The 41st president of the United States was put intensive care at a Texas hospital to battle a stubborn fever before Christmas. He first entered the hospital last month with a severe cough.
Former President George H.W. Bush In Intensive Care
![This January 3, 1993 photo shows then Russian President Boris Yeltsin toasting with then U. S. President George H. W. Bush after they signed the START II treaty in Moscow.](https://gdb.voanews.com/69B383BC-77D2-471D-8F1D-B2B786CC17B3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This January 3, 1993 photo shows then Russian President Boris Yeltsin toasting with then U. S. President George H. W. Bush after they signed the START II treaty in Moscow.
![This November 9, 1988, photo shows President-elect George H. W. Bush holding his hands up to acknowledge the crowds applause, and ask them to allow him to continue his speech during his victory rally with grandson, George P. Bush, right, and son, George W. Bush.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2FA6E0D5-8ADD-4368-A27B-28BB9239FFC7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This November 9, 1988, photo shows President-elect George H. W. Bush holding his hands up to acknowledge the crowds applause, and ask them to allow him to continue his speech during his victory rally with grandson, George P. Bush, right, and son, George W. Bush.
![Then President George W. Bush and Laura Bush leave Saint John's Church with former President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush after attending Sunday service,Washington, January 27, 2002.](https://gdb.voanews.com/EF47F33D-2833-4DBC-870F-F9035C97F82A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Then President George W. Bush and Laura Bush leave Saint John's Church with former President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush after attending Sunday service,Washington, January 27, 2002.
![Former President George W. Bush sits with former presidents and their wives during funeral services at the National Cathedral in Washington on June 10, 2004 for former President Ronald Reagan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3121E2BF-0144-4A20-8847-D6F8284F76B9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former President George W. Bush sits with former presidents and their wives during funeral services at the National Cathedral in Washington on June 10, 2004 for former President Ronald Reagan.