6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.
Source: Wikipedia
How tall was George H. W. Bush?
George H. W. Bush is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).
A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from
George H. W. Bush’s 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.
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George H. W. Bush beside others
George H. W. Bush is one of the taller US presidents we have heights for: Abraham Lincoln (6 ft 4 in) stands 2 in (5.1 cm) taller and James Madison (5 ft 4 in) is 10 in (25.4 cm) shorter. All 45 ranked, tallest first.
Also listed at 6 ft 2 in: JD Vance, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Chester A. Arthur.
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Where this height comes from
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