Earlier this year, Gallup asked Americans whether they approved of the job former presidents did in office. Bush had a 64% approval rating to only a 31% disapproval rating. Nobody came close to ...

President George H.W. Bush received high marks from the American public for his handling of the first Gulf War. In August 1990, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, two-thirds of Americans favored ...

"Gallup's favorable ratings for Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton all exceeded 60% when last measured," the poll said. Gallup's bottom line: ...

Vice President George H.W. Bush accepts the GOP nomination for president at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans on Aug. 18, 1988. (George Bush Presidential Library and Museum/Reuters ...

George W. Bush is proving that absence, indeed, makes the heart grow fonder. According to a Gallup poll released Monday, the most recent ex-president has an approval rating of 47%, considerably ...

A plurality of voters have a favorable view of former President George W. Bush, according to the latest Gallup poll, marking the first time in eight years he has held a net positive approval ...

Gallup's favorable ratings for Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton all exceeded 60% when last measured." The polling firm adds that: ...

Also, at this stage of their presidencies and heading into the reelection, Bill Clinton was at 55% approval, George H.W. Bush at 40%, Ronald Reagan at 52%, and Jimmy Carter at 38%. Obama, George W ...

The passing of President George H.W. Bush and Senator John McCain made me realize that politics really did use to be tough but bipartisan. Both men fought tough political battles and campaigned ...

One drawback: Gallup only began asking regular favorability questions in 1992, the final year of George H.W. Bush's presidency. The company continued through the presidencies of Clinton, ...

Earlier this year, Gallup asked Americans whether they approved of the job former presidents did in office. Bush had a 64% approval rating to only a 31% disapproval rating. Nobody came close to ...

President George H.W. Bush was one of a kind. This uniqueness extended to his electoral history, which continues to stand out even after his death. He was, for instance, the most popular former ...