George H. W. Bush 1988 presidential campaign

The 1988 presidential campaign of George H. W. Bush began on October 13, 1987, when Bush, then the sitting Vice President of the United States, announced he was running for the Republican Party's nomination in the 1988 U.S. presidential election.[1]

Bush–Quayle '88
Bush Quayle 1988 campaign logo.svg
Campaign1988 Republican primaries
1988 U.S. presidential election
CandidateGeorge H. W. Bush
Vice President of the United States
(1981–1989)

Dan Quayle
U.S. Senator from Indiana
(1982–1989)
AffiliationRepublican Party
StatusWon election; November 8, 1988
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Key peopleLee Atwater (campaign manager), Roger Ailes (media director)
SloganExperienced Leadership For America's Future

Bush won the 1988 election against Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis on November 8, 1988. He was inaugurated as president on January 20, 1989.

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