bush campaigned as a Goldwater Republican - opposing civil rights legislation, calling for US withdrawal from the United Nations if China was admitted and demanding cutbacks in foreign aid - he was easily defeated. Bush, however, persisted in politics and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1966. He served two terms before again, at the behest of Nixon, running for the Senate against Ralph Yarborough, but once again he was defeated.
As a reward for his loyalty, Nixon appointed Bush US Ambassador to the UN in February 1971, he proved to be a capable diplomat. In December 1972, Nixon appointed him as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, it proved to be a very difficult post, as the Watergate scandal broke in the spring of the following year. Bush started by championing the President but as the crisis ballooned, he moved to protect the Republican party. Nixon's successor, Gerald Ford appointed Bush as Chief of the US Liaison Office in the People's Republic of China, once again he proved to be a quality diplomat and his time is seen as very beneficial to US-Sino relations.
Russell Shortt is a travel consultant with Exploring Ireland, the leading specialists in customised, private escorted tours, escorted coach tours and independent self drive tours of Ireland. Article source Russell Shortt, http://www.exploringireland.net - http://www.visitscotlandtours.com |  |
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