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Of devotion. this letter to her written by george while he was serving in world war ii. >> i love you, precious, with all my heart. how often i have thought about the immeasurable joy that will be ours some day. how lucky our children will be to have a mother like you. >> reporter: two of those children would solidify the bush political dynasty as president and florida governor. but in a surprising comment in 2013, as talk of a presidential run by jeb swirled, the matriarch told nbc's "today" show there should be a limit on the family's white house claim. >> there are other people out there th...

Service. they treated them so well. and i think it says a lot when you hear about the ushers and the staff and how much they loved them. but one of the things that the bushes did for the secret service was on holidays, on christmas, on new year's, they would always stay home and stay in, so that as many secret service agents as possible could be with their family. or when they went to the vatican to see the pope, the president would say, who's roman catholic, and he would always make sure that they were in to these visits. and that kind of courtesy and consideration speaks volumes. and i think...

So those statements among hundreds and indeed thousands likely pouring into the bush family. of course everyone remembering them for their unique role, her unique role in american history, anderson. >> and at such an important time in american history as well. jeff zeleny, thanks. barbara bush had a unique vantage point on politics. in 2005, she talked to larry king about how it feels to have people picking on your kids even if that kid happens to be president of the united states. >> historically republicans and democrats have had great friendships. >> i think some of them still do. there's c...

Having said that, of course i told george how i felt. >> reporter: for george and barbara, their more than 60 years together included decades of devotion. this letter to her written by george while he was serving in world war ii -- >> i love you, precious, with all my heart. and that you love me means my life. how often i have thought about the immeasurable joy that will be ours someday. how lucky our children will be to have a mother like you. >> reporter: two children, george w. and jeb, would solidify the bush political dynasty as president and florida governor. in a surprising comment in 2...

Jeff zeleny, thanks. barbara bush had a unique vantage point on politics. in 2005, she talked to larry king about how it feels to have people picking on your kids even if that kid happens to be president of the united states. >> historically republicans and democrats have had great friendships. >> i think some of them still do. there's certainly a lot of bitterness, though. >> yeah, there is. >> when they take on your son. >> very much so. >> you get personal about that. >> we can't do anything about it. but much worse when your kids are criticized, in this case, the president, our son, is cri...