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Was deputy press secretary to bush. good to have you. i was looking at the old lincoln. thats the sign of the times at least when it comes to the beast. there are also those who are remembering what he had done. what he represents and what it may mean going forward. one of the things as we look forward the next four days, i want to get your sense of what youll be thinking of having worked with him after he left office. those are often times reflections. >> george bush often said or would recall ...

I think that president bush was able to set an example of bipartisanship. something that president trump said that hes willing to do now that weve lost the house. i think that president bush with his statesmanship-like personality, his really low -- his lack of braggadocia and barbara bush used to say your father said dont get a big head. and these post world war ii qualities a shining example to so many who are entering politics today. >> i liked his line about a big head. do you mean a physica...

You could just tell that president bush really, really cared about sports. he called me one time after the mike tyson ear biting, and he wanted to know what kind of a guy mike tyson was. i said, hes wonderful to be around, and he had made a despicable, horrible mistake and incident that night, but a just break into so much that i thought that tyson was wonderful and he said, i dont want to judge him. hes a great boxer. he was really interested in so many different sports, and had a genuine love....

Look to president george herbert walker bush. the world mourns the loss of a great american, but it also celebrates a life well lived." i think, shannon, when barbara bush passed in april, there was a sense that everyone was getting ready for president h.w. bush to pass as well. and over this time, people have come to think about how they are going to mourn this man, who really did change our country. and i think there will be a lot of reflections about how he was, not only as a man, but as a pr...

Education system to build interest in stem? we have some high schools that promote citizenship and patriotism. how can we leverage existing programs? >> i think with education and our community is really fortunate example of we have a really robust higher ed system but that also has some reflections and our k-12. it starts of making sure that you have preschool education and onward into the integration of stem. unfortunately, the problem that when i talked to the k-12 schools in the ministers an...

The coin. you could just tell that president bush really cared about sports. he called me one time after the mike tyson year biting and he wanted to know what kind of a guy mike tyson was. i said hes wonderful to be around and he made a despicable horrible mistake and incident that night, but it just bright him so much that i thought tyso was wonderful that he said i dont want to judge him. hes a great boxer, but he was interested in so many different sports and had a genuine love. i yasked them...

You could just tell that president bush really, really cared about sports. he called me one time after the mike tyson ear biting, and he wanted to know what kind of a guy mike tyson was. i said, hes wonderful to be around, and he had made a despicable, horrible mistake and incident that night, but a just break into so much that i thought that tyson was wonderful and he said, i dont want to judge him. hes a great boxer. he was really interested in so many different sports, and had a genuine love....

Family and i truly feel like im a small part of his life. ed: thats wonderful to hear. as someone who recovered the white house i hear that from secret service agents and uniformed office of the secret service. sometimes the president democrat or republican wont really chat you up because they are busy, obviously. they are the commander-in-chief. give us a quick story. we have about 30 seconds. how did he show that to you that you mattered to him? >> you know, he continued to show that in every ...

Our next guest knows that. served under bush a george h.w. bush official. still young. brought to this office and nation. todd: joining us now anita mcbraid. first, thank you for being here and sorry for your loss. you worked so intimately with this man for so long. first thoughts this morning. >> thank you for having me. part of this, you know, it hurts but its also a wonderful opportunity to share reflections and it helps. i think what you said early on when the show started this is a celebrat...

Brought with her two members of the white house staff that served under the bush family, george h. w. bush and barbara bush. and went to the funeral. in that moment shows you how much reverence and respect the people who worked for president george h. w. bush had for him. ebony: in a just a bit you have a panel. youre in california of course for the reagan defense form. you will be with secretary of defense, james mattis. can you give us insight on that conversation? reporter: its a one-on-one c...