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And capturing the barbara bush. especially the barbara bush of these last decades who has led a quiet but involved life. >> kelly, i know you're familiar with 41, in recent years, especially since getting around by wheelchair has become a major figure in the designer sock community, with great pride if you ask him. and today, they have made it known he is wearing socks of a book theme in honor of his wife and her life long push for literacy. >> reporter: that was a nod to mrs. bush in a most personal way. and over the decades, that a difficult gift of reading and what that could unlock for peo...

Very good to do this. as the aggie college of texas a&m, too. to bring the presidential library to their campus. to have something like that, university of texas has johnson's library in austin. these are great things to bring people to a campus to study our history. >> and chicago will boast the home of the obama library in due time. chris, kelly o'connedonnell is available to talk to us outside of the church. kelly, i imagine, you're there, you're seeing this assemblage of this recent political history and of course, members of this, as we said, sprawling political family. >> reporter: i'm j...

Evoke humor. boy, we saw a lot of that today in the stories that were recounted. in the spirit that was recounted. when people are on the edge of grief and tears, humor can really cut through that and remind everyone that this is a celebration of her life. so, from a tribute in socks, to all of the trappings of a dignified funeral, we saw that today. just as a note, this is a privately funded funeral, taxpayers' dollars would pay for a president's funeral did not do so for a former first lady is paid for by the family and library. and there's considerable costs with staging an even. of this sc...