The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

While the White House publicized the decision, the responsibility and authority to name ships lies squarely in the hands of the Navy secretary.

Bill Clinton had just beaten George H.W. Bush for the presidency in 1992 when they played a round in the American Express.

President Biden announced the names of new Navy aircraft carriers: USS William J. Clinton and USS George W. Bush, which will be constructed in "years ahead."

Clinton (CVN 82) and the USS George W. Bush (CVN 83). Neither has begun construction ... “When I personally delivered the news to Bill and George, they were deeply humbled,” he said in a ...

Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden, and Trump were all at Washington National Cathedral today to honor Carter.

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming them after US presidents.

FILE - President Bill Clinton with President-elect George ... including one named after Bush's late father, the USS George H. W. Bush. Generally, the carriers are getting ready to deploy, are ...

Two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, to be constructed "in the years ahead," will carry the names of former President Bill Clinton and former President George W. Bush, the White House announced Monday.

President Joe Biden announced that the next two aircraft carriers will be named after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The vessels will be officially designated the USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the USS George W.

President Joe Biden announced Monday that two of the Navy's future aircraft carriers will be named for former commanders-in-chief Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. "The future USS William J.