At GOP convention, Bush nephew appeals to younger voters, Hispanics

George P. Bush delivers a bilingual address to the Republican National Convention

By Mike Ferullo/CNN

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- On the same night George W. Bush formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination, his nephew, George P. Bush, delivered his own prime-time convention address -- peppered with Spanish -- about the party's new message of "compassionate conservatism."

"He is a good man," the younger Bush said of his uncle to the cheering GOP convention crowd at the Comcast First Union Center. "I am proud of the governor he has been, determined to do what is right and fearlessly inclusive."

Bush, the son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and his Mexican-born wife Columba, is the youth chairman of the Republican National Convention and has been active in George W. Bush's campaign since the presidential primary season began.

"My Mom and Dad always told me ... if you believe in a cause, how can you not get involved?" Bush told the cheering crowd.

"I am proud of the president he will be ... that is why I got involved in my uncle's campaign. Because I realized that we share not only the same name, we share the same dreams," said Bush, who has recently toured 14 states on behalf of Texas governor.

The 24-year-old Rice University graduate already has been featured in English and Spanish campaign ads for his uncle. He also recently posed in a movie-star photo spread for People Magazine, which named him No. 4 on a list of the country's 100 most-eligible bachelors.

During his brief appearance before the Philadelphia gathering, George P. recounted his short stint as a teacher at an inner-city public school in Miami as a memorable and meaningful experience. He also touted the Texas governor's campaign agenda as "the best hope ... to help all children in the country get the best possible education they can."

Another rising political star?

With so many Georges in the extended Bush family, a number of relatives simply refer to him as "P."

"He has had incredible press this year, and it's pretty good to watch him grow in politics. Because you know, he'll be the first guy there," said cousin Pierce, the son of Neil Bush, the third-eldest of George and Barbara Bush's sons.

Thursday's appearance is not George P. Bush's first time in the convention limelight. "P" stepped onto the national scene at the 1988 Republican National convention -- where his grandfather George Bush was nominated president -- by leading the pledge of allegiance during the third day of the New Orleans gathering.

It was during that same convention, that the elder Bush created a minor stir when he pointed out George P. and his siblings to President Reagan and his wife Nancy as "the little brown ones."

For his part, the younger Bush demurs when asked about his own political plans. He is scheduled to leave the campaign later this month to begin law school at the University of Texas. He recently told CNN that his grandmother, former first lady Barbara Bush, thinks it is time for him to leave the campaign trail.

He told reporters Thursday that his sharp-tongued grandmother told him "not to be a showoff like my grandfather."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.