president bush's name and was george herbert walker bush. he was named for his grandfather whose name was george herbert walker. that was his maternal grandfather. when he was growing up george herbert walker's children all called their dad pop. so when little george herbert walker bush comes along they nicknamed him poppy, as sort of a a play off of what they called their father. and so president bush was called poppy i think, warren, almost until he went into the navy at age 18 after pearl harbor, and he wrote some are, it's not this book because of course that predates this book. they wrote when he went off to the navy he found out that poppy was not really a good day for a young man in the navy who wanted to be a pilot, a navy pilot, and he really tried to drop the name when he moved to texas. i was thinking of you writing about no one in texas is called poppy but mrs. bush called him pop into the very end. it was very, very sweet. can i quickly just -- this was a problem for you, too. president bush's name was george herbert walker bush

president bush was george herbert walker bush and he went by george bush. he did not like having four names. it sounded a little stuffy and then a man named george walker bush was elected president of the united states in 2000 all of a sudden you had to president george bush's. and this was a big problem because there was a lot of confusion about who you are talking about the huge recommendation to my boss number 41 was that he started using his initials. the 43rd president already went by george w. bush to distinguish himself from his father. my boss was urged to go by george h.w. bush and a really are tainted him. thank heavens for the brilliant man and i cannot remember who it is but it's in the book. they came up with 41 and 43 and oh my gosh the president liked being called 41 it was perfect. >> there's a great portrait of george h.w. bush and his son george w. bush and it was confusing for george w. bush. george bush finally said i'm 41 and he's 43. brenly got so confusing they just said 41 and 43 as a way to distinguish them are. his chief of staff t

so president bush's name was george herbert walker bush. he was named for his grandfather whose name was george herbert walker, that was his maternal grandfather. when he was growing up, george herbert walker's children all called their dad pop. when little george herbert walker bush comes along, they nicknamed him copy and started a playoff for what they called their father. so president bush was called poppy. i think almost until he went to the navy at the age of 18 after pearl harbor and he wrote somewhere he found out poppy was not a quick name for a young man in the navy, he wants to be a navy pilot but he tried to drop the name. i'm thinking of him writing about no one in texas was called poppy but missus bush brought him pop into the very end. it was very sweet so quickly it's a problem for you, to. president bush's name was george herbert walker bush went by george bush, he did not like having four names. then a man named george washer broke george walker bush was elected in 2000 and all of a sudden you had to president george bush'

president bush's name was george herbert walker bush. he was named for his grandfather whose name was george herbert walker. that was his maternal grandfather. when he was growing up, george herbert walker's children all called their dad pop. so when little george herbert walker bush comes along, they nicknamed him poppy sort of a play off of what they called their father so president bush was called poppy. i think almost until he went into the navy at 18 after pearl harbor. it's not in this book because of course it predates this book. when he went off to the navy, he found out poppy wasn't really a good name for a young man in the navy who wanted to be a navy pilot. he tried to drop the name when he moved to texas. missus bush called him pop until the very end. it was very sweet. this was a problem for you president bush's name was george herbert walker bush. he went by george bush his entire life. he didn't like having four names. he sounded a little stuffy. but then a man named george walker bush was elected president of the united s

so president bush's name was george herbert walker bush, he went by george bush's entire life. he did not like having names. he sounded a little stuffy. and then, a man named george walker bush was elected president of the united states. that was in 2000 and all of a sudden, yet to president george bush's and laura knows this was a big problem because there's a lot of confusion about who you were talking about. who and huge recommendation to my boston number 41 was the start using his initial because the 43rd president already went by george w bush. to distinguish himself from his father. and my boss was first to go by george hw bush. it really irritated him because he did not want to start incorporating his middle name and thank heavens for the brilliant man. i cannot remember who it is now but it's in the book grade and came up with 41 and 43. i know my gosh, he loved being called 41. and it was perfect. warren: that's a great story about that. great portrait have george hw bush and his son george w. bush. and the artist who painted that portrait, and is kind of him accusing,

i voted for bob dole, george herbert walker bush and george bush. to call me a trump supporting radio host is a little unfair is my opinion, that's all. >> okay. well, did you support president trump? >> one more time, michael, registered republican, i haven't voted democrat since 1976. call me a mitt romney supporting person, or a george herbert walker bush person. i'm a republican. >> i'm not giving you a workout, let me ask this question, i'm ahead of myself already. only 19 states allow this -- only 19 state as allow this sort of thing to recall a state's governor. >> right. >> i want to ask you in a broad sense, not just with regard to newsom, in what circumstances do you think it appropriate to recall a governor? what's the framework, what's the standard, in your mind? >> well, this, michael is my my opinion an emergency. you point the out in your tease about the him pock crazy that gavin newsom was sitting up at that french is restaurant. it wasn't that he was incurring a $12,000 wine tab, he was sitting there with lobbyists who drafted manda

bush, george herbert walker bush and whoever the standard bearer is in 2024 i'll vote for him or her as well. so i'm a republican and consistently voted republican. to call me a trump-supporting radio host is a little unfair in my opinion, that's all. >> maybe he's right. maybe i should have said larry elder has supported all republicans since jimmy carter. look, i'm not beyond political transformation myself. from 1980 through 2008 i voted exclusively for republicans running for president, then became an independent after voting for barack obama. i'm not critical of these men for changing their positions, if they are changing their positions, because i think change is natural and shows personal growth. the question is whether it's change or opportunism indicative of inauthenticity, and on that the voters will soon decide. >>> still to come, more of your best and worst tweets and facebook comments. and we'll give you the final result, cannot wait to see this. the survey question right now at smerconish.com. should president biden now reverse, withdraw from afghanistan? ♪all by your

president george herbert walker bush objected to these congressional initiatives in large part because he feared it might strain diplomatic relations with beijing. but in the end, his administration vowed domestic and congressional pressure and the emergency chinese immigration relief act allowed some 80,000 chinese students and faculty to remain in the united states and permanent residents and citizens. here's another example of the importance of advocacy. during the 1990s, many undocumented human boat people found asylum in the united states in large part because of the advocacy of the very vocal and politically influential cuban-american community in south florida. haitian boat people by comparison were more likely to be called economic migrants despite the fact that they were fleeing equally or more repressive conditions. haitians were much more likely to be deported than were the cubans. this does not change until the congressional black caucus took up the cause and forged a more humane response and then one final example of the importance of advocacy . the nicaraguan adjustment a

you see people like bill clinton become very good friends with george herbert walker bush. and george w. bush for that matter. gerald ford who richard norton smith is writing this amazing biography of, ford and jimmy carter became incredibly close it. they ran against each other in 1976. but on this fourth of july we celebrate calvin coolidge great i wish i was up there in vermont. to thank the founders for having the idea of creating the remarkable democracy we all love and cherish so much great. >> thomas jefferson ranked number seven on this year's survey ranked in every survey we have done. the top and bottom of this historian, abraham lincoln coming in first place teddy roosevelt in fourth place all four times. at the bottom of the last three peers johnson and buchanan. that is always the bottom three in the survey. taking your phone calls about it, letting you talk to our panel of historian advisors. richard do you want to take independence? >> yes, good morning everyone. i appreciate the chance to be talking with all of your guests this morning. i wonder, we were tal

you see people like bill clinton become very good friends with george herbert walker bush. and george w. bush for that matter. gerald ford who richard norton smith is writing this amazing biography of, ford and jimmy carter became incredibly close it. they ran against each other in 1976. but on this fourth of july we celebrate calvin coolidge great i wish i was up there in vermont. to thank the founders for having the idea of creating the remarkable democracy we all love and cherish so much great. >> thomas jefferson ranked number seven on this year's survey ranked in every survey we have done. the top and bottom of this historian, abraham lincoln coming in first place teddy roosevelt in fourth place all four times. at the bottom of the last three peers johnson and buchanan. that is always the bottom three in the survey. taking your phone calls about it, letting you talk to our panel of historian advisors. richard do you want to take independence? >> yes, good morning everyone. i appreciate the chance to be talking with all of your guests this morning. i wonder, we were tal

much of where we started, started with reagan and moved into george herbert walker bush and then moved into clinton. but listen, i think what -- joe biden made the decision that george w. bush and barack obama knew had political consequences and didn't make the decision. they knew that when we finally made the decision to leave and pull out, the sort of house of cards afghan government was going to fall. i think they all knew that. i think they have known that all along. i think everybody as we've watched this. for it to fall that fast that quick means it wasn't ever built on solid ground. maybe that's the question to be asked of whoever thought this was going to be successful to begin with and whoever thought it was actually working was wrong, because it was never working. and if the idea -- i mean this was going to fall -- this was on its way falling before we even pulled out the last 3,000 troops. i don't know what the answer is. every single solution, a hammer isn't required. i think joe biden has finally come to the place where the use of the military, our use of the military shou

george herbert walker bush was the president, and congress passed and then president bush signed into law legislation called the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act, or istea as it was called at the time. istea. until istea, that legislation was adopted, enacted and signed into law, as a matter of federal policy we divided transportation into separate systems. we had, on the one hand, highways. on the other hand we had rail. on the other hand we had transit. our policies didn't really consider them as a united, unified, integrated system, which is how most commuters and most travelers in our nation really thought it to be. istea sought to change that. istea sought to change that by requiring integrated regional planning of transportation systems that for, that accounted for and better facilitated connections amongst our highways, our rail, and our transit to enable more efficient freight movement and more efficient movement of people. it was around the same time we also integrated our transportation policy with the clean air act, which represented a major strengthening of