where can I find out how tall president george bush is?
Since the advent of the television age, the taller candidate for president has almost always won the election. And it has been more than a century since a shorter-than-average man was elected to the White House. That was William McKinley, who at 5-foot-7 was ridiculed as a “little boy” when he ran in 1896. HEIGHT OF CAMPAIGN SEASON Only once in the last six elections has the shorter candidate won. Year Winner Height Loser Height Did the taller candidate win? 1980 Ronald Reagan 6’1″ Jimmy Carter 5’9 1/2″ Yes 1984 Ronald Reagan 6’1″ Walter Mondale 5’11” Yes 1988 George Bush 6’2″ Michael Dukakis 5’8 1/2″ Yes 1992 Bill Clinton 6’2″ George Bush 6’2″ Same height 1996 Bill Clinton 6’2″ Bob Dole 6’1″ Yes 2000 George W. Bush 5’11 3/4″ Al Gore 6’1″ No Source: USA TODAY research The reasons are more than coincidental, according to Timothy Judge, a management professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In a study published in the spring issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology, he fou
George W. Bush: At his August 2001 physical, Bush was supposedly 6 feet 0 inches tall. USA Today, however, says that Bush is 5 feet, 11 and 3/4 inches tall and Bush’s much-discussed National Guard records list him as 5 feet 11 inches tall while in his mid-20s. Sources: http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/t43.
