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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 13 June 2018

George H.W. Bush becomes

1st U.S. president to turn 94

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine to volunteer and "to intelligence, counter-
(AP) — George H.W. Bush become a point of light." narcotics and "CIS Ops,"
enjoyed a relaxing birthday As president, Bush an apparent reference to
on Tuesday as he became encouraged others to be former Soviet states.
the first former U.S. president "points of light," reflecting After dessert, the briefs
to turn 94. his belief that people included presentations
The nation's 41st president need to help out in their on Russia, North Korea
was receiving calls and communities. and "Clansig Operations,"
taking it easy at his seaside Bush became the oldest an agency acronym In this photo provided by the Office of George W. Bush, former
home eight days after U.S. president months ago for clandestine signals U.S. presidents George H.W. Bush and his son pose for a photo in
Kennebunkport, Maine, Tuesday, June 12, 2018.
being released from a and is the first to celebrate intelligence.q Associated Press
hospital where he was a 94th birthday, said
treated for low blood spokesman Jim McGrath.
pressure, said Chief of Staff Former Democratic
Jean Becker. President Jimmy Carter isn't
Bush's office shared a letter far behind, at age 93, and
from the president in which he'll celebrate his 94th on
he said, "My heart is full Oct. 1. Two other former
on the first day of my 95th U.S. presidents made it to
year." 93: deceased Republicans
"As many of you know, for Ronald Reagan and
years I have said the three Gerald Ford.
most important things in The Central Intelligence
life are faith, family and Agency marked Bush's
friends. My faith has never birthday by releasing
been stronger," the former declassified material
president wrote in the letter. related to his tenure as
Several of his children were the agency's director from
in town, including former January 1976 to January
President George W. Bush, 1977.
who posted a smiling The items include a video
photo of the two of them about his path to becoming
on Instagram. CIA director and another
"I'm a lucky man to be about his farewell visit to
named for George Bush the agency employees
and to be with '41' on his in January 1993, the final
94th birthday," wrote Bush, month of his presidency.
the nation's 43rd president. Related to that visit is a copy
Another son, Neil Bush, of a schedule for a briefing
called on people in a over lunch to discuss Iraq,
newspaper opinion piece Bosnia, Somalia, counter-

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