George Herbert Walker Bush posted his first tweet on Tuesday, becoming the third U.S. President — and the first Republican President — to join Twitter
Bush Sr. seems to have beaten his son, George W. Bush, to the service. The second President Bush does have a presence on Twitter via his Presidential Library, alongside several parody accounts, but no personal account
The 41st President’s first tweet expressed his sadness that he couldn’t be at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in South Africa. Mandela was freed from prison, won the Nobel Peace Prize and became President of South Africa all during Bush’s single term in office, 1989 to 1993.
