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Remembering when Bush visited Ottawa

George H.W. Bush (right) brought his presidential campaign to Ottawa in September 1988. Surrounded by signs and flags, the then-vice president, alongside Illinois Gov. James Thompson (left), prepares to speak to spectators at Washington Square. (Contributed by)

George H.W. Bush (right) brought his presidential campaign to Ottawa in September 1988. Surrounded by signs and flags, the then-vice president, alongside Illinois Gov. James Thompson (left), prepares to speak to spectators at Washington Square. (Contributed by)

Children sit in a tree in Ottawa's Washington Square to catch a glimpse of then-Vice President George H.W. Bush on the campaign trail for president in 1988. (Contributed by)

George H.W. Bush leans out his bus window to give the crowds in Ottawa a thumbs up during his 1988 presidential campaign visit. (Contributed by)

The Reddick Mansion stood as the backdrop to then-Vice President George H.W. Bush during his September 1988 presidential campaign stop in Ottawa.

George H.W. Bush brought his presidential campaign to Ottawa in September 1988. Surrounded by signs and flags, the then-vice president, alongside Illinois Gov. James Thompson, speaks to spectators at Washington Square. (The Times)

George H.W. Bush lends an ear as country music singer Loretta Lynn sings during the Republican presidential candidate's visit to Ottawa in September 1988. (The Times)

Republican presidential candidate George H.W. Bush greets Ottawa-area residents during a campaign stop in the city in September 1988. (The Times)

Adam Vaughan, of Lincoln School in Ottawa, was one of a handful of youngsters at a rally in Ottawa's Washington Square to see Vice President George H.W. Bush in September 1988. (The Times)

Scott Sears of the George H.W. Bush staff and Susan Feeney of the New Orleans Times-Picayune sit on the curb at the Ottawa Inn parking lot in September 1988 during the vice president's campaign stop. Feeney is typing a story on a portable computer. Both were waiting for motorcoaches to take them to Bush's next stop in Mendota. (The Times)

La Salle County Circuit Clerk Dale Stockley tries to get a photo at George H.W. Bush's presidential campaign rally in Ottawa in September 1988. (The Times)