bush. >> george w. bush: that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> o'donnell: how proud of you was he when you became president? >> george w. bush: oh, man. he was-- ( laughs ) you know, my favorite story about all that is i just had got sworn in and andy card said, "why don't you go down to the oval and see what it feels like as president?" and i said, "okay." so i went down, sitting down there and just kind of taking it all in, and in walks dad. so andy had told dad that i was down there. and he walks down and i said, "mr. president, welcome." he said, "thank you, mr. president." and that's pretty much all that was said for a while. and it was a very profound moment for me. >> o'donnell: what did he say to you when you were president? what kind of-- >> george w. bush: i love you. and, you know, as corny as that sounds to some-- it is the most important words you can hear in life. you don't hear a lot of people say, "i love you," when you're president. ( laughs ) >

george h. w. bush said no. he wants a motorcade. >> let me describe some of the things just out of eye shot but notable nonetheless. the members of congressional leadership, mitch mcconnell, nancy pelosi, paul ryan, all gathered here on the east front of the capitol plaza with spouses to await the arrival of more members of the bush family. and to stand in honor as the casket is carried down the capitol steps. off to our left, hundreds of congressional staffers have gathered where they are allowed to stand. most of them were still toddlers when george h. w. bush was president. but here to pay their respects as well on the occasion of his passing. and then behind us what appear to be thousands of people, members of the public who have just gathered near the capitol visitors center in front of the where they can to catch a glimpse of this historic moment. and it was really interesting to watch last night as more and more people gathered it was 35 degrees outside. but we saw larger crowds than we had in the past d

-- i wonderfor legacy is of george h w bush? -- i wonder for you. legacy is of george h w bush? -- i wonderfor you. well, ithink legacy is of george h w bush? -- i wonderfor you. well, i think george hw wonderfor you. well, i think george h w bush leaves the real legacy of civility in american politics. he clearly had mainstream conservative convictions but he was someone who was respected and admired across party lines. he forged a post— presidency relationship with clinton family, he was well thought of by the 0bama family, and so he really did happen back to an era where american politics was a bit more bypartisan, a bit more characterised bypartisan, a bit more characterised by class and decorum, and i think it is something that people will look at with fondness and see him as a real exemplar of that tradition. whoever is in the us presidency often defines the moon, perhaps you would say internationally. and he was president, what kind of tone and it is set for the rest of the world? —— when he was. it is set for the rest of the world? -- when he was. well, i think he

nobody expects that from george w. bush. then 9/11 happens and then iraq happens and then what is really fascinating to me and you detail is, the apparent split -- not public but private between 41 and 43, played out through proxies. and the two big things are, when brent scowcroft, bush 41's national security adviser writes an op-ed that it interpreted as being tacitly 41's criticism of the president, and then their utterly different interpretation of the relative power of dick tcheny. s that rick cheney. that false line is -- has massive implications. dig in own fault lines. >> this is what@as an historian what you want to know. what transpired between the two men, particularly as it relates to policy in iraq and it's not the story we thought it was. john is referencing an op-ed written by present scrocroft on the everything of our going to war in iraq and appeared in the "wall street journal" in august of 2003, and the headline is: don't attack saddam. i believe that's the headline. and the -- >> it was 2002. don't attack

you talk about golf here, baseball, president george h w bush baseball career in college. george w. bush owns a baseball team. there was pride in sports, it meant a lot to them. did you ever get a sense when you were talking to them about these moments throwing out the mrst pitch, flipping the coin at the super bowl, how much these things meant to them? >> it meant an awful lot to him. i remember talking to him about the final four when it was in houston. he was a great friend such a mentor and a confidant with jim nance, the great sportscaster from cvs and jim wrote about hi extensively in his book, they spent countless hours and days together and i believe he had come in part to some of these final fours because he wanted t spend some time with jim nance, but he was always agreeable, an i remember john thompson the great basketball coach from georgetown had never met president bush even though he had coached at georgetown durin e e time that president bush wa in office and it was a hole he didn't have because he didn't have that one photograph with president bush and so i walked h

bush, or george h. w. bush rather, i think that we should be objective in how he handled the aids crisis at the tail end of the aids crisis when he was president. he did not do enough as president and, unfortunately, it has resulted in some of this in action on the issue of more people died as a result of the hiv virus here i was wondering if you thought that perhaps there were mistakes made in that field, in that area of his presidency? >> guest: there probably were. again, it was a presidency that was not without flaws and he wasn't a person without flaws. i think the advanced it from where it was under the reagan administration. a lot of times you look back with decades to view certain things can sometimes centuries to do certain things and say we got this wrong, we didn't understand the gravity of a certain moment. the great aids crisis was a large one and in retrospect i think the government, federal government and reagan and bush emaciation probably should've been more aggressive in what they did. i'

and jeff, my understanding is that neil bush and george w. bush, former president george w. bush are on the plane and that other members of the family are on the tarmac. >> jake, that is correct. i can see standing here, watching the plane is former florida governor jeb bush and marvin bush, as well. they and their families and really dozens of former bush campaign staffers from the white house residence to the west wing to the staff of air force one, to the u.s. secret service, standing here in formation, watching as special air mission 41 makes a final turn here. and for president george w. bush, this is his first time aboard this airplane in nearly a decade, of course, since leaving washington. but as you see this, the special air mission 41 make a final turn here, jake, i can tell you, it's a crisp but rather warm december day. a clear blue day for flying. and everyone has their iphones out, from every family member i can see to other staffers, watching what is about to happen here. you see that presidential hearse sitting there, but the casket is going to be unloaded an

within a decade, there was another bush in the white house, george w bush. bush senior was the last of america's cold war leaders and the demise of communism during his period was managed deftly as former soviet satellites embraced the values of democracy and freedom. george herbert walker bush remained active in the old age, even parachute jumping in his 80s. and of course, the one constant throughout all that, his wife barbara. they were married for over 70 years. that is george bush win senior, who has died at the age of 94 after serving a term as president of the united states. —— george bush senior. he served between 1989 and 1993. he has now passed away. that is breaking news if you havejust joined us here on bbc world news, the former president of the united states, george herbert walker bush, has died. he was 94 and the 41st president of the us. he also helped guide the world out of a four decade cold war. we are seeing pictures here of george h w bush, who has passed away. his wife barbara bush passed away. his wife barbara bush passed away earl

obviously, former chief of staff to george w. bush 43. andy, what did you make of what we just witnessed? >> well, first of all, this was a wonderful thing for the world to witness. it showed the decency of a true citizen of the united states who's a citizen of the world and this is a demonstration on how to live a life and how to invite people to be part of the solutions in america. and solutions to problems around the world. so this is a remarkable experience. this is a celebration. it's not a mourning. it is not a sad thing. this is really a compliment to a life well lived, an example given for us all and i just think it's been a remarkable day. you know, this was a remarkable man who was so unselfish and it was never about him. he didn't practice brogueadocia. he would have said today was too much. it was a wonderful service. >> andy, what did you think of your former boss, the president? >> oh, brought tears to my eyes. you know? most people think because i was george w. bush's chief of staff that i was really close to george w. bush

bush. with dick cheney in the george w. bush administration, you also got donald rumsfeld, his old ally and somebody who was not necessarily an ally of george w. bush. >> absolutely. the past was not prologue when it came to that. rumsfeld and george h.w. bush were young rivals in the washington of nixon and ford. it's sort of a shakespearean rivalry. george w. bush was always very determined throughout his son's both governorship and presidency, he took pains to point out these were different eras, they were different men. it's impossible to understand george w. bush without understanding texas politics. it's impossible to understand george h.w. bush without understanding how much the political center of the country moved from new england to the sunbelt in the 20th century. the family story writ large is in many ways the story of american politics prior to 2016. my sense of -- i spend a lot of time talking to him about it through the years. president bush really did look on his son's presidency in the way that dad would as

president, have you spoken to president george h.w. bush -- george w. bush? >> yes, i have and jeb, also and angela and i were just talking about it, he was a wonderful man and you might just want to explain your little meeting with him. i found it very interesting. >> and i was in the white house visiting george bush and he's the father or one of the fathers of communication and we will never forget that. >> i found that very interesting. so we extended our best wishes and he was a very fine man. i met him on numerous occasions. he was just a high quality man who truly loved his family. one thing that came through loud and clear, he was very proud of his family and very much loved his family. he was a terrific guy and he will be list. and he led a full life and very exemplary life, too, i will say. we've decided as you know we are going to have a big press conference which i actually look forward to because we've made tremendous progress at g20 with many nations and we are going to have a very big press conference and out of respect to president bush we've c

george h. w. bush came in 20th on that list, the head of u.s. s. grant and john quincy adams and the kind andrew jackson and john adams. he earned his highest marks on crisis management and international relations. as that's where he was at his best? >> guest: is where he was at his best and most comfortable. his history prepared him for affairs. the director of the cia that is the area he had most interesting. domestic policy didn't really captured his imagination that foreign policy was and he was very good at it. i think he was known to be good and able and competent at the time i think as the years have unfolded as we have seen just how impressive he was. from the period in the late 1940s if you had said o that the soviet unionvi would disappear from the face of the earth and that would have shocked people and the way that he helped manage that and not just that but there was the reunification of germany. they are very skittish about whether they were going to be unified and george h. w. bush felt like it should and he had the ability to pull t

as i said, george w. bush and his family stayed at blair house. they're preparing to make that trek now from there to the capitol where they had accompany the president to the national cathedral of course where the funeral ceremony will be held a little later this morning. george bush himself called the national cathedral a symbol of our national spiritual life that overlooks our natural secular life. it is the highest spot and "world news tonight" anchor david muir is there. >> reporter: george, we've already seen a number of family faces here, condoleezza rice, colin powell, former vice president joe biden will be arriving just a short time from now. president bush when he was briefed on his plans for the funeral and lying in state back in 2011, in his famous humor, his candid way asked, will anyone come. we can only imagine what he would make of what we've seen here in washington the last 24, 48 hours, the every day americans who showed up and paid tribu tribute, the parents who leaned down to their children to talk about the humility, the gent

george w. bush from his father and mother during his presidency? caller: that is such a great question. his father declared that he was not going to give advice that was not asked for. george w. bush did not ask his father for a lot of advice when he was president he makes the point that he was the one who was fully informed, had all the intelligence come all the briefings. and, not his father. mother, did not take a such a vow. she, in fact, i think, gave her son quite a bit of advice during his two terms. president bush is known more for his time for his foreign policy achievements during his term than his domestic policy achievements. how was he as a former president? caller: president bush made a decision that he should try to step back from public affairs, from speaking out because there was a new president. a president who defeated him. i think he quite consciously inught it was not his time the spotlight. he continued to give speeches. he co-authored a book with -- about foreign-policy c

bush or his son, former president george w. bush, that was a father, a son, paying tribute to his father as he was brought up the capitol steps. the bushes are known -- they'll be the first to tell you that they are emotional. that they cry easily. i know that he was steeling himself. you could certainly see on his face the emotion as he, you know, struggled to keep it together. >> tom friedman of the "new york times" is with us. like me and john and jamie, you spent a lot of time covering the president of the united states in various capacities. as you look back and watch what's going on right now in the rotunda, what goes through your mind? >> well, the biggest thing that goes through my mind now, wolf, is looking at the friends and colleagues that are there lined up. what a high-quality team he had around him. i covered secretary of state james baker, traveled virtually all 750,000 miles with him during those four years, including several trips with the president. and when you think about the people who were around baker at

bush, and george w. bush 43, and he did not like that idea of dynasty either. he said, yes, we taught our children the idea of public service but it wasn't necessarily to be and political service. there were all kinds of ways to serve. he did not particularly like the idea of the bush dynasty, although of course, there was a bush dynasty. >> shannon: as we talk about tonight, of course when you become president, everything on your resume pales in comparison but the fact he was a very important on bay to china, being the head of the cia, such an important background, and so many things -- he planted seeds that sprouted roots, and grew into things down the line, when we think about major foreign policy accomplishments, that was not something new to him as vice president or president, chris. >> chris: that's exactly right. it's interesting, bret talked about the fact that he was there when the wall fell in 1989. and it was very interesting, i had the chance to interview him at the bush library, which is in college station on the campus of texas a&m, and one of the

it's astounding how much happened in the presidency of george w. bush. it george w. bush. astounding when you think it was only four years. i was at the fall of the bearing wall back in 1989. i felt the gratitude for the people, the u.s., and the president bush. gratitude for the leaders too. we heard this from german counselor chancellor angela merkel. >> i was in the white house visiting george bush. we will never forget that. >> with his background in politics and the policy, military, intelligence, and vice president alongside ronald reagan, he was very well-equipped for the task. he worked closely with former soviet leader michelangelo chaffed we happened to work together in years of great changes, gorbachev stated. the result was the and neck of the cold war and the nuclear arms race. he was a genuine partner. he assembled a collection of the willing to push aside saddam hussein's forces out of kuwait. international conference followed which pushed the mid east a bit towards peace. here's what israeli prime minister benjamin that yahoo had to say. >> we in his >> his

obviously the patriarch of the family now is george w. bush. i wonder if there is going to be more to come. >> there is a lot of talent in that family. peers, so many outstanding young men and women in that family who are serving in so many ways. some of them are journalists, some of them are serving and volunteer organizations. and again, that is another model and example that he left for his family and for all of us. >> shepard: heck of a foundation as well. last, thank you. >> thank you, shepard. >> shepard: we've been watching as people lined up for miles and miles to see the strain, and to the draped coffi coffin, bidding farewell to 41. our coverage of that will continue. in addition, there is an extraordinary amounts of other news happening today. you may have noticed markets. you've probably heard of an investigation or two, and we will get to all of that as the news rolls on this afternoon. going to extremes for perfect skin? where does it end? new olay whips. while not equal to cosmetic procedures, our b3 complex hydrates to smooth sk

those are the words of an admiring son -- george w. bush-- writing about his father. george h. w. bush grew up in connecticut. his father was a banker and eventually, a u-s senator.in 1945 he married barbara pierce -- daughter of the publisher of mccall's magazine.more than anyone, she was his companion and sustaining light -- in peace and in war.george w. bush:'he combat missions, these were tough days. and if you look closely at the photographs of the planes he flew you will find what kept him going in the name he had painted under his cockpit"barbara".a daughter -- age three.four sons -- george w., jeb, neil and marvin -- and one daughter, doro, were adults by the time he became president.over time, gatherings at the family compound in maine became larger and more raucous."what is it like, doro, since you can't agree on everything, when inside the family you disagree with a president or a governor?"dorothy bush:"we -- there isn't a lot of that. // actually, when i spend the weekend with my brother or my father we sort of talk about fishing or laughing and it's not like that. bu

bush's life and career, not just for him, barbara bush, george w. bush would talk about what he learned including respect for the institution and respect for the buildings, respect for what he called the temple of democracy. as you watch this play out in the city -- cia director, congressmen, vice president, president, george h.w. bush in that motorcade right now passing through a town that he -- a one-term president. you see the smiles on the family. i think they are so grateful that their father is be remembered and appreciated and put into a better context now, whether it is his international world management -- bill clinton never gets his balanced budget. george h.w. bush doesn't break his signature promise i think that is one of the reasons why you see the smiles on the family faces because the town where the bush name his party rebukes it now is appreciating a great man. >> you see supreme court justices there all seated together. the former presidents all seated together, something you rarely see except in events like this. you see michelle o

president george w. bush on hand to honor his bush on hand george w. bush on hand to honor his late father.... george h.w. bush... for a lifetime of service to the country. the casket carrying the remains of the 41st- president has arrived at the u.s. capitol ... for the nation to begin its formal farewell. and this is a live picture from the capitol rotunda. the former president's casket will remain there for 41-hours --- ahead of his funeral on wednesday. (pam)thank you for joining us, i'm pam moore.(ken)and i'm ken wayne. president bush will be honored in several ceremonies this week before his body is returned to his final resting place in texas. kron 4's alexandra lin is live in washington d- c tonight with the details. alexandra? natsspecial air mission 41 brought the body of president george herbert walker bush to joint base andrews... along with members of the bush family .. including his sons president george w. bush and former florida governor jeb bush.nats the motorcade carrying the remains of the 41st president arrived at the capitol at sun

bush, george w. bush, the 43rd president, the 41s preside president and the iraq decision the son made, what was your sense of that? >> my sense of that very, very definitely was the father would not have done anything to under cut the son. he was so respectful of the office and relationship but it was very clear just by knowing how those closest to george herbert walker bush, the former national security advisor and co-author that took his residence to spend more time were in semi retirement boats and as they entered elder years and had many health issues, as well. they really were closely connected and it was clear from the very day that brent wrote the op ed column against going to war in august or september of 2002 against that decision, he was exiled from the white house by the son. even though he was his father's very closest trend and advisor and had to step down from the head of the president's foreign intelligence advisory board. they were painful moments. the bridge between them, former whi

bush and president george w. bush and they're just good people. >> an imperfect man who left behind a more you are tperfect . it was really striking to watch george w. today, he has had such a struggle, born to this family, born by this father and he was trying to walk in his foot steps. he went to yale and his father had been captain of the baseball team, first base and george w. turned out to be a cheerleader. his father was the youngest pilot shot down in the pacific in the war and he joined the national guard. it was not exactly heroic to be defending the great state of texas from the state of oklahoma. people sort of knew that. but that evolved over time. i think winning a second term was something his father had not done but also having his own progress over time. he was very controversial, especially over iraq, but i think he reached a peace with his father after he left the presidency because he had done so much and i think they had both come to terms with their relationship and it was a lovely relationsh

bush's prolific baseball career in college, george w. bush owns a baseball team. there was pride in sports. it meant a lot to them. did you ever get a sense when you were talking to him about these moments, throwing out the first pitch, flipping the coin of the super bowl, how much these things meant to him? >> it meant an awful lot to him. i remember talking to him at the final four in houston and he was a great friend and such a mentor and a confidant with jim nantz, the greatest broadcaster from cbs, and he wrote about him extensively in his book and they spent countless hours and days together and i believe he had come in part to some of these final fours because he wanted to spend some time with jim nantz. he was always agreeable and i remember john thompson, the great basketball coach from georgetown, had never met president bush, even though he had coached at georgetown during the time that president bush was in office and it was like a hole that he did not have because he did not have that one photograph with president bush, so i walked him over at halftim

you don't get a bush senior or george w. bush, i don't believe, without a ronald reagan, without the sharpening of the political sword that was -- the political campaigns they went through. but then the legacy of the 1980s, into the early part of the 1990s, and frankly the end of the cold war era. i think what we are seeing today and a lot of what we reflecting on is the end of the world war ii cold war era presidency. starting with truman and dwight eisenhower through jfk and lbj through nixon to ford, to carter. and then you've got ronald reagan himself who challenged the evil empire amend tear down that wall and open that gate, "star wars" initiative. george w. bush falling on the legacies. he had a didn't approach. he wasn't bombastic. he was anti-communist not in the outright way that ronald reagan often was. but he quietly followed through around the globe staring down and reinforcing the perspective of the globe. of peace through strength and ultimately you saw the fall of the berlin wall early in the george w. bush p

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w. bush george w. bush but also the former canadian prime minister brian mulroney they struck the north american free trade agreement together and. they remained longtime friends after that fishing together and maintaining a close friendship these will be a mom. some of the personal eulogies that will be delivered to honor the long life george h.w. bush the fact that he was not only holding public service even though he was born into a life of privilege but that he dedicated his life to route to not just the american people but to his family i can tell you it's a very somber mood outside the national cathedral there are hundreds of people all around me but for the most part it is very quiet as people reflect on what many see is as the end of sort of pragmatic conservatism in the united states not only with his death but also with the end of his pride or his presidency kimberly how significant is it to the current president president trump will not be speaking out this is. i'm sorry i didn't quite catch

george w. bush. the dreams of the family would've been dashed in that moment. i walked george w. bush to his hotel room, stayed with him 30 minutes. he finally went to sleep. i went to the bar, and there was doro and she was just in despair. is it over, is it over? it looked like it was over. the whole future of this great family and to presidents hung by a slender thread. johnson uno hadn't given up in the next tuesday, bush won and upset victory in new hampshire. the bush dynasty as we know it today, political historical dynasty survived and thrived. >> charles: doug, thank you very much. it's been an extraordinary week for all-america. thank you very much for watching and we appreciate it. now "the five" is next. >> jesse: this is "the five." you are looking live at college station, texas, where president george h.w. bush has arrived. his casket is traveling to his presidential library where he will be buried. hello, everybody. i'm jesse watters along with martha maccallum, juan williams, kennedy and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city, and this is "the five." president g

that was the real george w. bush. -- george h w bush. a loving man with a big, vibrant, all enveloping hearts. so we asked as we commit his soul to god, and as he did, why him, why was he spared? the workings of providence are mysterious. but this much is clear-the this is clear, george herbert walker bush who survived that fiery fall into the pacific made our lives and the lives of nations freer, better, warmer, and nobler. that was his mission, that was his heartbeat. if we listen closely enough, we and can hear that heartbeat even now. for it is a heartbeat of a lion, a lion who not only led us, but who loved us. that is why him. that is why he was spared. >> do you remember where you were the summer you left your teenage years behind and turned 20? i was working as a laborer in my hometown. in quebec. trying to make enough money to get back into law school. it was a tough job but i was safe and secure. and had the benefit of my mother's home cooking every night. on september 2, 1944 as we have just heard so eloquently from john, 20-y

bush. with dick cheney in the george w. bush administration, you also got donald rumsfeld, his old ally and somebody who was not necessarily an ally of george w. bush. >> bhuabsolutely. the past was not prologue when it came to that. rumsfeld and george h.w. bush were young rivals in the washington of nixon and ford. it's sort of a shakespearean rivalry. george w. bush was always very determined throughout his son's both governorship and presidency, he took pains to point out these were different eras, they were different men. it's impossible to understand george w. bush without understanding texas politics. it's impossible to understand george h.w. bush without understanding how much the political center of the country moved from new england to the sunbelt in the 20th century. the family story writ large is in many ways the story of american politics prior to 2016. my sense of -- i spend a lot of time talking to him about it through the years. president bush really did look on his son's presidency in the way that dad would

bush who had the understanding of what george w. bush was going through when he was in the oval office. >> are you perhaps specifically referring to the war in iraq because you were there for operation desert storm and the like with bush 41 and the gulf war and then of course bush 43 in the iraq war. did you get a sense of how the elder bush thought about iraq and comparing the two experiences? >> absolutely. it even started before that. i remember talking to president george h.w. bu george w. bush the day before he became the president. he was getting ready to receive the instructions on how to work with the military to introduce a code that would start a nuclear war. and i was -- i remember being in that same position watching george h.w. bush get those instructions and i told the president that the toughest decision that you'll have to make will be the one that will be to send young men and women into harm's way that will make sacrifices that you wouldn't want on anybody. and i watched him make those unbelievely difficult decisio

well as we mentioned the emotion coming from george w. bush the son of george h.w. bush there was. no worthy addressing the congregation really more as a son rather than as a former president lot of very emotional heartfelt funny moments during this service day george h.w. bush was a man who many people on both sides of the aisle and all walks of life really admired someone with whom you could share a laugh share a golf game share a meal someone who a lot of people felt was just deep down a really decent guy who was trying to to do his best for the country and that was what was reflected in the service in we sold this image of all living u.s. presidents sitting next to each other the patrolman's the obama's the cliff the corridors i mean what picture do you think. was painted there are was struck by the body language. with his arms crossed for most of the. certainly some awkward moments there it really looks like trump was not fitting in with the rest of the president's club who are known to be very chummy with each other real compatriots for having survived being president of the

it is written on the face of george w. bush. he loved his father and lived up to his father's dictations. >> there only one art -- one or two times in history where we've seen this. >> i think only one other time. i think was the adams family. john quincy adams and john adams. >> here we are seeing a son very his father in the president bearing another president. in his memoir, george bush wrote in the letters and diaries and showed him his life from an 18-year-old pilot to a politician, to a president, and he said in the preface, if you enjoy reading this even just a little bit as i have enjoyed living it, then that is very good indeed. i think that he is a man who was satisfied with the life that he led and as you were talking to us, jason, he was not satisfied with the fact that he only had 4 years in office. he was not the only president to have a single term, but after that, he was happy with it. i think with the time that he served because he spent the rest of his life very happy to serve out in the residence as a private

bush's prolific baseball career in college, george w. bush owns a baseball team. there was pride in sports. it meant a lot to them. did you ever get a sense when you were talking to him about these moments, throwing out the first pitch, flipping the coin of the super bowl, how much these things meant to him? >> it meant an awful lot to him. i remember talking to him at the final four in houston and he was a great friend and such a mentor and a confidant with jim nantz, the greatest broadcaster from cbs, and he wrote about him extensively in his book and they spent countless hours and days together and i believe he had come in part to some of these final fours because he wanted to spend some time with jim nantz. he was always agreeable and i remember john thompson, the great basketball coach from georgetown, had never met president bush, even though he had coached at georgetown during the time that president bush was in office and it was like a hole that he did not have because he did not have that one photograph with president bush, so i walked him over at halftim

george w. bush was, george h. w. bush was very nice but he was not weak. he had a thick spine and he was brutal as a politician must be to get elected. for example, we broke the rules so reagan taught that first establish a positive vision. then you go negative. negative works, he learned that north carolina. in 1988, we came out of the gate negative. i mean, the person that told me the willie horton story was george h. w. bush. it was not a dog whistle, it was in your face. and he had to say it is better if the other peoples tell the strip release read stories about kitty dukakis. i am not proud of that. we ran operatives in our opponents campaign without their knowledge. it was a very brutal campaign. so the national media today, is portraying, this kinder and gentler, which go back. this modern president is a philistine, he is too crude. but this is modern presidency and to win, whether george h. w. bush or donald trump, you have to learn to win by branding and by counter punching. this is the new politics and it is not evil. it is new. >> and the time

george h w bush. he died at age 94 on friday. later, we will hear from john lawrence, former chief of staff and nancy pelosi discussing the future of democratic leadership in the 1/16 congress. also sebastian gorka talks about the molar -- robert mueller investigation and national security policy. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. journal" live on c-span. >> former president barack obama and mrs. obama released a statement on the passing of president george h w bush which w bush'spart, george h life is a testament to the notion that public service is a noble, joys calling and he did tremendous good along the journey. capital, look at the where the flight is being flown at half staff today in honor of the late president george h w bush. president trump has ordered american flags to fly at half staff for 30 days in bush's memory and has a designated wednesday as a national day of mourning. white house announced that the president and first lady wi

liz: you can see george w. bush hold back his emotions. he cried at the rounded soldiers and cried at the opening of his library. first lady laura bush, she was visibly moved. you could see that on camera. >> george h.w. bush was president, but he was also a fantastic father. bush 43 had a tough time when he was younger. it was the firmness and understanding of his father that helped him mature toib the great man he became. it shows, you stick with it, and you have firm principles but know how to apply them and do it with love, and the results are amazing. and the loss of a father like that, we don't want to get as you say preaching too idealistic, that's the kind of model parent should look to. having principles, firmness, and love and understanding when kid sometimes get into a rough spot. they will get out of it with proper guidance. liz: you are watching a life shot of ellington field, houston. exiting the carrier to go to a motorcade. then there will be a private funeral in houston, texas. every living president, five of them were the

bush. with dick cheney in the george w. bush administration, you also got donald rumsfeld, his old ally and somebody who was not necessarily an ally of george w. bush. >> absolutely. the past was not prologue when it came to that. rumsfeld and george h.w. bush were young rivals in the washington of nixon and ford. it's sort of a shakespearean rivalry. george w. bush was always very determined throughout his son's both governorship and presidency, he took pains to point out these were different eras, they were different men. it's impossible to understand george w. bush without understanding texas politics. it's impossible to understand george h.w. bush without understanding how much the political center of the country moved from new england to the sunbelt in the 20th century. the family story writ large is in many ways the story of american politics prior to 2016. my sense of -- i spend a lot of time talking to him about it through the years. president bush really did look on his son's presidency in the way that dad would as

obviously george w. bush and his family. we will also see barack and michelle obama, bill and hillary clinton, jimmy and rose carter. it will be the first time all of them have been together since the trump inauguration. for political junkys and the public, the body language should be fascinating. although, it is anticipated that differences will be set aside for this moment, especially for the moment when bush 43, george w. bush eulogizes his father and we expect this to be very emotional and personal for him. he's not going to be talking about necessarily moments of import beyond george h.w. bush, the family. >> yeah. this is understandably so very emotional. this is a son speaking about his dad. it will be powerful. let's get more on what we can expect. chris cuomo is over at the capital for us. they have new details on what we will see and hear at this historic funeral. chris? >> reporter: this is historic on a lot of levels. with all these presidents and dignitaries here, the security is unusual here, unusual in its dep

his son, george h.w. bush has now gone and george w. bush is now the family patriarch. that rests with him now, that responsibility, that duty. and you heard him speaking at the funeral on behalf of all the bush children, his brothers, neil and jeb and marvin, his sister, doro, referencing his late sister, robin. speaking on behalf of his children and their children. george w. bush is now the patriarch of this family. >> this motorcade will leave the washington national cathedral, head towards joint base andrews right outside washington, d.c. interestingly, jake, it will drive past the world war ii memorial here in washington, d.c. won't stop, but drive past the world war ii memorial. president george h.w. bush being part of that greatest generation that fought in world war ii. dana bash is just outside the washington national cathedral. i understand the 3,000 or so guests, they'll be emerging fairly soon. >> that's right, they will be. right now the doors are closed to the people who are inside, to the guests, as we look at it and we wait for the hearse to go along wit

bush's son....george w bush is scheduled to speak.on tuesday several high profile republicans, including bob dole and colin powell, visited capitol hill to pay their respects.meanwhile on the senate floor...lawmakers from both parties praised mr. bush's legacy. he was a devoted public servant who fought to defend our freedoms. he signed the bipartisan american with disabilites act which has had a lasting impact after this morning's memorial service...mr. bush's body will be flown back to texas.he will eventually be laid to rest at his presidential library in college station. instead, eulogies will be given by bush's first son and fellow ex-president george w. bush, former canadian prime minister brian mulroney, former wyoming sen. alan simpson and presidential biographer jon meacham. thanks mark. ( darya )( darya ) the federal government is shutting down some services today for a day of mourning. the post office will be closed so that mean regular mail delieveries will be suspended. but the post office service will still do limited package delivers to prevent interruption for the holiday

and then the bushes arrive. first lady laura bush taking president george w. bush's arm. president bush, greeting the former presidents and first ladies, shaking each one of their hands, beginning with the trumps. handing something to michelle obama, after he gave her a cough drop at senator john mccain's funeral. it appeared today he had done it again. then, greeting the clintons. bill clinton so close to his father. and thanking the carters for being there, too. shortly after, the casket is carried in. there was silence in the cathedral as it passes by the bush family, sat down by eight military pal belbearers. family and friends spoke. and then, a son stood before that cathedral and the country, to honor his dad. george w. bush walking to the podium. tapping his father's casket on the way. speaking of his father's humility. >> like many of his generation, he never talked about his service until his time as a public figure forced his hand. the shootdown. we learned of the death of his crewmates, whom he thought about throughout his entire life. and we learned of the res

george bush george w. bush not a man we've seen that much old in post-presidential lost in the simply a momentous day for him a huge occasion to deliver such an important unity. there's no question that after living such a public life the family following their presidencies live very much in privacy in texas where in fact george w. bush as father will be laid to rest following the service he will travel there what's significant about all of this is the fact that there were this is only the second family in u.s. history the adams family being the other series of presidents where it was father and son and so this eulogy will be unique in that regard given the fact that often there were times that there was a bit of tension between bush forty one and bush forty three as we often refer to them george bush sr and his eldest son george w. but that really dissipated in the final months of his life in fact while we know he suffered from parkinson's george bush sr in fact george w. bush wrote a book to him which wa

and helping others, george w. bush and george h. w. bush, i serve them both. they practiced what they preached. they were genuine people who lived a credo that is really exemplary and he meant toward a lot of people. and helped a lot of people. ebony: you get the sense brad, they being 41 and 43, that they were an example not just in the leadership of president but the american values and american family and patriotism. >> that's right. and you know, you really know somebody, especially when their personality, when nobody's around. they were the same genuine, real, thoughtful people. it did not matter if you a prince or a average citizen, you are treated the same. and they expected that same kind of behavior from the people who work for them. leland: this is a level of expectation in terms of how, if they were going to be real and treat everyone with respect, they demanded that of others. speaking of behind closed doors, where pictures of you with them in different places to go through and take us through those memories. what were your takeaways in these momen

the eulogy was delivered by his son, the former president george w bush. it was pitch perfect, mixing humour and pathos. i said "dad, i love you and you've been a wonderful father". in the last words he would ever say on earth were "i love you too". to us, he was close to perfect. but not totally perfect. his short game was lousy. laughter. he wasn't exactly fred astaire on the dance floor. the man couldn't stomach vegetables. especially broccoli. laughter. and by the way, he passed these genetic effects along to us. —— these genetic defects. and finally, the emotional farewell from a son to his father. so, through our tears, let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you, a great and noble man. the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, ijust smile knowing that dad is hugging mum and holding mum's and again. —— baghdad is hugging robin. —— that dad is hugging robin. as president george h w bush had said he wanted to see a kinder, gentler nation, something not at the forefront in 2018. the end of an error indeed. —�

president george h w bush returning george h w president george h w president president george h w bush returning home to texasovernight-- home to texasbush returning george h w president president george h w bush returning home to texas overnight-- crowds gathering at st martin's church in houston--to say a final farewell to the political icon before he is taken to his final resting place--next to his beloved wife barbara and daughter robinworld leaders past and present--gathering at the national cathedral in washington wednesday --a funeral fit for political royaltycelebrating the life of the 41st president--as a leader...jon meacham, presidential historian and author: "he was our shield in danger's hour."friend...alan simpson, former wyoming senator: "the most decent and honrable person i ever met was my friend, george bush."and father..george w. bush, former u.s. president: "the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, let us smile, knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again"..president george h w bush died friday at the age of 94-- known for h

attending george w. bush's dedication of the president a library and a few words. >> glad to be here, thank you very much. [applause] >> was kept up with public debate by joining twitter where he shared photos of colorful socks that became part of his signature look. age brought health challenges, former parkinson's disease that left him in a wheelchair and brief hospital stays in his 90s for bronchitis and a fall in his home. but not enough to keep him out of the limelight, throwing out the first pitch before the 2016 baseball game and pregame ceremonies months later at the super bowl in his houston hometown. reuniting with his former running mate and vice president dan quayle and catching a glimpse of the rare eclipse across the country alongside his family in maine in august. one of bush's last public appearances was at his beloved wife barbara's funeral where he met with former presidents, first ladys and current first lady milania trump, he recently returned to his vacation hometown kennebunkport ma

capitol rotunda where george w. bush will lie in state. leaders of the house and senate will pay their respects, and vice president pence will also be there. he is scheduled to speak, actually. you can watch that life coverage right here on fox. we'll have more this hour, as well, on the life and legacy of the former president, george h.w. bush. this was moments ago, as air force run one begin the flt to washington, d.c. set to arrive in three and half hours at joint base andrews. a bush spokesperson treated this image of the service dog, sully, ly president's casket on sunday along with the caption "mission: complete." #remembering41. close close hap alright, i brought in ensure max protein... ...to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. [grunting noise] i'll take that. 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. ensure max protein. in two great flavors. ensure max protein. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi hotspots to help you stay connected. and this is moving day with re