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President george h.w. bush 41 wanted to take a smooul smooul small group of us around for a tour. mrs. bush was there and i see the idea of taking reporters around for a tour was not what she had in mind. that enforcer quality whereas president bush 41 was in a mood to show off their family estate there at walker point which is such a treasured part of the family history. more recently i saw her whether he she was in new hampshire a little over a year ago with jeb bush at a type when his campaig...

Donald trump spent months beak calling her son jeb a simplering dufus over and over and over again. and a lot of that was animated by a certain kind you have anti-dynastic feel among the republican base. >> sure, no, thats absolutely true. listen, i admit to taking jeb bushs side of that argument and not donald trumps. the bush legacy is one of rich experience and qualifications, frankly that contrast existed between donald trump and hillary clinton, as well. the bush family and the clones each ...

And feelings and strivings of more ordinary americans than what the patrician elder bush family had been used to and even in her own upraising. that was certainly what gave them the ability to embrace american culture, the american west in a way they never would have been. if she had not been willing to move 27 times in 73 years of marriage whether it was going to china as envoy before we had diplomatic relations with china to the cia as well as to the united nations when he was the ambassador t...

Campaigns for the other george bushes and then trying to translate that you to jeb bush. we know where that went. on that night, she was a mother try to help her son. we also saw her helping georp. . when you look at the mef contributions, she was in some ways a traditional first lady and the backbone of a family that had so much success. the country will come here to houston to remember her. >> still ahead, a lot of news to bring you after this break. former attorney eric holder joins me on set...

I want to bring in now by phone michael beschloss, presidential historian. michael, this is a historic figure in american life and at the center of a family that will be written about for generations to come in the american political project. >> thats for sure, chris. oftentimes its hard to know what he the place in history will be of an iconic figure like barbara bush. but in this case its easy. there were only two women in american history who had a husband who was president and a son who was ...

Celebrating the life of the former first lady barbara bush, speaking about her devotion to family. anton country. the president with a lot of words of praise. the first family sending their thoughts and prayers to the friends and family of mrs. bush, as well. you are struck on this night about the sort of fact that can this is a president, as a candidate who ran against what the bush family represented. you remember some of the fierce attacks that president trump and candidate trump lashed out a...

Mrs. bush was there and i see the idea of taking reporters around for a tour was not what she had in mind. that enforcer quality whereas president bush 41 was in a mood to show off their family estate there at walker point which is such a treasured part of the family history. more recently i saw her whether he she was in new hampshire a little over a year ago with jeb bush at a type when his campaign was flagging. you remember the history where after having a husband and a son in the white house...

Anti-dynastic feel among the republican base. >> sure, no, thats absolutely true. listen, i admit to taking jeb bushs side of that argument and not donald trumps. the bush legacy is one of rich experience and qualifications, frankly that contrast existed between donald trump and hillary clinton, as well. the bush family and the clones each brought rich government experience that as we saw in the last election was largely rejected because of this nativist tribal populism that donald trump has sol...

As well. you are struck on this night about the sort of fact that can this is a president, as a candidate who ran against what the bush family represented. you remember some of the fierce attacks that president trump and candidate trump lashed out against jeb bush, of course. frankly, he said that her mom had swooped in to try to help save her son. he was biting in his criticism which is whats striking as you hear the kind words from donald trump tonight. of course, as president. the bottom line...

To come in the american political project. >> thats for sure, chris. oftentimes its hard to know what he the place in history will be of an iconic figure like barbara bush. but in this case its easy. there were only two women in american history who had a husband who was president and a son who was president. one was abigail adams and the other was barbara bush. >> and, of course, she played those dual roles alongside many other roles she played at a time of far more focus and intense spotlight ...