Prescott Bush served as Republican Senator for Connecticut from 1952-1963. But the official start of this Era might be considered the ascendancy of George H. W. Bush (Bush 41) as vice-president in 1980, he also served as the member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th district of Texas from 1967 to 1971. This marked the beginnings of his rise to prominence nationally: United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1971–1973), Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1973–1974), Chief of the United States Liaison Office in the People's Republic of China (1974–1976), and Director of Central Intelligence (1976–1977).
On the Clinton side of things, Bill Clinton ran for the House of Representatives in 1974, but lost to the incumbent. In 1976, Clinton was elected Attorney General of Arkansas without opposition in the general election. In 1978, he was elected Governor of Arkansas for the first time. Voted out, he reclaimed his old job and kept it for another 10 years. He served as Chair of the National Governors Association from 1986 to 1987.
George W. Bush ran the state of Texas as governor from 1994 until 2000 (elected through to 2002). His brother Jeb Bush did the same in Florida from 1998-2006.
We have eight years of Bill Clinton as president from 1992-2000, followed by two terms of George W. Bush (Bush 43).
Now Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady 1993-2000, and two-term Senator from New York seeks to extend the Bush-Clinton Era by retaking the White House for herself and her husband (who would be First Gentleman, one assumes).
What happens after that? Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush continue to be the face of major charitable giving? Jeb Bush for president? Bill Clinton becomes an elder statesmen in the Senate? Future generations?
The Bushes : Portrait of a Dynasty
A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton
Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years
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