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So focused on actually not just the contrast with trump, but the warmth between the former presidents is because it is so incredibly lacking in our public life. it is a reminder that actually trump is the aberration here, that past presidents have been able to come together, overcome political many of them had defeated one another in elections and had very, very strong political differences but actually managed to overcome it, to develop true friendships and be americans first and be human being...

Knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding moms hand aga again. [ applause ] >> and you see him pat the casket as he walks by. its rare to see a display of emotion like that from george w. bush. very poignant. >> very poignant and i think he knew he was going to cry at some point in this. what was so poignant in his jewel i didn eulogy, it was about a dad, about a father. it was about a personal relationship. we talked about how they had the difficulty when bush became president and he was do...

President of the united states. >> its a glorious cathedral, the national cathedral and quite an assemblage. traditionally, the sitting president would be one of the people asked to give a eulogy. that is not the case here. you can say bush 43, its a unique situation because bush 43 would be giving the eulogy. you can say that the bush family clearly chose not to have the current president actually speak. he was invited. i dont know if it is a slight smile on the face of barack obama, the awkwar...

Died, president bush gave a eulogy like we just heard just now and my children went to the national cathedral school and knew all the choir boys. the choir boys had a vote and said president bush had the best eulogy. i sent him a note and he wrote me back, overwhelmed am i. imagine a guy like me winning a vote of the national cathedral choir boys regarding my eulogy of president ford. im sure when president bush gave that eulogy, he was thinking about what can young people learn from president f...

Son, president george w. bush. what do you think were expecting in terms of those eulogies? >> the last eulogy will be given by his son, former president george w. bush, and i will tell you that he really didnt want to give this speech because he knew he was going to be very emotional. and i am told that this is not going to be a speech about bush, the president, or the statesman. he is going to talk about him as a father. and i do not think -- >> all right. well get jaime back in a second here....

Including the former president, george w. bush, his brother, the former florida governor, jeb bush, laura bush. jamie, this is a continuation of this celebration of the life of the 41st president of the united states. >> absolutely. today we had the state funeral. we had all of the pomp and circumstance of what it means to be a president at the national cathedral with all of the former presidents and president trump and that very emotional eulogy and tribute by former-president george w. bush, a...

Policies. >> the adams back in the late 18th century, early 19th century and the bushes. well have an extraordinary experience today. i dont know, ive wanted to do the research and i havent maybe you have, as to whether or not john quincy adams delivered a eulogy at the funeral of john adams. well see something for the first time in our lifetimes, which is a president of the united states, george w. bush 43 delivering a eulogy to one of his predecessors in office, bush 41, not only a former pres...

Washington cathedral. where the official funeral service will take place and it is expected to be quite an emotional service with eulogists including his son, the 43rd president of the united states, george w. bush. >> martha: an emotional moment when we watched the casket as it descended the steps. the military precision and devotion that weve seen over the course of this proceeding so far is really remarkable and just a beautiful american moment. weve seen the family gathered, the leaders of t...

Condolences to former president george w. bush and mrs. bush. at the meeting lasted 23 minutes and it signified a falling attention, at least for now as president trump declared tomorrow a federal holiday and a national day of mourning. he will be there inside the national cathedral alongside every other former leading president. but president trump will not be delivering a eulogy. today, his former rival jeb bush explained why. >> what people want to talk about, why isnt the president giving th...

>> the state funeral of the 41st president of the united states, president george h.w. bush. a service filled with poignant moments, as we expected. humorous stories, emotion, beautiful music, perhaps most important -- the eulogy of his son, the 43rd president, who ended -- catching himself, getting emotional. there was not a dry eye in that cathedral and there wasnt a dry eye on the press a stand here as he said goodbye. >> it was an absolutely beautiful service. exactly as the family would hav...