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That energy didnt dissipate. he -- he found a way to volunteer. he kept being interested in plik politics. he was very interested in his sons political careers. he passed the torch to the family although he didnt believe it n dynasine -- blustd in dynasty. he passed the torch and didnt disappear. he decided his political career was over. >> all right. tim neftaly, always learn something from you. always appreciate your perspective. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you both. >> absolu...

Above self. >> reporter: a legacy that led him to receive the highest civilian award in the united states, the presidential medal of freedom. >> his life is a testament that public service is a noble calling. s we honor george herbert walker bush for service to america that spanned nearly 70 years. >> joining us now, cnn presidential historian and former director of the nixon presidential library, tim neftaly. also wrote "george herbert walker bush: this part of the american president series, th...

>> and thats part of the big problem, is it not, tim? because i mean theres an opportunity for jared kushner to reveal these meetings in that very standard form, but it didnt happen or is it that he thought it was so innocuous that maybe it wasnt necessary? i mean what would be the best explanation? >> well, this report raises a lot more questions than it answers. i hope we will learn more. its the kin pir torl nature of it so troubling. if indeed the reporting is accurate and if, indeed, this i...

Inexperienced on the foreign stage they wanted to make sure they had direct communications with the russians and they didnt trust the obama administration and the relationship that existed between moscow and the administration at the time and wanted to set this up to have direct and unfettered communications without the state department sort of listening in on what they were talking about. that would be in my mind the best possible thing for the white house at this time. if thats -- if all this ...

I have no problem of the president of the united states going to nato pressing the american cause there and ruffling some feathers and saying we have a new leader in town. i think he had an incredibly successful trip. hes going to go back to washington right now. we should take a moment about the president being over seas and talking about trades and commitment of fighting war on terror. thats what he came back to do in europe. >> tim, what are the measuring steps here? >> el witwell, i think it...

Report is true, then it means that kushner was seeking a secure channel during the transition period in the weeks leading up to the inauguration. >> now, at this point jared kushner himself has not denied the report. you did just hear those senior white house officials who are refusing to comment on it. this development once again raises questions about the depths of kushners involvement with russia and the role kite have played in the campaign. now kushner was a private citizen at that time but...

At any moment now that room will be filled with the u.s. secretary of state and a saudi arabian foreign minister and theyll be conducting a briefing there while the president of the united states is there visiting in saudi arabia, the first stop of his eight-day five-nation tour. until they begin their briefing i want to continue our conversation and bring back my panel tim neftaly, global affairs analyst rhodes, developer, and gary gropper former deputy chief of mission at the u.s. embassy at s...