George H. W. Bush (1983: Doomsday)

George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st and last President of the United States (1986-1995). He was also Ronald Reagan's Vice President (1981–1986), a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.

Pre-Doomsday
Bush was born in Massachusetts to Senator and New York Banker Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Following the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941, at the age of 18, Bush postponed going to college and became the youngest naval aviator in the US Navy at the time. He served until the end of the war, then attended Yale University. Graduating in 1948, he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business, becoming a millionaire by the age of 40.

He became involved in politics soon after founding his own oil company, serving as a member of the House of Representatives, among other positions. He ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States in 1980, but was chosen by party nominee Ronald Reagan to be the vice presidential nominee; the two were subsequently elected.

Doomsday
With some warning of the imminent Soviet nuclear attack, the Secret service was able to relocate Bush and his wife Barbara to the Greenbrier Hotel facility. The facility, however, only had limited resources and after conferring with the President at, they both agreed to evacuate the country. Bush left the country on May 5th 1984, where he met with President Reagen in Mexico City, to discuss with the Mexican government about accepting American refugees. Bush was overjoyed to discover his son George W. Bush and his family had survived Doomsday and had managed to make it to Mexico City. Bush had at the last minute contacted his children before leaving for Mount Weather to warn them of the coming attack. So far, however, only his eldest son had been confirmed to still be alive.

Bush, along with his son, later arrived in where he was reported as critizing the Communistic turn the state had taken, but was happy the islanders were managing to survive. On hiw way too New Zealand Bush's airplane made contact with. After a short stay in Auckland, New Zealand, Bush finally arrived in Brisbane, Australia. After being greeted by Prime Minister Hawke, he was informed that all contact had been lost with President Reagan. Bush was shaken by the news and requested that they wait a few days, but on May 8, 1984, Bush was sworn in as President of the United States of America by Sir Harry Gibbs, Chief Justice of High Court of Australia.

American Provisional Administration
The new President Bush moved quickly to reestablish the American government. On the same day of his inauguration, Bush announced the creation of the (APA), located out of the American embassy in Canberra. The goals of the organization were twofold: first, to garner intelligence on the situation, both in the US and across the world; and secondly, to provide cohesion for the community of American survivors. One of the first acts as president was to order American troops and supplies to to prevent the deterioting condition there. The lack of fuel and food available made this nearly impossible and the mission was scrapped. This early failure was a blow to the Bush administration and put a large amount of stress on Bush.

The experience, however, motivated the president to work to reestablish communication and supply lines with the far flung American outposts in the Pacific Ocean. Negotiations with the Australian government were successful in gaining access to Australian funds and supplies to be used by the APA. Meanwhile, Bush was able to affirm the loyalty of to the APA after travelling their in July.

In June 1985, President Bush, along with Prime Minister Hawke of Australia and Prime Miniter Lange of New Zealand, issued the. The Gathering Order was issued to all surviving US and NATO forces to set sail for Australian, New Zealand and Hawaiian waters and submit themselves to command of ANZUS. Bush was on hand to greet survivng American naval ships and toured the Nimitz when it arrived in Brisbane on December 8.

The arrival of so many American warships was a boon in securing the suppky lanes to the scattered outposts of the old United States. Throughout the late 80s and early 90s the APA was able to supply food and medicine from Australia to these last remnants of America.

Invasion of Hawaii
In 1987, Governor Goldblatt of was assassinated, throwing the islands into a succession crisis. Bush, who felt guilty about his early failure in providing aid to the islands, personally visited Hawaii months later in 1988 to restore order, accompanied by Australian and US troops. Contact between Hawaii and Australia in those days was still spotty and infrequent, and Bush expected to find Hawaii in a state of civil unrest that he could calm with the weight of his own authority. Instead, he and his team stepped into an all-out civil war that put the President in great personal danger.

The US troops still in Hawaii, however, remained loyal to the President. Though he did not actively take part in the military decision-making of the mission, Bush traveled among the soldiers and civilians, talking with them and keeping morale up. When guerrilla leader and royal descendant Andrew Piikoi Kawānanakoa ordered his supporters to lay down their arms and submit to US authority "for the good of our islands", Bush personally met with the young leader. Their highly publicized meeting would strengthen Andrew's claim to the Hawaiian throne.

Following the reestablishment of order in Hawaii, Bush helped organize a new government. The success of the invasion of Hawaii helped bolster sagging American morale among the survivors across the Pacific. The image of their president "liberating" Hawaii was enough to give most Americans hope that they could get through the horror of.

Election of 1988
More to Come

Election of 1992
More to Come

War with Siberia
More to Come

End of America
On May 1, 1995, Bush announced in front of the American embassy in Canberra the end of his presidency and the. In consultation with Prime Minister John Howard, Bush issued a short statement to a crowd of American expatriates and forces in Australia, stating that it is best if they "become part of the Australian life and culture". He explained how he would continue to act as an adviser to Howard, primarily on development of Australian oil production in. Though the United States of America had officially come to an end, Bush stressed in his speech that hope for the United States. In what became known as the “Continuity Act”, Bush declared that the United States sovereignty and Constitution were only “temporarily suspended until a legitimate successor – continuing the US traditions of Freedom and Democracy - is elected by the American people."

Disbanding the APA, and thus the United States, proved to be the most constroversial decision in Bush's presidency. The constitutional debates about whether Bush had the executive power among expatriate Americans proved to be the spark that created the.

Post-Presidency
More to Come

Though no longer President of the United States, Bush was present on Augest 15, 1995 on the celebrations commerating the creation of the. As one of the many speakers at the occassion Bush announced that the ANZC was the successor to the United States that he and other Americans were hoping for. Not all Americans, however, were supportive of this development. The felt that Bush had betrayed the country by disbanding the APA and throwing his support behind the ANZC. Bush continued to remain an advisor to the leaders of the Commonwealth on American affairs.

The book that may do the most to shape Bush's final legacy in the public memory was published in 2000. The Last American President, by historian William Feston, is a sympathetic biography focusing on the President's resilience in the Aftermath era, and on the intense personal struggles he felt during his key decisions, from requesting to be sworn in as President in Canberra, to disbanding the APA a decade later. The Last American President has been widely read by surviving Americans wherever it has been made available, even on the American mainland, where in many communities it is practically the only piece of post-Doomsday literature that can be found. Bush himself approves of the book and convinced Feston and his publisher to donate their profits and royalties to the United States History Museum.

Though not present for the signing of the Contract on July 4th, 2006 at Crescent City, Bush commented that: “The seed of the spirit of the United States has survived on U.S. soil. Maybe one day our glorious heritage will be continued..." This was the first time Bush had publicly spoken on American nationalism since 1995.

Bush remained prominent in international affairs throughout his life. In 2007, he was one of the many dignatories who helped negotiate the creation of the. He was especially helpful by acting as a arbitrator of disputes between the ANZC and the.

Ever since the 2009 brought news back of the large number of American survivor states in the interior of, Bush has once again spoken out in favor of American nationalism. Exactly what this means for Bush's future political career is currently unknown.