The George H. W. Bush Oral History Project was launched in 1999 in cooperation with the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library Foundations to record the recollections and reflections of key figures in the Bush 41 administration. The goal was twofold: to capture for the permanent historical record a picture of the 41st presidency drawn in the words of those who knew it best; and to supplement a documentary record that may be silent or unclear as to the decisive influences on presidential politics and policies during the Bush years.

The George H. W. Bush oral history consists of forty-four interviews and roughly 425 hours of recorded interviews with Cabinet members, senior presidential staff members, transition aides, and campaign advisors. Among those interviewed are James Baker III, Nicholas Brady, Andrew Card, Richard Cheney, Richard Darman, Marlin Fitzwater, Boyden Gray, Dan Quayle, Brent Scowcroft, John Sununu, and Richard Thornburgh.