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Want to go, he had already chosen most of whats in the book now. quite a bit to be added and to be arranged and make sure it all fit together at the core ideas he spoke through, which wasnt too hard because his thinking and his clarity were so apparent and they came out from reading the book front to back. but i finished that, put it together. as you said, i wrote an introduction to explain how i thought it all came together in conjunction with his politics, his personality, his philosophy, his ...

Governor and as vice president and i think that may have been the best speech hes delivered in a poignant eulogy to the 41st president. getting emotional at times talking about his son, first lieutenant mike pence who -- a marine aviator as you look at the 43rd president happy that this is the next moment but vice president pence saying that his son landed on the aircraft carrier the u.s.s. george bush and sent a picture to autograph, they were told he didnt do that, he got a letter back saying ...

Unusual for a sitting president to not deliver some sort of remarks at the funeral of a former president but its no secret that relations between president trump and the bush family have not exactly been on the best footing. he did not go to barbara bushs funeral. the vice president went and he spoke. but i will b he will be there ai think bill clinton will be there as well. i dont know if jimmy carter is well enough to make the trip or not. there will not be other than bush 43 who is the son an...

>> that was the house chaplain. youre about to hear three je l eulogy us, starting with mitch mcconnell, paul ryan and then the vice president. >> 30 years ago, on the west front of this capitol, george herbert walker bush addressed the nation for the first time as our president. he said, we meet on democracys front porch. a good place to talk, as neighbors and as friends. the words of a humble servant who loved his fellow citizens and of a principled leader who knew america not only guards our ...

Moments for me came on september the 14th, at the national cathedral. very fearful of bursting out in tears and the country didnt need to see a weeping president finish the speech and went back to the pew and sat down and i felt his hand reach across and grab my arm. just a small gesture but it meant a lot to me. it was a very sweet moment of fatherly love. >> president bush, he told me that was the most memorable moment with father and son. they are going to be back in the national cathedral on...

It was a very sweet moment of fatherly love. >> we can report that the son will be giving one of the eulogies on wednesday about his father in that same national cathedr cathedral, and he told me in that moment when his father touched him, it was the most memorable moment for him of their relationship during his presidency. when he is giving that eulogy, bush men are cryers. i think its going to be a very emotional speech for him. >> its a special relationship. thank you very much. we really app...

He definitely wanted to bring a softer side to politics, and to the game that a lot of people th is very ugly. he very much wanted to be a statesman and to find common ground. you talk about that, how bipartisan he could be in reaching across the aisle and truly trying to find solutions, and not being a flamethrower and scoring political points. he seemed genuinely about finding solutions, whether they were domestic or international. >> bret: that is the advice he gave his son, president george ...

Son, george w. bush will be speaking and delivering a eulogy on his dads behalf. that is a distinction, if you think about it, thats so rare in history. george herbert walker bush, say what you will of being a one-termer, a lot of people say well, as the 41st president of the united states hes still the father of the 43rd the first vice-president to win election to the presidency while still serving as vice-president the first since martin van buren following andrew jackson. andrew jackson the m...

And committed christians to jesus christ. at the same time, had a large circle as we all know, of people who were friends across the aisle but friends across faith, traditions. lots of people, you have wonderful on this morning including the dalai lama. he was friends here in houston with the jewish and muslim community. and we hosted several interfaith services here. at. [inaudible] unity and peace and they always participated in the service. you know, a very faithful man in every way. >> i was...

White house on wednesday. obviously, overtures on both sides to the bush family, and the president, back to the bush family. your thoughts. >> i think this has long been orchestrated as many of the big events have for some time and obviously, its no surprise that people were waiting for this moment to happen. they have a plan. he will lie in state in the capitol as other former presidents have. there will be a funeral at the national cathedral, and one of the eulogieses this time will be his son...