bush. >> welcome everyone. welcome to all of our friends and family who have joined us today. be seated. welcome to all of our friends and family who have joined us today from around the country and around the world. thank you all for coming and a special welcome to president obama and michelle to president clinton and secretary clinton, to president carter and rose lynn and finally we're thrilled to have our father and mother president george h. bush and barbara bush. [ applause ] i know for the presidential families that nothing says an exciting get together more than an invitation to come see millions of documents from someone else's time in office, so thank you all very much for coming. a warm welcome to the former heads of state, the diplomatic core, the members of the united states congress and our armed forces. we're especially happy to see the familiar faces of so many of the bush cheney administration. in the united states the presidency is not just about one. the presidency is abo

bush presidency. the president talked about how he saw it in his dedication. >> future generations come to the library setting this administration, they will find out we stayed true to our convictions. when our freedom came under attack, we made the tough decisions required to keep the american people safe. chris: today a special extended look at the force that's propel bush, personally and politically, with foreign corespondents who covered bush. two of whom wrote books about him. we will do this with a series of questions today. first, bob and everyone, was george w. bush a better president then most thought he would be when he came in after he lost the popular vote to al gore and took office for the u.s. supreme court settled the florida recount, bob? >> first of all, i hate to do this and argue with your notion that the two wars, iraq and afghanistan, in leading us into them that, that was successful. chris: that was successful -- >> but those wars defined his presidency and we do not know the out

bush. they were not surprised by it. the blunt tonefi n fial finality probably did catch them by surprise. i don't know where jeb is this morning. if he was watching it might have caught him by surprise as well. >> can i just say, george bush, president bush, said to a group of us at one time, this was in the context of the 2008 election, that americans don't tend to go back, they go forward. i think whether it's hillary clinton or anyone bearing a bush name, that is going to be a challenge. it's partly the idea of going back. i think that barbara bush spoke to that. and it is, of course, the legacy of george w. bush. which is always going to be a divisive legacy in terms of his service. because of how monumental the times were and how controversial his decisions. >> all right. matt lauer and david gregory here. as we cover this historic event. a gathering of five presidents. a presidential library dedication, doesn't matter which side of the aisle you're on, it is a fun moment i think to w

on this side you'll have president bush and mrs. bush. 43. president bush and mrs. bush, 41 and you'll have the current president and mrs. obama. a big day as you look ought over the lectern there will be people from around the world and the country in a packed area. millions will be watching around the world on this dedication of the library. special report continues after the break. ♪ [ male announcer ] purpose elevates what we do. raises it to a more meaningful place. makes us live what we do, love what we do and fills our work with rewarding possibility. aarp connects you to a community of experienced workers and has tools to help you find what you're good at. an ally for real possibilities. aarp. go to aarp.org/possibilities. >>> whatever jurors were expecting from the defense in the murder trial of a philadelphia abortion doctor, what they got today wasn't it. correspondent shannon breen has a report which contains some disturbing material. >> reporter: an unexpected development today as the defense rested in the kermit goznel case without presenting a singl

bush and barbara bush. [cheers and applause] i know for the presidential families that nothing says an exciting get-together more than an invitation to come and see millions of documents from someone else's time in office so thank you all very much for coming. a warm welcome to the former heads of state who have joined us, the diplomatic corps, the members of the united states congress and our armed forces, and we're especially happy to see the familiar faces of so many of the bush-cheney administration. in the united states, the presidency is not just about one person. the presidency is about all of the people that join with that president in years of service to our remarkable nation. they're the people who never fly on air force one but who put in countless late nights and earlier mornings, who spend less time with their family and friends and more time hard at work caring for our country. the presidency is about the men and women of our military who serve every president and who make the ultimate sacrifi

bush. president obama tried complimenting his personal attributes like sense of humor. >> to know the man is like the man because he's comfortable in his own skin. he knows who he is, doesn't put on any pretenses. takes his job seriously but doesn't take himself too seriously. >> president carter went with a self-deprecating joke about the election which was uncomfortable because it meant president bush probably shouldn't have been president in the first place. >> in 2000, as some of you may remember there was a disputed election for several weeks. finally, when president bush became president, they had the inauguration in washington's own schedule. i think my wife and i were the only two volunteer democrats on the platform. >> it was left to bill clinton the political genius he is who seized on what was probably the best possible way to thread the needle. he went with the i really like your paintings approach. >> your mother showed me some of your landscapes and animal paintings and i thou

bush. it is just over an hour and a half. >> "front row seat" is the book put together by eric draper. as a forward by president george w. bush. in this book on the u.s. the question, could a black kid from south central los angeles the photographer for the president of the united states? with the answer to the question? >> guest: that's a big yes. >> host: how did you get job? >> guest: in 2000 i was a staff photographer and that's my background is photojournalism. so i covered the campaign full-time for 18 months nearly. >> host: did you get to know the president in that kind of work? >> guest: you do. he spent a lot of time on the road, most of the other journalists and a lot of time at the campaign staff. i really didn't think about the job until after the election because you might remember the election wasn't decided that night. during the recount, that gave me the opportunity to pursue the position if governor bush had won the election. everything line up. it was perfect timing for m

bush. [ applause ] >> the bush patriarch and 41st president bush was clearly emotional and in a wheelchair. >> it is a great pleasure to be here and honor our oldest son. this is very special for barbara and me. when the 89 year old bush stood up, so did the audience. >> former president clinton admitted to befriending president bush 41 and 43. >> a couple of times in his second term, george bush would call me just to talk politicings and a chill went up and down my spine when laura said all of their records were digitized. did god, i hope there is it no record of those conversations in this vast and beautiful building. >> former president jimmy carter hailed thert evers in africa. im fill would with admireration and gratitude about the great contributions you mead made to the most needy people on earth. thank you very much. >> the gratitude and warm wishes touched the former president. >> i will always believe our nation's best days lie ahead, approximate god bless. >> and the library will open to the public on may 1st and therefore expected to attract 400,000 to half million visitors a y

bush. the biggest news was made before the dedication even began, with barbara bush making clear her assessment of a presidential run by son, jeb, in 2016. >> it's not just four families or whatever. there are just other people out there that are very qualified and we've had enough bushes. >> we've had enough bushes. but we start with news in the boston marathon bombing case. pete williams joins us from washington. pete, this is big news in the sense that it looks like we can at least understand vaguely what these suspects had vaguely in mind for their future. >> i think two vagus is correct here, chris, because what the authorities say, both the police commissioner in new york and the mayor and the officials we've talked with, is that this is, remember, these are two people that the fbi says really had no escape plan. they really didn't seem to know what they were going to do after the pictures were shown on thursday night. friday night, they hijack an suv. they get some money out of the o

bush. president obama tried complimenting his personal attributes like sense of humor. >> to know the man is like the man because he's comfortable in his own skin. he knows who he is, doesn't put on any pretenses. take his job seriously but doesn't take himself too seriously. >> president carter went with a self-deprecating anti-joke about the election which was uncomfortable because it meant president bush probably shouldn't have been president in the first place. >> in 2000, as some of you may remember there was a disputed election for several weeks. finally, when president bush became president they had the inauguration in washington's own schedule. i think my wife and i were the only two volunteer democrats on the platform. >> it was left to bill clinton the political genius he is who teased on what was probably the best possible way to thread the needle. he went with the i really like your paintings approach. >> your mother showed me some of your landscapes and animal paintings and i t

blame bush for stuff bush did. i still blame lucas for jar jar binges too. in fairness a lot of financial troubles could be blamed on the clinton years for the glass-steagall. when you cut taxes for rich people and leave a mess behind in the world's worst dine and dash, and then thinking that cheney had everything under control and never once balancing a budget, when you could look beyond stem cell research, calling torture enhance interrogation, and having the fewest press conferences of any president, and when you get over your petty liberal grievances about withdrawing america from the missile treaty cutting veterans healthcare by billions, cutting pell grant loans for students. making corporations in charge of their own clean up. opposing expanded healthcare for national guard families. wearing the flight suit. if you can rise above your childish hang ups for the pat dillon debt cover up. letting baghdad be looted warrantless wiretaps, only testifying if he could do it with with cheney beside him and trading sa

bush library. president bush himself offered reflections on his ten tenure as decider in chief. >> not always popular but whenwhen future generations come to this library they'll find out that we stayed true to our convictions. >> michael: even if those convictions were wildly wrong irresponsible, and maybe even criminal. president obama also spoke. he spoke about his help with a.i.d.s. in africa and where he did his best. >> there are moments you make mistakes. there are times where you wish you could turn back the clock. and what i know is true about president bush and i hope my successor will say about me is that we love this country and we do our best. >> michael: the president is now doing his best to comfort the country and keep it safe. even if the wake of a major workplace disaster and the worst terrorist attack on u.s. soil since 9/11. the president went from dallas to west, texas, to comfort people there. and the bombers say they wanted to do more damage than they actually did by detonati

bush presidential center. >> we also know something about george bush the leader. as we walk through this library obviously we're reminded of the incredible strength and resolve that came through that bullhorn as he stood amid the rubble and the ruins of ground zero. >> mr. president, let me say that i'm filled with admiration for you, and deep gratitude for you, about the great contributions you've made to the most needy people on earth. >> starting with my work with -- president george h.w. bush on the tsunami and the aftermath of katrina, people began to joke that i was getting so close to the bush family i had become the black sheep's son. my mother tolde not to talk too long today. and barbara, i will not let you down. >>> it's a great pleasure to be here. and to honor our oldest son and this is very special for barbara and me. god bless america and thank you very much. >> i appreciate my fellow members of the former presidents' club. 42, 41, and 39. i'm going to thank you all for your kind words and the example you have set. alexander hamilton once worried ab

we have had enough bushes. >> we have had enough bushes, but we start with news in the boston marathon bombing case, pete williams joins us from washington, pete, this is big news in the sense it looks like we can at least understand vaguely what the suspects had vaguely in mind for their future? >> i think two vagus is correct here, chris, because what the authorities say, both the police commissioner in new york a and the mayor and the officials we've talked with is that this is -- remember, these are two people that the fbi says really had no escape plan. they really didn't seem to know what they were going to do after the pictures were shown on thursday night. friday, they hijack an suv. and he says while they were driving around they say they suddenly came up with the idea in the car as they were driving perhaps going to times square and detonating some of the six or seven bombs that they had left in the car. they had one of their pressure cooker bombs and then a couple of pipe bombs. and then of course, they ended up throwing the pressure cooker bomb at the police when they stopp

jesse jackson, stay out the bushes. karen, what did that mean? you don't have to protect jeb. >> i think the instinct of a mom to protect yet another son from the spears of the political process. i think that's exactly what it was. jeb bush has big shoulders and if he decides to run, he would be a great candidate. >> that's what we call new england encouragement. i tell you this, i don't know what jeb will do. i work for him by disclosure. if he does decide to run, one day he will be president. >> when governor bush was running, she once predicted that he couldn't beat ann richards. we all know how that turned out. >> i think part of the challenge for jeb bush he would be formidable in the republican primary but there is a risk that the republican primary has moved beyond him, has moved so far to the right that he wouldn't be able to win that. >> he himself said that. but jeb bush said this in 2012, i thought i was a conservative, and look at what's going on here. >> also hillary clinton. >> that's right. she was channe

bush. i am at the george w. bush presidential center. i had the pleasure to serve with the bush administration the last two as his press secretary. many think of him as straight forward unapologetic. those are true as his press secretary i got to know him in a more personal light. tonight i will show you. up first the importance of sticking to principles. >> mr. president? >> welcome back to the oval office. >> it's a little erie. it feels like i should be preparing you for a press conference. >> exactly. >> i see you still have a clean desk. this is a good policy. >> yes, it is. >> it is erie in a sense. we made sure that the oval office looked exactly like it was during our presidency. including the flowers. >> we want people to come in here and get a sense of the majesty in the office. this is the only office in a museum where the visitor can sit behind a desk and play like you are making a phone call and have their picture taken. i think it's going to be a real attraction. >> the last day of your presidency i was there. i came in to

bush is his father george herbert walker bush, who looks far better 20 years after leaving office. >> jon: right. ( laughter ). because he's being compared to george w. that's why he looks better. i'm sure-- listen f-1 of g.w.'s kids becomes president in 2032 and somehow for snow reason invades the moon, i'm sure we'll look back at w and go he wasn't so bad. a lot less moon deaths in his presidency. any library will have to grapple with the decision made by this president-- iraq, katrina, the financial crise. >> visitors can go and they can get actual advice from the real advisers to president bush, and it allows visitors to make decisions like president bush did. one of the key parts of this museum is what's called the decision point theater. it's an interactive exhibit. >> jon: yeah, i guess that's better than its original title-- "disasterpiece theatre." for more, we go live to almadrigal who just finished his tour of the george w. bush presidential library. al, you finished the tour-- wait, what is that in your hand? >> george w. bush stake on a stick, jon. steak on a ( bleep ) st

bush mrs. laura bush. [applause] of callinge honor them my friends for more than 40 and i've been privileged to witness firsthand the instead principled leadership of president bush. those who come here will learn leadership and about consequential time in american history. researchers and scholars will presidential records housed in the archives. students and museum visitors modernarn about the american presidency, first decade of the 21st century, and the story of george and laura bush. on the other side of this is the george w. bush institute. here, thinkers and doers are advance freedom and defend the principles that mrs. bushsident and throughout their lives and through their service to texas, america and the world. today is the day to celebrate president and mrs. bush for their commitment to this honor the american presidency and to look forward this mostact important civic institution will leave on the lives of people in country and around the world. we are honored that you have joined us today. wel

bush, mrs. bush, mrs. bush hager, mrs. bush, nice to have you all here. welcome. thank you. >> thank you a lot. >> what are your emotions, mrs. bush, as you watch the dedication of this library and you've been through this before. the dedication of your husband's library. >> this may be one of our happiest moments. and we have a fourth generation. she just didn't bring her. >> yeah, i wasn't sure whether to congratulate you all first on the dedication of the library and the center or on the fact that you are now a great grandmother -- >> again. >> again. and you are a grandmother, and you're a mother and you're an aunt. >> yes! >> let's take that first. how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling great. we left the little babe because this happens once and we would only leave the babe for my popsicle and be here today. but, of course, we love her, she's so darling and i can't wait until she meets her great grandmother. >> your mom was glowing in an interview we did just a few minutes ago and barbara as an aunt, how are you feeling? >> i'm thrilled. i was with jenna when m

bush they've they've in a sense been ostracised by the public i mean george w. bush couldn't even show up at the last republican convention he's so tarnished by what he did in his term in office particularly in iraq blair has been rejected by his own party it's not as if these people have not been in a sense punished it's not in court since you ation but in the arena of public opinion now it is it is you are right though to point out that our realities do play a role in this kind of world arena you know when the un was set up in one thousand nine hundred five five countries were given the veto veto power now none of the rest of the members of the un have their veto power now why were they given the veto power in one thousand nine hundred five because they were considered the most powerful countries on earth at that time and they were also considered the people the states that were more like most likely to give. support in terms of troops and financing to any un action or course today the power realities are much different in the year two thousand and thirteen an

bush. interesting choice there. let's listen to his conclusion. >> in barely four years in office, five jihadists have reached their targets in the united states under barack obama. the boston marathon bomber, the underwear bomber, the times square bomber, the ft. hood shooter, and in my own state, the little rock recruiting office shooter. in over seven years after 9/11, under george w. bush, how many terrorists reached their target in the united states? zero! we need to ask why is the obama administration failing in its mission to stop terrorism before it reaches its targets in the united states. >> well, that's the strangest presentation i've ever heard on this show in all the years i've been doing it. we had no terrorist reach our shores under the george w. bush administration. check back to 9/11. even in the craziest world how can you compare what happened to us on 9/11, four airplanes being hijacked and all those thousands of people being killed to all these other cases he mentions. t

bushes. >> we've had enough bushes. it's astounding. most candidates don't have to worry about getting support from their mom. but whether barbara bush realized it or not, today she summed up the thoughts of millions of americans, including republicans. we've had enough bushes. joining me now is lou from "the washington spectator." he also is the co-author of "bushwhacked," and jim hightower. thanks to you both for being here. >> good to be here, rev. >> jim, what do you make of barbara's comments that we've had enough bushes? >> well, she's right. and i think that's the damage that's being done to jeb bush right now by this library extravaganza that took place up in dallas. by the way, that's $250 million can of whitewash, is pretty much what that library represents. and here's jeb bush trying to run for president and he gotten dorsed by their own family member, as you showed there, w. himself said, yeah, run, run, run. but what w. has done with this extravaganza in dallas is to create a mas

bush. i am at the george w. bush presidential center. i had the pleasure to serve with the bush administration the last two as his press secretary. many think of him as straight forward unapologetic. those are true as his press secretary i got to know him in a more personal light. tonight i will show you. up first the importance of sticking to principles. >> mr. president? >> welcome back to the oval office. >> it's a little erie. it feels like i should be preparing you for a press conference. >> exactly. >> i see you still have a clean desk. this is a good policy. >> yes, it is. >> it is erie in a sense. we made sure that the oval office looked exactly like it was during our presidency. including the flowers. >> we want people to come in here and get a sense of the majesty in the office. this is the only office in a museum where the visitor can sit behind a desk and play like you are making a phone call and have their picture taken. i think it's going to be a real attraction. >> the last day of your presidency i was there. i came in to

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bush library opened in dallas. on the other hand they are going to archive this bush presidency's 200 million emails. they a back to writing on stone tablets. >> all right. joe. >> we're turning off the sequester this week for air traffic control and i'm glad our flights won't be deliberately delayed. i think this does send an unfortunate message, do a bad job government. if you deliberately sabotage your own operations we'll get into your demands. white house political strategy backfired it would have been better to privatize air traffic control. >> paul, we have a disappointing economic report. what is new era of obama economics. 2% growth. i would like to give a hit to american businesses to do pretty well in a tough environment with a lot of bad policies. president obama started out the quarter with a tax increase, ended up spending the rest of it and warning people about the sequester and the end of the world. all things considered. credit to american businesses for hanging in there. >> paul: and it's going to

jeb bush would run? would you like to see him run? >> sure. he'd be terrific. he'd be a wonderful president. but who knows? we don't know. we're letting him decide. >> the fact that gammy didn't talk at all, i'm proud of you. >> mrs. bush, would you like to see jeb run? >> he's by far the best qualified man, but no. i really don't. i think it's a great country. there are a lot of great families. it's not just four families or whatever. there are other people out there that are very qualified. we have had enough bushes. >> have you expressed that to him. >> well, now. >> just on "today". >> surprise! >> i'm not sure what jeb will make of that. laura bush said she loved every moment of life in the white house. when matt asked barbara bush today what she missed about it she answered, not one darn thing. >>> after the opening ceremony today president obama traveled from there to a very somber, very sad place -- waco, texas. in front of the stage, a dozen flag-draped coffins. a public memorial for the people

bush presidential library in dallas. it opened to the public may 1. >> stephen: that's right, may 1, 10 years to the day since george bush famously landed on the deck of the uss "abraham lincoln" and declared mission accomplished which means the library will be finished in another eight and a half years. ( cheers and applause ). nation, i am so pumped! because this thing is going to be packed with bush-nography. more than 43,000 artifacts and 200 million e-mails will be on display. and those 200 million e-mails could have almost 18 nonredacted words. but that's not even the best part. >> would you have invaded iraq if you were president? or bail out wall street? former president george w. bush wants to know what you would have done. it's part of a new interactive theater featureed in the george w. bush presidential library and museum. >> stephen: yes, the library includes interactive role playing where the president hands over the raings of power to someone else, just like he did when he was president. ( cheers and appla

bush they've they've in a sense been ostracized by the public i mean george w. bush couldn't even show up at the last republican convention he's so tarnished by what he did in his term in office particularly in iraq blair has been rejected by his own party it's not as if these people have not been in a sense punished it's not in court since you ation but in the arena of public opinion now is it is you are right though to point out that power realities do play a role in this kind of world arena you know when the u.n. was set up in one thousand nine hundred five five countries were given the veto veto power no none of the rest of the members of the u.n. have their veto power now why were they given the veto power in one thousand nine hundred five because they were considered the most powerful countries on earth at that time and they were also considered the people the states that were more like most likely to give. support in terms of troops and financing to any u.n. action or course today the power realities are much different in the year two thousand and thirtee

bush they've they've in a sense been ostracized by the public i mean george w. bush couldn't even show up at a the last republican convention he's so tarnished by what he did in his term in office particularly in iraq blair has been rejected by his own party it's not as if these people have not been in a sense punished it's not in a court since you ation but in the arena of public opinion now is it is you are right though to point out that power realities do play a role in this kind of world arena you know when the u.n. was set up in one thousand nine hundred five five countries were given the veto veto power now none of the rest of the members of the u.n. have their veto power now why were they given the veto power in one thousand nine hundred five because they were considered the most powerful countries on earth at that time and they were also considered the people the states that were more like most likely to give. support in terms of troops and financing to any u.n. action or course today the power realities are much different in the year two thousand and th

for the political class put paid to i mean bush donnelly destroyed the u.s. in terms of these wars that he forward in iraq and earlier in afghanistan but also in terms of the u.s. economy and we as a result of his incredible errors we had just gone through the worst recession since the great depression so yes demand democratic societies do pay for the mistakes of their leaders and ivan eland what do you think. well i think obama can't be. exempted from blame here he came in and he just kind of swept the bush era under the rug with the torture with the iraq war he just wanted to put that all in the past because he didn't want to interfere with his agenda but to me in a democracy and the republicans were supposed to have it's vitally important when somebody flagrantly. violates international law as well as domestic laws against torture that and other things and unconstitutional wars. you know we really need to look into it and i think that. you know obama kind of swept that under the rug because i think he's afraid of somebody doing that to him the next republi

barbara bush may be onto something. three times would be one time too many. >> max baucus lead in the caucus, mark sanford try to get in. >> where do you stand on stimulus? her answer would be very different from the way that i have stood for a while on the whole notion of bringing our financial house in order. >> mark sanford, a candidate for a cardboard debated cutout. his opponent will only give him one debate next week. you do not get any back talk when you do that. >> he was inspired by clint eastwood's performance of the chair of the republican national convention. right now, mark sanford is less popular in this district where mitt romney got 56% of the vote, than barack obama. the most popular figure in that district is not a elizabeth busch or any other democrat or republican, it is jenny sanford, and that is who he is running against, his former wife. she is not helping him, believe me. >> max baucus leaving the senate, can he be scared? >> it republicans have a good shot of taking his seat. there for the cause

bush presidential library. we explore how these libraries shape our understanding of history. >> brown: and we close with a behind-the-scenes look at the lobbying fight over gun control. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: new york city was reportedly going to be the next target for the suspected boston marathon bombers. mayor michael bloomberg disclosed that information during a press conference today. bloomberg said f.b.i. officials learned from dzhokar tsarnaev that he and his br

bush and barbara bush. i know for the presidential families that nothing says an exciting get-together more than an invitation to come an see millions of documents from someone else's time in office. so thank you all very much for coming. a warm welcome to the former heads of state who have joined us, the diplomatic cox the members of the united states congress and our armed forces, and we're especially happy to see the familiar faces of so much of the bush/cheney administration. in the united states the presidency is not just about one person. the presidency is about all of the people that join with that president in years of service to our remarkable nation. they are the people who never fly on air force one but who have put in countless late nights and earlier mornings, who spend less time with their family and friends and more time hard at work caring for our country. the presidency is about the men and women of our military who serve every president and who make the ultimate sacrifice to protect us and

this is the bush house. obama will be i think if not effusive certainly gracious in his discussion of his predecessor. that's what's going to happen here today. this is george bush's day, and there's no reason for certainly the ex-presidents on the stage or the president of the united states to rain on that parade. >> all right. well, we're out of time, but i've got to ask you. are you expecting effusive or gracious? >> gracious. >> michael beschloss, always great to see you. wayne slater, thank you very much. stay with msnbc because "hardball" host chris matthews will host special live coverage of today's dedication ceremony that begins at 11:00 eastern time. >>> checking the news feed. new information in a deadly shooting we first told you about in illinois yesterday. police say the nephew of a smalltown mayor is accused of killing a grandmother, a young couple and their two small children in their home in manchester, illinois. before running away, police say rick smith took an injured 6-year-old girl out

jesse jackson, stay out the bushes. karen, what did that mean? you don't have to protect jeb. >> i think most moms can understand, the instinct of a mom to protect yet another son from the spears of the political process. i think that's exactly what it was. jeb bush has big shoulders and if he decides to run, he would be a great candidate. >> that's what we call new england encouragement. i tell you this, i don't know what jeb will do. i work for him by disclosure. if he does decide to run, one day, he will be president of the united states. >> when governor bush was running, she once predicted that he couldn't beat ann richards. we all know how that turned out. >> i think part of the challenge for jeb bush he would be formidable in the republican primary, but there is a risk that the republican primary has moved beyond him. he moved so far to the right that he wouldn't be able to win that. >> he himself said that. but jeb bush said this in 2012, i thought i was a conservative, and look at what's going on here. >> also

bush. [ applause ] >> the bush patriarch and 41st president bush was clearly emotional and in a wheelchair. >> it is a great pleasure to be here and honor our oldest son. this is very special for barbara and me. when the 89 year old bush stood up, so did the audience. >> former president clinton admitted to befriending president bush 41 and 43. >> a couple of times in his second term, george bush would call me just to talk politicings and a chill went up and down my spine when laura said all of their records were digitized. did god, i hope there is it no record of those conversations in this vast and beautiful building. >> former president jimmy carter hailed thert evers in africa. >> i am fill would with admireration and gratitude about the great contributions you mead made to the most needy people on earth. thank you very much. >> the gratitude and warm wishes touched the former president. >> i will always believe our nation's best days lie ahead, approximate god bless. >> and the library will open to the public on may 1st and therefore expected to attract 400,000 to half million visitor

bushes. >> we've had enough bushes. welcome back to "hardball." that was barbara bush, perhaps the line of the year politically. americans like to talk about dynasties, political dynasties, the kennedys, cuomo in new york, the bushes, of course. and then there's the clintons, very active dynasty. hillary, if she runs in 2016, somebody pointed out here on our production team, chelsea clinton will be the only one able to answer the question, what do your parents do? they were both presidents. the front-runner for 2016, everyone knows that. and jeb bush is a republican contender. is the country ready for a clinton versus bush campaign and should we be looking for as barbara bush said other people out there? i'd say this is a democracy after all. a democratic strategist and rick -- are you a lower case democrat or an upper case democrat who likes dynasties? i think there is a special case because we've never had a woman president. that's the wind at her back. >> she is not a dynasty candidate. sh

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bush. i sat down with george w. and laura bush. it will restir the iraq debate, and the katrina debate. he says history will ultimately make the judgment. laura bush, the form every first lady took me on a personal tour of the library. striking when you walk through, you begin with the presidency, george w. bush thought he would have, and then how all of it changed on that crisp september morning. >> it's the turning point. this part of the library, the very beginning part, are the issues we thought we would be spending all of our time on. this is the state dinner with mexico, we thought, of course, our international relationships with central and south america would be the ones we would focus on the most and then, of course, we turn the corner here. and it's september 11th. so this big piece, this big is from the second tower. 83rd floor, the point of impact. and you can see it's really like a sculpture, but it's one of the beams from the world trade center. >> you were with senator kennedy that day. >> that's right. i was with hi

bush. >> who knows what misha went through in his life and wanted to turn to something. usually born again christians will have a troubled past. who knows what he's doing. all i know when it comes to fundamentalists when it comes to certain religions that i incite violence i'm against it and it's nothing but trouble. i don't know how you deal with those issues, it's a problem not just abroad but here in the united states with fundamentalist christians, fundamentalist muslims. >> outside of religion let's remember that he's 19 years old. most of his friends and his roommates and college mates say this kid was a good kid. i wonder if he knew of the magazine anymagnitude of what his older brother was getting him into. >> cenk: his older brother was more fundamentalist. i can't stand his older brother brother--other than the fact that he was a terrorist, he was a loser. he couldn't make friends and he wanted to lash out against the world and dragged his little brother into it. but i made mistak

bush that was pretty clear. the interesting thing about that dedication and goes back to the points we were all making around the table earlier and the fact that the term afghanistan and iraq were never uttered not by george w. bush, not the by anybody who spoke there. his legacy is still defined by iraq and afghanistan and yet even at the dedication it is not something is talked about. that will teak much longer time in terms of history. in terms of the day-to-day i think that it is now president obama's economy. it is now president obama's presidency. those attacks don't hold as much weight. >> chris: you know, bill, the dedication of the library, of course, comes just after as brit pointed out the biggest terrorist attack on the homeland since 9/11. does that change people's view of president bush the fact that on his watch after 9/11 he kept the country safe? >> i think it could. and i d t it is funny i didn't know that iraq hadn't been mentioned at all. ithood have been mentioned. one thing should have been

bush and mrs. laura bush. \[applause] i've had the honor of calling them my friends for more than 40 years and i've been privileged to witness firsthand the instead resolve and principled leadership of president bush. learnwho come here will about that leadership and about a consequential time in american history. researchers and scholars will study the presidential records housed in the archives. students and museum visitors will learn about the modern american presidency, first decade of the 21st century, and the story of george and laura bush. on the other side of this building is the george w. bush institute. here, thinkers and doers are working to advance freedom and defend the principles that guided president and mrs. bush throughout their lives and through their service to texas, america and the world. today is the day to celebrate president and mrs. bush for their commitment to this country, to honor the american presidency and to look forward to the impact this most important civic institution will le