George Herbert Walker Bush served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. His time in office was marked by both domestic and international challenges. One of the key events during his presidency was the end of the Cold War. President Bush skillfully navigated the United States through this period of geopolitical transformation, overseeing the peaceful reunification of Germany and managing the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

This mini sheet from 2019 from St. Thomas and the Grenadines, shows George H.W. Bush visiting dignitaries and with other members of his cabinet. One famous, and may be forgotten moment, came in January 1992. During a formal dinner hosted by the Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, President Bush reportedly became ill and vomited on the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister cradled the president’s head in his lap until he collapsed, unconscious, onto the floor.

When he came to the President was heard to say, “Roll me under the table until the dinner’s over.”

The incident gained considerable media attention, and it was initially attributed to a stomach flu. Later, it was clarified that President Bush had indeed been feeling unwell but had also experienced a reaction to a combination of medication he had taken. The incident, often referred to as the “Bushusuru” incident (a play on words in Japanese, combining “Bush” and the Japanese word for vomiting, “ushuru”).