HW Bush and Military Service: Combat Pilot
Clip: Season 24 | 1m 32s
George H.W. Bush was changed forever by his time as a combat pilot in World War II. "He had been taught not to show his emotions," says biographer Timothy Naftali, "so the public saw a slightly awkward man, who didn't seem quite ready to share his true self with them."
Aired: 10/31/11
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