Charlottesville Daily Progress George H.W. Bush hosted a summit with the nation's governors at UVA in 1989 President George H.W. Bush closed a historic two-day education summit with the nation’s governors on the Grounds of the University of Virginia on this day in 1989. http://www.dailyprogress.com/125yearsofprogress/george-h-w-bush-hosted-a-summit-with-the-nation/article_69be6458-a3c5-11e7-953f-2bac10857b43.html