>> welcome to our special program. i'm brit hume. george h.w. bush grew up with a sense of loyalty and duty, part of his legacy as the example he set in life and the movement in which volunteers become, quote, points of light, by helping people in ways in which government doesn't. but with a fear between the super powers, managing the peaceful end of the cold war may be his most notable achievement. now president george h.w. bush, the man and his mission. >> i don't think you will ever find a more thoughtful or considerate person than george bush. >> president bush -- he's probably the most complete person i have ever met. >> if you look at his history... he was a member of congress. >> he is smart. he's humble. >> he was chairman of his party. he was ambassador to the u.n. >> he is funny.

he is spontaneous. >> he was second representative to china before we had an embassy. then he came back and he was director of central intelligence. >> i remember when we first started to campaign for president in 1979, george had this speech that he would give about the obligations and the promises and the rewards of public service. he would go out and say, my father inculcated into me, a sense of public service. i finally said, hey, george, don't say "incull theicated." people don't understand what that means. the average voter isn't gonna get it. >> as vice-president for 8 years and then as president of the united states, george bush's mission was to make sure everyone got it. >> my friends, we have work to do [applause] >> there are the homeless. lost and roaming. today, more than ever, we need

community service. everyone has a gift to give. and every one of us has a special talent. this is a genius of america. ordinary americans doing extraordinary things. >> george bush has always lived life to the full with the restless energy that late in life came to contain a message for others. >> for me, i like speed and i like the thrill of t. but i think it sets an example for older people, here and abroad that, you know, because you are 80 years old, that doesn't mean you are out of it, out of the game itch the landing site for in of his jumpls is the grounds of the bush presidential library and museum and library of public service in college station. >> this is bush library, we follow the life and times of george bush. we have all of his presidential and vice-presidential records, close to 100,000 artifacts. about a million photographs. opening day was fantastic,

november of 1997. we had the living presidents all here and first ladies. and president bush gave a great speech that day. >> i don't know if lou gehrig, my great idol, said it first, but i do know that he said it best. today, i feel like the luckiest person in the world. >> while he served his country in a number of ways, it wasn't until his accept acceptance speech at the 1998 g.o.p. convention that he began to define himself in political terms. >> i will keep america moving forward, always forward, for a better america, for an endless, enduring dream and a thousand points of light. this is my mission and i will complete it. >> that night, george bush called americans to step up and help their neighbors in a way government can't. and the phrase "points of light" entered the public discourse.

more than 20 years later, thousands of people gathered in new orleans for the national conference on volunteering and service. and neil bush continued to promote his father's mission. >> he believed that by telling our stories of success, we can inspire and mobilize others to make a difference in their communities. >> while the focus of the conference was on ways to get people involved in service talso gave volunteers a chance to help their host city. >> my team is building the picnic table. >> there are forests of poles right now. but they're going to turn into a giant playground structure. >> our hope is that revitalizing parks in new orleans by voluntary efforts that it becomes a real jewel in the neighborhood. >> i think my father taught us, we are really blessed in so many ways. and the least we can can do is to pitch in and help out the neediest among us. and it comes from his own upbringing. >> george herbert walker bush

was born on june 12, 1924. he grew up in greenwich, connect connects, with three bothers and one sister. summers were spent in maine, a home bush would eventually inherit. his father set a mark for achievement and duty. successful in business, proscot bush volunteered in local government, helped to establish the uso and served in the united states senate for two terms. >> his father was a stern, statuesque, rigid business guy. but his mother was the moral compass. >> i write about my grandmother, who i think was one of the greatest fln influences in my dad's life. >> dora bush cook is a the the author of the memoirs. >> she taught the very basic lessons of be kind to others, lift someone else when you are down and don't graying brag about yourself. >> high school was phillips

academy in andover. the school motto means, not for self. >> i felt that all the my life. don't brag about yourself. i called her once when i was 16. mom! i scored 3 goals in soccer! long pause. how did the team do? that stayed with me all my life. >> making a difference and encouraging others to become points of life became a mission in george bush's life. but first, his attention was drawn to a young woman named barbara scpeers then came a world war.

>> the attack was carried out by jap torpedo planes, together with dive bombers. >> 17-year-old george bush was on his high school campus when he heard the stunning news of the attack on pearl harbor.

>> i volunteered on june 12, 1942. that was my 18th birthday. and i went in as a seaman second scplases less than a year later, got my wings and commission. >> that made bush the youngest naval aviator was time. he flew a torpedo bomber, which he nicknamed after his high school sweetheart barbara pierce. on one of his bombing runs, he and his crew came under intense anti-aircraft fire. >> i will never forget it, september 2, 1944, we were making a final strike on the islands. i felt this -- this jolt. i could see the fire all around the anti-aircraft and suddenly, my plane was on fire. >> with his plane burning, the young pilot continued his raid, completing his mission before instructing drew bail out. then ejected him. he was awarded the distinguished

flying cross. >> i am in floating in this raft, paddling and saw a submarine surface. they had been watching me through the periscope and they picked me up. >> he lost his crew. he wrote a letter to his parents from the submarine about his ordeal and battle, expressing the pain he felt for his dead comrades. >> last night, i rolled and tossed. i kept reliving the whole experience. my heart aches for the families of those two boys with me. when discharged, lieutenant george herbert walker bush was a decorated aviator. after the war, he and barbara got married. then it was off to yale university. in addition to doing well in the classroom, he stood out in the baseball diamond, playing in two world series, as captain at his senior year, he met the legendary babe ruth. remarkably, he time to volunteer. >> even while a student at yale, he was very active in all kinds

of campus service activities, including leading raising funds for the american college negro fund. >> he and barbara, now proud parents of their first child, george w., set tout texas. he was going to try his hand in the oil exploration business. >> he went the day after he graduated from college, drove down the little red car, was offered a job there. he need aid job. he had a wife and a baby. >> by 1949, they had a second child, robin, living in midland, texas. here, they began fomake a life. bush became an entrepreneur, startingab oil company. they immersed themselves in their communities, always finding time to give back. >> he was involved in creating little league teams and involved in additional activities that benefitted the city and the region. almost in his dna to give to

others, the values that led him as a young businessman in midland, texas to help found the first ymca in 1952. he didn't do it for political gain. >> in 1953, their third child, john ellis was born, the same year that 3-year-old robin was diagnosed with lukeemia, an incurable disease at that time. she died on october 11, 1953. the bushes donated her body to science to help other children. it doesn't stop there. >> george bush was a point of light long before that phrase existed. after their daughter, robin, passed away from leukemia, they started the bright star foundation to help with cancer research. >> it was part of the culture of our fam low to help others in little ways. in their cases, in very big ways. >> neil malon bush arrived in 1955. his brother marvin followed the next year and daughter dorothy completed the clan in 1959. the birth of doro seemed to fill

the void of the death of his first little girl. he poured out his heart in a letter about the daughter. >> we need someone afraid of frogs. we need someone to cry when i get mad -- not argue. we need a girl. >> in 1959, george bush relocated his family to houston, texas, where he co-founded zopato. he was a success, but soon his ambition turned to politics. he ran for harris county republican party chairman in 1962 and won. his career in politics had begufnl he lost a senate bid to incumbent ralph yarborrow and then he made a run for congress and became the first republican representative for houston. >> the most controversial vote that congressman bush had to make was in 1968 on an open housing bill. he could not imagine as a member

of congress telling the returning service meb that they would not be able to get public housing because of their skin color. >> he went back to texas and people were irate with threats. he went out to a town hall meeting. >> jim bakker told me, he was going in to tell the crowd, he was voting for open housing. and jim said, all the way through that gym, i thought we were going to be killed. bitheen of the evening, he had turned the crowd. >> as business as congressman bush was, he made time to volunteer in his home community. >> when he would come home to houston from the congress, he would be engagedin softball, support from inner city, softball team. he and my mother constantly gave back. my father said, every definition of a successful life must include service to others. and that's right. >> just ahead, how george bush created one of the longest

resumes in public service as he prepared himself for the presidency. and how his own words in the campaign speech would come back to haunt him in his bid for a second term. >> read my lips. no new taxes!

>> at many times in his political career, people looked upon him as too friendly, too eager. but that is the way he is. it's natural interest in other people. e >> in 1970, his career passed change, and president nixon appointed him ambassador to the

united nations. >> he had a practice of calking down the hall and walking in on fellow ambassadors and say, how are things in your country? >> it allowed him to display his style of personal diplomacy. at the height of the watergate scandal, he became the chairman of the republican national committee. he eventually advised richard nixon to resign the presidency for the good of the party. >> my fellow americans, our long national night marry is over. >> gerald ford asked bush what he wanted to do and suggested ambassadorships and named especiallily, london and paris. >> but bush turned it down. >> he really wanted to go to china. >> he would ride his bicycle into tienanmen square often. he was so friendly and outgoing that i think he was kind of a

surprising emissary to the chinese. >> bush was actually creating the groundwork for a future strong u.s. relationship with china. >> he loved the job in china. but when they called him back to take over the cia, which was imploding at that time. >> in 1975, the senate's church committee was investigating abuses by cia operatives abroad. >> a lot of people think he was signaling his political deght nel to go to the cia in a troubled time. it was natural for him to say, if there were abuses, we are going to clean it up. >> when jimmy carter was elected president, that would mean bush was out. >> george bush was nothing but an asterisk in the polls. nobody thought he had a chance. everybody said john connelly was the central casting president. >> but connelly fizzled out early. >> bush and reagan slugged it out and eventually, reagan won and got the nomination.

>> as the man who finished second, he seemed in line for the second slot on the ticket. but it seemed for a time tmight not happen. >> everyone was saying ford is going to be the pick. he called me up and said, george, i want you to be my vice-president. >> i actually answered the phone. so there was a little tentativeness at the beginning on the part of governor reagan. >> they were initially very pool and distant and even suspicious of him. the great breakthrough in their view of him, i think, was on the day that president reagan was shot. george bush wouldn't land the helicopter as he was coming back from texas on the south lawn of the white house because, as he put tonly the president lands on the south lawn. >> george bush would not advance himself at the expense of the wounded president. >> george bush was as loyal and as sensitive to president reagan as he could possibly be. >> when george bush was vice-president, he did for president reagan most of the

prot coltrips. he would -- proat protocol trips. he got to know world leader, intimately before he came president. e >> in 1985, bush met gorbachev. >> i sent the cable, saying this man is very different from any of the soviets that i have known. and proved to be correct. >> when bush decided to run for president, he used television advertising to sharpen his image. >> i was responsible for doing the ads. he had a great sense of humor. he said, how are you going to help me be president? i'm already be vice-president. >> i said, yeah, but can't do it without me. >> living in reagan's shadow had drawbacks. >> for newsweek to say he was a wimp, it was devastating to him. but he said, you know, the men in the pacific that i fought with didn't believe that. and i don't think the american people will believe it either. >> there are a lot of great

stories in politics about the underdog winning. and this is going to be one of them. >> at the 1988 republican national convention, george bush did something he was unaccustomed to doing, he talked about himself. >> for 7 1/2 years, vihelped the president -- i have helped the president, with the most difficult job on earth. >> it was very important he hit a home run with his speech and he did hit a home run with it. >> but another part of his speech would come back to haunt him in four years as a broken campaign promise. >> the congress will push me and i will say to them -- read my lips! no new taxes! >> the '88 campaign was a tough battle for bush. >> mr. vice-president, jimmy carter has called this the worst campaign ever. >> george bush supported cutbacks in american education. >> his revolving door prison

furloughs gave furloughs to murderers. america can't afford that risk. >> distorting my record, full of lies and he knows it. >> whoever started down this road first of negative campaigning, the american people from all reports coming to us, are completely fed up. >> america can't afford that risk. >> in terms of negative campaigning, you know, i don't want to sound like a kid in a school yard, he started it. >> george bush would defeat michael dukakis in a landslide. >> the people have spoken. >> still to come, how president bush used his personal diplomatic experience to deal with old enemies and new threats. >> announcer: meet mary. she loves to shop online with her debit card, and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts and stole her hard-earned money. now meet jack.

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>> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt. a double g.o.p. primary victory tuesday night for presidential hopeful mitt romney. the former massachusetts

governor winning big in arizona, but narrowly in his home state of michigan. rick santorum finished second in both races. newt dismiewt ron paul making little effort in either state, focusing on the super tuesday primaries and caucuses, held in 10 states. an ohio judge ordering the suspect in the ohio school shooting to be held at least 15 days. prosecutors have until thursday to charge him and say he will probably face at least 3 counts of aggravated murder. he is suspected of opening fire on monday, killing three students and injuring two others. one prosecutor said that he chose his victims at random. now bato george h.w. bush, the man and his mission. >> welcome back to our special program. on president bush's watch, the united states faced dramatic

challenges worldwide. the protests in tienanmen square, saddam hussein and the first gulf war, mikhail gorbachev and the collapse of the soviet union. and many give credit to george h.w. bush that the cold war ended with a whimper, not a bang. >> i, george herbert walker bush... but this is a time that the future seems a door you can walk right through, into a room called tomorrow. great nations of the world are moving toward democracy, through the door to freedom. >> on the other side of the globe, a crisis was erupting, unarmed pro-democracy demonstrators in china's tienanmen square clashed. >> president bush knew a lot of leaders from his personal experiences in china. while he got a lot of criticism for not acting as forcefully, he took measured steps that would not close the door. >> we responded mostly by cutting off ties that we had

with the chinese military because the military were the one who is had done the dirty work in tienanmen square. he tried to call the leader on the phone and the chinese said, we don't do business on the telephone. the president wanted me to go over quietly to talk to the chinese leader to try to restore or keep some kind of thread of continuity here so we didn't destroy a very important relationship. and it worked. >> by november of 1989, protesters in east germany were demanding freedom to cross over do the west. then, the unthinkable happened. >> as you know, after the berlin wall came down, there was a wild clamor foritous show more emotion, be more exuberant. >> it could have been the stupidest thing a president could do. we didn't know how the soviet military were going to react. they were in the baraks. we didn't know if they sailed,

enough. that would have been a crazy idea for the american president to beat his chest and come over here. weeks later, he had his first sum wit soviet leader gorbachev. president bush expressed his support for the parastrika, or the restructuring and other reforms. >> i wanted to do it on the ship. i was thinking back to the days when roosevelt did that kind of thick. wed went to their cruiser and they were going to come to our cruiser. well, the seas so rough, gorbachev wouldn't come to our ship. >> no agreements were signed, but they struck a cooperative tone that would leave some to say it would define the end of the cold war. and bush was on the verge of another foreign policy challenge, the removal of manuel noriega. >> there was an election in panama and he stole the election.

interestingly enough, president carter was down there supervising the election and said, you know, it was a fraudulent election. so, we decided that we had to get rid of noriega. and we did use force. by the time that happened, the president had called all the leaders of latin america. it was the first military move the president made. >> his foreign policy team repeatedly faced explosive situations around the world. but the president needed to divide his attention between the momentous events abroad and pressing domestic issues at home. also during his presidency, bush nominated judges david suitor and clarence thomas to the supreme court and he signed the americans with disabilities act into law. >> it insures that employers cannot discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. >> george bush firmly believed in handwritten notes, developed bonds of trust and cooperation. it is very easy to then get on

the phone and talk to someone. >> president bush, the former u.n. ambassador and emissary to china would routinely call his foreign counterparts. >> he would say, let's put in a call to the president. and the reaction was very positive. s it made my job infinitely easier. >> president mitrand of france, a very stoic and formidable individual. the reagan administration had had a hard time getting a thaw. but president bush invited him to his home in maine. no neckties, very low key and informal and it helped the united states improve dramatically its relationship with france. >> bush invited other foreign leaders to his home in maine, an example of his style of personal diplomacy. but the real test came when iraq's saddam hussein invaded neighboring kuwait. >> when saddam first attacked kuwait, his approach was to go

to nato, go to the u.n., and to talk to friends and allies about an international coalition to deal with the problem. >> and so when tough votes needed to be taken, as related to desert storm in particular, the president of the united stating could touch base with the president of france. >> once again, americans have stepped forward to share a tearful goodbye with their families before leaving for a strange and distant shore. at this very moment, they serve together, arabs, europeans, asians and africans in defense of principle. and the dream of a new world order. >> bush had drawn a clear line in the sand. >> he was able to put together a coalition of 25 or more countries, unheard of in the modern day and it was solely on

personal persuasion and his own experience and knowledge and the people he met. >> that coalition was really quite unprecedented. i mean it was almost all the rest of the world against iraq. >> once he formed the international coalition, george herbert walker bush faced an agonizing decision. how the 41st president confronted the dictator saddam hussein, after a break. 5-hour energy? when i'm on overtime. when i'm in over my head. when i have to be sharp... no matter how many time zones i've crossed. when i'm on my feet for hours. when it's game time. when the day's only half over but my energy is all gone. when i need the energy to start exercising. every day. every day. every day is a 5-hour energy day. 5-hour energy. every day.

>> just two hours ago, allied air forces began an attack on military targets in iraq and kuwait. >> he was talking about what an awful decision it was that he was the one who had to give the order which would mean a loss -- lot of troops would be killed. and that was agonizing. >> our strategy to go after this army is very, very simple. first, we will cut approximate it off. then we are going to kill it. >> this brutal dictator will do anything, will use any weapon, no matter how many innocents suffer. >> he had an instinct for when was the right time to be tough and when was not. and part of the coalition that he built -- included the arabs.

that was not just american foreign policy. saddam was a nasty piece of work. this was international aggression. >> our armed forces fought with honor and valor. i can report to the nation, aggression is defeated. the war is over. >> operation desert storm was considered a success. lasting just 43 days. >> the indomitable spirited that is contributing to this victory for world peace and justice is the same spirit that gives us the power and the potential to meet our toughest challenges at home. >> meanwhile, he and his administration continued to tread softly, dealing with the shrinking soviet union. >> we tried to move at a pace which would not endanger

gorbachev. eventually, there was a coup, but by then, it was too late. and yelsin pulled them out from gorbachev. >> president bush told us, wait a minute, i don't want any gloating. we have a lot of business still to do, with the leaders of the soviet union and i don't want to see us, anybody in my administration, sticking it in their eye. >> gorbachev resigned december 25, 1991, and the soviet union dissolved the following day. >> had president bush want handled the end of the cold war the way he dit could have ended with a bang and not with a whimper. >> by the grace of god, america won the cold war. >> the bush re-election campaign was based in part on the benefits of the peaceful end of the cold war. >> people doll great things, if only you set them free.

if we can change the world, we can change america. >> free market, a compassionate government and service were key components for the 41st president's agend a. bush clearly believed this emphasis would encourage real change. >> service to others is a rich source of needing in life. >> george and i have seen communities gather around parents with a gravely ill child, helping them take care of the other children. >> president bush began his bid for re-election with approval ratings reaching 89%. >> who do you trust in this election, the candidate who has raised taxes one time and regrets it? or the other candidate who raised taxes and fees 128 times and enjoyed it every time? >> but reversing his 1988 promise "read my lips, newno new taxes" proved politicalally disastrous and his numbers plummeted to 33%.

>> i made a bad call on the democrats' tax increase, i underestimated congress' addiction to taxes and with my back against the wall, i agreed to a hard barg anain, one tax increase, one time, in return for the toughest spending limits ever. >> mr. bush, for 12 years, you have had your way and it didn't work. >> i don't have any experience in running up a trillion-dollar debt. >> he ran against a candidate, mr. clinton who, said, "it's the economy, stupid!" so his greatest triumphs were turned against him. >> i respect the majesty of the in theic system. i just called governor clinton and offered my congratulations. >> we lost that campaign because of ross perot who took 19 percent of the vote and two-thirds of it from us. >> it hurts to lose something big like that. all the people in the white house were discouraged and down.

so i invited dana carvy to spend the night in the white house -- free. >> to start out with mr. rogers -- it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. then you add a little john wayne. here we go. let's go over the ridge. you got george herbert walker bush. >> during his if i'm days at the white house, president bush worked diligently to recognize americans he thought made a difference. >> we began with a national strategy, changing attitudes so all americans define a successful life as one that includes serving others. >> he used that sentence more than any other sentence in his presidency because he felt it was important to keep triggering people to think differently about what they thought and what they believed was success in their lives. >> one thing is for sure, i didn't lack for inspiration or support during those four years. as to whether we got some things, history can make that

determination. >> up next, what does a former president do after life in the white house? here's a hint. he doesn't sit in a rocking chair.

>> always an avid sportsman, george h.w. bush is the only u.s. president to skydive. his record is five, not including the world war ii bailout. he sees those jumps as missions with messages. >> even when he jumps out an airplane, he makes a cause out of it, to help the indiana cancer center.

>> just gauze because you are old, you don't have to sit around, drooling in the corner. >> he's my hero. [chuckles] >> life for a former president can bring serious threat, such as the failed assassination attempt in 1993, during a visit to kuwait. 16 men were convicted. george bush has been hashed for his life of sers -- service of many ways. an aircraft carrier was named after hip. he was knighted by queen elizabeth. from the kuwaitis, he received a door with an ancient proverb -- when a man gives you the key to his home, it means you are the best and most valuable friend to him. when a man gives you a door to his home, it means he is one of your family. this is at the presidential library museum. >> i often wonder what my mother would think about this library?

she might say, george, don't you think it's a little egotistical? it's all about me. >> his mother was proud of his achievements and his attitude of service. >> 20 years ago, when my father started the points of light institute, over 30 million americans were volunteering annually. today, over 60 million americans are serving their community. >> there is evidence that president bush's life has inspired others around the world. >> in the last 20 years, since president bush started the points of light movement, there has been a huge adoption of volunteer service. >> the points of life ceo and chairman cite statistics indicate that this volunteerism movement is growing. >> to go from 35 million to 60 million in 20 years, years, imagine the problems we can solve if we get 100 million serving 20 years from now. >> everyone wants to feel that they are in touch with something

that is bigger than themselves and the trick is to call upon people to act upon that impulse. >> my brother glen lived and died in service to other people. >> a highlight of the conference on volunteering and service was the recognition of jay winnock as the daily point of light, to honor his brother's sacrifice on september 11, he advocated that 9/11 become a national day of service and remembrance. >> it embraces that spirit of compassion and community service that was so natural and evident immediately after the attacks. since 1989, thousands of individuals and organizations have been recognized for solving community problems through voluntary service. >> when haiti happened, it was all on the news, like everybody else. i immediately knew, we had to get involved. >> from corporation who is have localized their resources, to younger people, helping in smaller ways. >> i was able to promote a service project and encourage some to stay in school.

>> through their giving, each has received something more than an award. >> personally, what do i get out of it? the same. i always take away more than i give. >> i am not going to solve the world's problems. >> but now from taking to giving and vijoy in my heart. >> let me salute chuck norris. he came to me as a point of light. >> success isn't having a lot of moan, you know? being a celebrity. i have gone through all of that. but the thing is, all of that was not gratifying. i had an empty heart. >> chuck norris, a friend and supporter of president bush became a point of light, for creating kike start kids, a martial arts program designed for at-risk kids. >> we have graduated 70,000 kids over 18 years. most of them going on to college itch as a friend, norris was invited to join president bush's

80th birthday celebration. as a journalist, i was invited, too. in 20 listen, he received a presidential medal of freedom for his life of service. >> i consider the medal of freedom a very special thing. >> at the kennedy center, president clinton spoke about how president george bush brought two opponents together. >> he asked me not wonts but twice to work with his father to help people in need, first in south asia and the tsunami and then in the gulf coast after katrina. it was an amazing experience. and this man, who i had always liked and respected and then run against, i literally came to love. >> he's amazing. it's like traveling with a rock star. >> in becoming president of the united states, how you can beat that really, if your goal is to make a difference in the lives of millions of people, not just

in the united states, but around the world, i'm extremely proud of how he served. >> the three most rewarding titles bestowed upon me are the three that i have got left -- a husband, a father and a granddad. to that, i can only add the rich blessings of friendship. >> when asked about his life, george bush uses the expression he learned as a young aviator c.a.v.e., ceiling and visibility unlimit the -- unlimited. he faced many storms. george bush always believed he could see something new on the horizon to do, something to accomplish. from washington, i'm brit hume.