41st President Former President George H.W. Bush speaks at the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush at Naval Station Norfolk, Va, Jan. 10, 2009. The Navy's final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is named after the former president, a World War II naval aviator and 41st president of the United States. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.26 MB) Tags: President George H.W. Bush Photo By: DOD courtesy photo VIRIN: 090110-N-ZW440-111.JPG Photo Gallery