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President trump taking a moment tonight to praise former first lady barbara bush who died yesterday at the age of 92. >> for decades, barbara was a titan in american life. her presence and character were engraved into americas identity. her strength and toughness really embodied the spirit of our country and her warmth and devotion earned the admiration of an entire nation and, indeed, the entire world. melania and i send our prayers to barbaras husband of 73 years. ill never beat that record. >...

Really embodied the spirit of our country and her warmth and devotion earned the admiration of an entire nation and, indeed, the entire world. melania and i send our prayers to barbaras husband of 73 years. ill never beat that record. >> joining me now cnn presidential historian douglas brinkly and kate bennett. going to travel this weekend for the funeral of the first lady barbara bush, but will the president go with her? >> weve not heard an announcement from the white house for the funeral. m...

Of devotion. this letter to her written by george while he was serving in world war ii. >> i love you, precious, with all my heart. how often i have thought about the immeasurable joy that will be ours some day. how lucky our children will be to have a mother like you. >> reporter: two of those children would solidify the bush political dynasty as president and florida governor. but in a surprising comment in 2013, as talk of a presidential run by jeb swirled, the matriarch told nbcs "today" sho...

[ applause ] >> reporter: in or out of politics, the legacy barbara bush nurtured will live on through her family, children, and grandchildren. >> i know that im the worlds luckiest woman. in a nutshell, these are the things that are important to me -- faith, family, and friends. >> others spoke from the heart about barbara bush last night. the president and mrs. trump releasing a statement saying she will long be remembered for her strong devotion to country and family, both of which she served...

Having said that, its not very much different from the other children. we were in washington last week. i got there before george, and laura was overseas. really touched me. the president came out and met me at the door. i would feel the same if darrow or marvin stopped work and came outside of the building. i really loved it. >> other first families spoke from the heart about barbara bush last night. the president and mrs. trump released a statement saying, "shell be long remembered for her str...

Having said that, of course i told george how i felt. >> reporter: for george and barbara, their more than 60 years together included decades of devotion. this letter to her written by george while he was serving in world war ii -- >> i love you, precious, with all my heart. and that you love me means my life. how often i have thought about the immeasurable joy that will be ours someday. how lucky our children will be to have a mother like you. >> reporter: two children, george w. and jeb, would...

We are remembering former first lady barbara bush tonight. shes died at the age of 92. our jeff zeleny joins us now. i know youre collecting statements from the white house as well as from former president obama. >> reporter: we are indeed, anderson. president trump and first lady melania trump issued separate statements this evening. they are at their mar-a-lago resort having dinner with the japanese prime minister. the presidents statement reads in part this, anderson. it says, mrs. bush was a...

>> what a great look back at her life and legacy. other first families also spoke from the heart about barbara bush last night. the president and mrs. trump releasing a statement saying she will long be remembered for her strong devotion to country and family, both of which she served up failingly well. the president and first ladys thoughts and prayers with the family and friends of mrs. bush. >> the [ bleep ] s wro-- the obamas wrote, "wel always be grateful for the thoughtfulness and her life...

Lady as well, even though other presidents, the clintons and the obamas issued one statement. lets take a look at a couple of these statements, first from president trump who is having a dinner this evening with japanese prime minister shinzo abe at his mar-a-lago resort. in part the statement reads this. mrs. bush was an advocate of the american family. among her greatest achievements was recognizing the importance of literacy as a fundamental family value that requires nurturing and protection...

As faerris buehler said on his day off, life moves pretty fast and if you dont stop and look around for a while, youre going to miss it. >> in 1980 he was elected ronald regans vice president. eight years later he sat in the oval office. ♪ barbara bush loved living in the white house. keeping diaries of her time there is and using them to help write her memoirs. two other books showed her lighter side. >> i must tell you -- >> mrs. bush knew well her vision of a first ladys role. >> i think th...