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Here, we were only given a couple of minutes to be inside and take you into a place where you can see it in a personal way, it is solemn way. it is solemn, to be sure, and it is respectful as people want to say their last good-byes and acknowledge the life and service of john mccain. >> let's bring in presidential historian mark up de grove. he is the president and ceo of the lbj foundation. republican strategist tim miller, the iowa director for john mccain's 2008 presidential campaign. mark, one of the things most striking to me all week and this morning especially, i saw rod rosenstein ther...

That sort of thing. what's been most striking to you, mark, over the past few days and over this morning as we have all been watching folks pay their respects to senator mccain? >> well, i think it's been interesting, craig, to see this happen on the same day as we're seeing the memorial for aretha franklin. there seems -- when aretha franklin's niece gave her eulogy, she described her aunt as fierce and courageous. that describes both aretha franklin and john mccain. the other thing is r-e-s-p-e-c-t. aretha franklin sang it and john mccain embodied it. we are seeing the outpouring of suspect ...

And i think we will be honoring his memory to show each other a little more respect after his death. >> what, tim, what impact do you think senator mccain's legacy and life is going to have as we move forward in this country? >> massive. there really aren't a lot of politicians like on the stage right now. in his final letter he said, we are a nation of ideals, not one of blood and soil. and he didn't just pay lip service to that. you know, a speech writer and person a respect a lot, mark salter, wrote about the dissonance from throughout the world and russia and myanmar to all corners of the ...

His cellmate when he arrived in hanoi. mccain was visibly uncomfortable. we were talking to a reporter about his story. and you could tell mccain was a little uncomfortable to brag on this in a campaign setting. then bud day told the most remarkable story about the condition that senator mccain was in when he got into the cell. emaciated, starving, ready to die, and about the courage and support and love that senator mccain gave to him to keep them going. that's something that i'll always remember. >> tim, thank you. thanks to you as well, mark. let's go back to detroit right now. the funeral ...

>> well, just an incredible outpouring for an incredible american. what you're seeing all over the world is people whose lives he touched and whose lives he impacted. i think it's a wonderful remembrance of an outstanding american hero. >> jonathan martin and maeve reston are also here with me. as we watch this scene, we talked a little bit about arizona and how important arizona is to him and the specific way he planned the service that we're going to see in a short while. >> you know, he was, as always, impatient about getting it done. he really focused on it, spoke at great length, obviousl...