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Years. >> now, a cnn special report. remembering 41, president george h.w. bush. >> they deployed. >> march 27th, 1997, near yuma, arizona. >> must be his right there. >> the nations 41st president, 72 years old, and 12,000 feet in the air, jumping out of a plane for the first time since world war ii. >> outstanding. >> i get an exhilarating feeling out of it, and it also has some memories of a parachute jump that went very badly. >> he wanted to relive the moment of when he got shot down. >> hi...

America that expaspanned nearly years. >> now a cnn special report. "remembering 41: president george h.w. bush." they displayeeployed. >> i got em. >> 1997, near yuma, arizona. the nations 41st president, 72 years old, and 12,000 feet in the air, jumping out of a plane for the first time since world war ii. >> outstanding. >> i get an exhilarating feeling out of it. it also has some memories of a parachute jump that went very badly. >> he wanted to relive the moment of when he got shot down. ...

Game, in the lineup. really involved in your life even though i might be miles away. reporter: a tweet from his son jeb bush reveals therell be more more videos to come. he treated will be releasing a video series of excerpts from his diary and letters spaced on his book, all the best. this reflection on a genus from september 1998, hashtag remembering 41. the book in 2014 reveals letters and writings from the president from 194-12-2010. the story is told largely through personal letters includi...

And he related to people, because he had a deep and abiding sense of humility. he knew who he was, from start to finish in life, he had a great sense of himself, and so he carried himself with an ease that i think made him accessible to people regardless of their backgrounds. >> yes, i remember going up to maine to see him on one occasion, and youre absolutely positively correct. walker stapleton, thanks so much for join can usion and sharing your memories. >> thank you, wolf. appreciate it. tha...

Get ready, get ready. you get out to the door and you look down, theres no feeling of support. and that is, you know, what the heck am i doing. then off you go and its just heaven. >> no regrets? >> no regrets about one single thing in my life. ive made mistakes but they dont measure up to regrets now. >> wow. please join cnn later tonight as we honor the life and legacy of george h.w. bush. we begin at 8:00 p.m. with a special report "remembering 41." still ahead, just in to cnn, despite cancel...

Michael cohen thought president trump would protect him if he faced any charges. cohen believed trump would pardon him for support of staying on message but after they raided cohens office and home, he acted to protect himself and his family. >> we have programming we want to give you. tune in for a cnn special report. 8:00 p.m. eastern, remembering 41. and year always so grateful to have your company. our special coverage continues. wolf blitzer and dannau bash are wuy with you in just a moment...

Both george and barbara bush. and even though this was expected, we both mourn him. >> everybody who remembers him mourns him as well, senator, leahy, appreciate it very much. and one more note, the late president, george h.w. bush, will lie in state, in the u.s. capitol rotunda, the times will be monday evening, starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern, and then tuesday, starting at 7:00 a.m. and please join cnn later tonight, as we honor the life and legacy of george h.w. bush. we begin at 8:00 p.m. east...

Would laugh. i will miss my friend. we have much more ahead in our coverage of the passing of president bush. so be sure to tune in tonight for a cnn special report. remembering 41. the serious side, the sense of humor. at 8:00 p.m. right here on cnn. well be right back.

And a programming note, as we continue, following the breaking news of former president george h.w. bushs death. a cnn special report will air later tonight, remembering 41. president george h.w. bush, 8:00 p.m. eastern, here on cnn. still to come, what was in that letter that president bush wrote to successor bill clinton when he handed over the reigns of the white house. this is how he described clinton and their friendship. >> he looks good. he is like the energizer bunny, all over the fiel...

Enemies, and i think thats where most american people are. right now our politics are rougher than that, and our country is more divided, but i suspect that part of what we will see over time is a coming back to that. >> he wasnt a person without principle. he had plenty of them. he knew ultimately you had to work together to get things done. >> senator rob portman of ohio. again, my deepest condolences on the loss of your mentor. be sure to tune in tonight for a cnn special report remembering 4...