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Former President George H.W. Bush was taken by ambulance to a Houston hospital tonight after experiencing shortness of breath, according to a spokesman. | Former President George H.W. Bush was taken by ambulance to a Houston hospital tonight after experiencing shortness of breath, according to a spokesman. |
In a brief statement, Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the 41st president, said that Bush, 90, will be held for observation as a precaution at Houston Methodist Hospital. Bush was hospitalized at Houston Methodist in March 2013 for bronchitis and complications. | |
Bush has had heart problems since 1991, when he was president. At that time, he entered the hospital with an irregular heartbeat and was diagnosed with Graves’ disease, a thyroid condition. | |
But Bush celebrated his 90th birthday in June with a tandem parachute jump near his summer home in Maine. | |
His most recent public appearance was in November at Texas A&M University. He attended with his son, former President George W. Bush. | |
Bush was president from Jan. 20, 1989, through Jan. 20, 1993. | |