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His friend. it was the salute, that he could barely get his hand into the air but he did it to salute that casket carrying the former president. i think about the flourishes today and the music. bret baier talked about how beautiful. i talk about the palbearers, all military. the last living former president, who is a veteran of world war ii. very specific things about him since the age of 18 that seem to carry through a commander in chief reverence for life. bill, i want to go back to you and y...

A time for reflection. this is a time for reflection and our country to think about the values that make our country great. >> its the history and the perspective of the bush family. back to 41s long career in washington and politics, w and jep, george p. this family has been immersed in politics forever. president trump understands that there is a time for combat and a time to step back and be americans. everyone is perfect so far. >> we saw this after president bush lost to bill clinton in 199...

Its way to the capitol for the last time msnbcs nicole wallace, a former bush aide herself could not restrain herself. >> i think what everyone is getting at is under donald trump the office of the presidency has been debased in a way thats unimaginable for people woserved every past president. i think whats lost in this moment is our reverence and the way we need the traditions of the presidency. >> laura: shes trashing the current president as the motorcade is inching its way up capitol hill. ...

The personal relationships he had with people, professional relationships, friendships. he really conducted in a classy way, communicated on stationary, picking up the phone. he did that for so many decades that he generated so much goodwill. towards the end met come the republican party was the party of bush. the rolodex, all the people he knew, the networks across the entire country, they had so much honor and reverence for him and his family. when he called and asked for something, it was sur...

As the bush motorcade was making its way to the capitol for the last name. inss nicole wallace a former bush aid herself could not restrain herself. >> under donald trump the office of the presidency has been debased in a way that is unimaginable for people who served every past president. >> i think whats lost in this moment is our eleven reasons and dependence and the way we need and rely upon the elegance and traditions of the presidency. >> laura: lets get this straight shes talking about re...

Often because there are not very many circumstances that are treated with this degree of ceremony in our culture, this degree of ceremony and civic reverence for a past president. today that included a full artillery salute as the former presidents casket arrived at the u.s. capitol. tonight he will lay in state under the rotunda of the u.s. capitol. now, this will be overnight tonight and all through tomorrow and then overnight tomorrow night until wednesday morning. on wednesday morning he wil...

I wasnt as thrilled by his progeny as i was by him. but there are people in that new class of bushes which are very impressive. not the ones you would think. people like marvin i think are great people. your thoughts. >> its a significant family, some have chosen politics, some have chosen -- they all serve in some capacity. and i think they do it because the reverence they have for their dad is an ambient reality. i like to say that if my kids end up having 10% of the affection for me that the ...

Ceremony in our culture, this degree of ceremony and civic reverence for a past president. today that included a full artillery salute as the former presidents casket arrived at the u.s. capitol. tonight he will lay in state under the rotunda of the u.s. capitol. now, this will be overnight tonight and all through tomorrow and then overnight tomorrow night until wednesday morning. on wednesday morning he will be brought from the rotunda to the national cathedral whereupon there will be a state f...

That this really be done to honor, to celebrate, and to remember both the man and the politician. >> you can have a disagreement about the politics of whether its governor bush or george bush, who was governor and then president. thats a fair debate. but in terms of the dignity of the people, theyre incredibly well raised. if you interact with any of the bush children, and that is a credit to president george h.w. bush and to barbara bush, just incredibly polite, gracious children who drop notes...

Say he disagreed sometimes in the meetings and he would say, speak up, if you disagree with me speak up, because they trusted each other and they trusted the boss, the president. it wasnt about dishing dirt on him, it was about lets give the president the best advice and let him make the call and well do our job. i remember before the first gulf war i traveled with secretary cheney and general powell when they were traveling around the world, essentially telling the members of the coalition it i...