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  • Jun 12, 1924
    George H.W. Bush is born in Milton, Massachusetts. An avowed country music fan, he becomes the first president to attend the CMA Awards, and receives campaign support in 1988 from Moe Bandy, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn and Lee Greenwood
    Jan 16, 1971
    Elvis Presley accepts an award in person the only time in his life, after being named one of the 10 Outstanding Young Men in America by the Jaycees. United Nations ambassador George Bush delivers the keynote speech at a Holiday Inn in Memphis
    Sep 20, 1981
    Nashville mayor Richard Fulton announces that two blocks of Hawkins Street on Music Row will be renamed Roy Acuff Place, during a roast of Acuff at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. On hand for the roast: Gene Autry and vice president George Bush
    Jun 13, 1982
    Johnny Cash & June Carter join reverend Billy Graham and vice president George Bush in an event at the Superdome in New Orleans to help kick off a Southern Baptist Pastors Conference
    Feb 26, 1983
    Freddy Fender performs with the U.S. Air Force Band at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., for an audience that includes vice president George Bush
    Jul 25, 1984
    Mickey Gilley meets president Ronald Reagan and vice president George Bush, singing at a Texas Republican fundraiser in Austin
    May 18, 1985
    U.S. vice president George Bush makes a brief appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, offering a hug to country icon Roy Acuff
    Jul 18, 1985
    Loretta Lynn opens the summer concert season at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where she meets vice president George Bush
    Aug 15, 1988
    Lee Greenwood performs "God Bless The U.S.A." at the Superdome in New Orleans the same night president Ronald Reagan delivers a speech in support of George Bush during the Republican National Convention
    Aug 18, 1988
    The Oak Ridge Boys sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the Republican National Convention at the Superdome in New Orleans, where George Bush accepts the GOP nomination for president

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