His Talents In Crisis Management And Moral Authority Received High Praise From Historians
For eight years, from 1989 to 1993, George H.W. Bush served as the country’s 45th president. He achieved a number of things during that period, including ending the Cold War. His crisis management and moral power earned him great honors from historians.
Many prizes and honors were bestowed to Bush throughout his four years in office. Man of the Year in 1990, according to Time magazine. The US Navy Memorial Foundation honored him with the Lone Sailor Award in 1991. His honorary knighthood was finally bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993, when she made him a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath.