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To college station today gave some texans the chance to pay their tributes to the first president bush in a fine american way. by showing up they were able to create a portrait of affection and admiration for the ages. the recent presidents and their spouses shared the front pew in the national cathedral. it included genuinely affable moment between secretary hillary clinton and my former boss jerry carter. he was totally enjoying his company. fear to lose elections for the most basic reason tha...

People around barack obama still have a lot of affection for barack obama. the people who worked for bill clinton and george -- george stephanopoulos had a lot of affection noifor him. i havent seen a presidency like this. >> loyalty, empathy and knowledge is lacking. >> for him. >> full on. >> it leads to the paraintopara see. >> the voters, he can do no wrong in their eyes. theres something to be said about that. he feels in a way to embolden to

Beyond also being in the presidents white house, and talked about this moment in which baker was massaging the presidents feet. i think it was on the final day of his life. and baker, i think we have video of it, baker broke down crying. i think, lets just play that. you can see baker -- its not a moment -- i mean, its just something id never seen before, certainly of jim baker and it was just such an intimate moment for the pastor to be talking about it. >> it was, and it was a reminder of, apa...

You can see baker -- its not a moment -- i mean, its just something id never seen before, certainly of jim baker and it was just such an intimate moment for the pastor to be talking about it. >> it was, and it was a reminder of, apart from everything else, yes, this is a major public figure that was being mourned, but the affection that people felt for him, i think, was palpable, certainly in the cathedral, in the city, and in so much of the conversation that weve been having since he died. thes...

A target group which primarily women over ninety five percent of visitors here are women theyre professional and amateur photographers who enjoy all the different sets. and so we also have families who are drawn to the tree for children under six . for this team and there were five friends over fifty who made some great pictures and there were even some over seventy people of all ages just about. the confetti room is also a perfect backdrop and affection is why theyve come to the museum after al...

>> shepard: as you watch this, george bush is a super emotional guy. he has never been afraid to show it. his father was as well. i just wonder if they had expected this sort of voter turnout along this route, how he would have felt about this. >> well, i think hed feel very gratified and humbled by it. he wanted to be remembered as a man of honor, and thats what he was. a man of service. thats what he was. it you have seen an outpouring of that along the last few days, along the path now, but i...

Diplomacy, that is to say, president bushs diplomacy, was without parallel and bringing the end of the cold war. i saw him deal with people of all kinds, of all backgrounds, his great generosity, his great humanity. i watched him, and mrs. bush. i remember the very first christmas party i attended there at the vice presidential residence. the two of them had a great back and forth. a lot of humor, a lot of affection. as everyone has said, this is a wonderful family, and this was magnificent vice...

But i would hope that he would realize, and im sure he did, how deeply the country, the countrys affection for him, respect for him around. >> shepard: i think youre probably right. clark judge, who has been very helpful she was. we appreciate you very much. it is a majestic scene. everything is bigger in texas, but along this route, small towns, small homes. big homes and big umbrellas. you need them deep in the heart. he will arrive in college station just a little bit. looking at this picture...

It will be texas style. it will be big. there will be people lining the avenues throughout houston. speaking with karl rove earlier. loving his home state. boasting in texas, the turnout was just going to be so enormous and so beautiful. and such an jut pour -- outpouring of affection for this man as you say, brit, was son of greenwich, connecticut. wind to greenwich country day school. but this is where he considered home and where he raised his family and chose to strike out as a young man and...

But, you know, who was the guy who was chanting "lock her up" at his rallies? i dont think there is any pretense that these people have any admiration, respect, affection for one another. and it was on display there. >> sabrina, in contrast to the way the president -- and when he walked in, sat down. the way he sort of awkwardly shook hands, look at how president george w. bush, when he was walking in with his wife, laura bush, he walked over, and youre going to see it in a second. he walked ove...