George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. In December 1991, Bush was one of seven people named by his father to run his father's 1992 presidential re-election campaign, as a 'campaign advisor'. The previous month, his father had asked him to tell White House chief of staff John H. Sununu he should resign. Bush embarked on a 60-day national tour, campaigning for his initiative in media events known as 'Conversations on Social Security' in an attempt to gain public support. Nevertheless, public support for the proposal declined, and the House Republican leadership decided not to put Social Security reform on the priority list for the remainder of their 2005 legislative agenda.