TAMPA, Fla. — He is a ghostly presence at the Republican National Convention, He Who Shall Not Be Named. Former President George W. Bush has had no place of honor at his party’s 2012 convention.

President George H.W. Bush presided over the Republican Party during a time of change. Today's GOP is very different than the one that nominated him on a fiscal conservatism and free trade platform.

Former President George W. Bush will not attend the Republican National Convention in Tampa in late August. Freddy Ford, spokesman for President George W. Bush, said in a statement that Mr. Bush ...

George H.W. Bush’s spokesman confirmed that the former president would not be attending either, citing his age. Neither Bush attended the 2012 Republican convention.

The name “George W. Bush” has not appeared in any convention speeches. Absolutely, there were years between 2000 and 2009, and someone was in charge, but we are never told who . We’re just ...

The last Republican convention not attended by a Bush family member occurred in 1976 when George H.W. Bush served as director of the CIA. Ivanka Trump Reacts to GOP Leaders' Not Attending the ...

WASHINGTON — In 2008, then-President George W. Bush addressed the Republican National Convention by video due to an approaching hurricane. Four years later, the retired Texan taped for the event ...

When George H.W. Bush won 53 percent of the national popular vote in 1988, it was not that remarkable. Richard Nixon had won more than 60 percent in 1972 , and Ronald Reagan breached 50 percent in ...

Ronald Reagan (left) and George H.W. Bush stand on the podium in Detroit as the final curtain draws near on the July 1980 Republican National Convention. AP file ...

Former President George H.W. Bush will not attend the Republican National Convention in Tampa due to health problems, marking the first party convention that the 41st president will miss in more ...

President George H.W. Bush presided over the Republican Party during a time of change. Today's GOP is very different than the one that nominated him on a fiscal conservatism and free trade platform.