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in this part of the program, pbs news hour judy woodruff interviews jon meacham. it's 40 minutes. >> all right. the second portion of our presidents in the press president were really delighted. the previous panel were terrific and thank them all very much for the years of experience and expertise and we are also so proud and privileged that we are able to have judy woodruff and jon meacham here to join us today for the second part of the discussion of a critical element in the relationship, of course, the country has with the press and the president. i turn it over to judy woodruff and jon meacham. thank you. >> what a great panel. i was taking notes and listening, learning a lot from the conversation. full disclosure. i'm sitting here with an amazing historian but i'm the true antique in the room. i've covered seven presidents going back to jimmy carter. so hearing some of these stories was just terrific, jon. >> that's great. >> i had the great good fortune to have this conversation with one of america's extraordinary presidential, america's historian and someo
in this part of the program, pbs news hour judy woodruff interviews jon meacham. it's 40 minutes. >> all right. the second portion of our presidents in the press president were really delighted. the previous panel were terrific and thank them all very much for the years of experience and expertise and we are also so proud and privileged that we are able to have judy woodruff and jon meacham here to join us today for the second part of the discussion of a critical element in the...
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i'll talk with jon meacham who wrote the definitive book on the 41st president next. let's be honest. every insurance company tells you they can save you money. save up to 10% when you bundle with esurance. including me, esurance spokesperson dennis quaid. he's a pretty good spokesperson. ehhh. so when i say, "drivers who switched from geico to esurance saved an average of $412," you probably won't believe me. hey, actor lady whose scene was cut. hi. but you can believe this esurance employee, nancy abraham. seriously, send her an email and ask her yourself. no emails... no emails. when insurance is affordable, it's surprisingly painless. ♪ applebee's bigger, bolder grill combos are back. now that's eatin good in the neighborhood. with lower expense ratios than comparable vanguard funds. and we're now offering zero expense ratio index funds. that's value you'll only find at fidelity. ♪ one thing leads another that's value you'll only find at fidelity. i am a techie dad.n. i believe the best technology should feel effortless. like magic. at comcast, it's my job to deve
i'll talk with jon meacham who wrote the definitive book on the 41st president next. let's be honest. every insurance company tells you they can save you money. save up to 10% when you bundle with esurance. including me, esurance spokesperson dennis quaid. he's a pretty good spokesperson. ehhh. so when i say, "drivers who switched from geico to esurance saved an average of $412," you probably won't believe me. hey, actor lady whose scene was cut. hi. but you can believe this esurance...
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bring in now jon meacham, biographer of george h.w. bush. n, the moment in his presidency that will probably define it more than any other was the decision to go to war with saddam hussein and iraq in 1991 when saddam hussein had invated kuwait. it was a controversial decision and he chose to go. >> he chose to go because he believed this will not stand, this aggression against kuwait. he decided from the 2nd of august 1990 through about the 5th of august that it was important in a post cold war era to attempt to establish a rule of law among nations. he saw kuwait as a victim. he saw saddam hussein as an aggressor. he and james baker successfully marshalled the world to project force around the world in order to try to attempt and, as president bush put it in a speech to congress on september 11th, 1990, that the law of nations should trump the law of the jungle. >> jon meacham, thank you for joining us. again, the word coming in now. it's about 90 minutes ago that we learned that the former president of the united states george h.w. bush pa
bring in now jon meacham, biographer of george h.w. bush. n, the moment in his presidency that will probably define it more than any other was the decision to go to war with saddam hussein and iraq in 1991 when saddam hussein had invated kuwait. it was a controversial decision and he chose to go. >> he chose to go because he believed this will not stand, this aggression against kuwait. he decided from the 2nd of august 1990 through about the 5th of august that it was important in a post...
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you had jon meacham talking about bush focusing to a large degree on his service in the military during about bush the statesman, bush the world leader, and former senator alan simpson talking about bush as a friend. and lastly, of course, george w. bush talking about his father as a dad. and now the bush family, i know they hate it when journalists or others use the term dynasty, but it is a family that has service, gone through four generations now starting with senator prescott bush, who was a senator from connecticut from the '50s to the '60s. 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.
you had jon meacham talking about bush focusing to a large degree on his service in the military during about bush the statesman, bush the world leader, and former senator alan simpson talking about bush as a friend. and lastly, of course, george w. bush talking about his father as a dad. and now the bush family, i know they hate it when journalists or others use the term dynasty, but it is a family that has service, gone through four generations now starting with senator prescott bush, who was...
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let me start with you, jon meacham. you've been on television nonstop since friday night when this news broke. we just saw the first image of what the celebration, what the official government celebration of the life of our 41st president looks like. and you and i both know it's something that the family and gene becker, his devoted chief of staff have planned for, for not months but years. what's it like for you to see these moments unfold? >> well, as you say, it's been inevitable. obviously, this was going to happen. but there's something -- there's an interesting combination here. an intersection of two things. there's the majesty of state which we're watching and there's the warmth and fundamental decency and generosity of spirit of the man being honored. and so for me and for tens and tens and tens of thousands and maybe more americans who felt a connection to him, who believed that whatever his imperfections were, he did his best in the arena to make all of our lives better. as best we can in a fallen world, whic
let me start with you, jon meacham. you've been on television nonstop since friday night when this news broke. we just saw the first image of what the celebration, what the official government celebration of the life of our 41st president looks like. and you and i both know it's something that the family and gene becker, his devoted chief of staff have planned for, for not months but years. what's it like for you to see these moments unfold? >> well, as you say, it's been inevitable....
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brian mulroney and jon meacham. on the 18-year-old president bush. young man at the time obviously. as the plane went down in the pacific and the life-long question he had for himself. why was i spared? jon meacham beautifully summed up at the end of the eulogy looking at all of you, looking at the family and the friends and listening to all of the extraordinary elements of his life. said this is why. this, this is what i. >> he lived his life with unbounding graciousness. i was reflecting reflecting in h today. i was lucky to be with 41 the day his mother passed and lucky enough to be with his mother the day he became president of the united states. she passed away the last days of the presidency. i remember talking about family and someone you love passes on in life. he said we will always love them. always remember them. honor them and remember the good times. president bush said the last words were "i love you, too." those were his last words to me. i talked to him a couple of weeks ago. talking to him about the politics and he said, "do your best." i told him i love you and he
brian mulroney and jon meacham. on the 18-year-old president bush. young man at the time obviously. as the plane went down in the pacific and the life-long question he had for himself. why was i spared? jon meacham beautifully summed up at the end of the eulogy looking at all of you, looking at the family and the friends and listening to all of the extraordinary elements of his life. said this is why. this, this is what i. >> he lived his life with unbounding graciousness. i was...
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jon meacham, let me start with you. i was watchinge of the coverage on the msnbc side as the casket left theer f home and kerry sanders was talking to people who just stood out there and said, this s our neighbor. talk about the strong texas connection of this president a s family. >> george herbert walker bush, we wouldn't be sitting here if on had followed the conven path. he went to war, came back, graduated from yale in 19. that summer, instead of going to wall street, he had a couple of offers, my favorite detail is that procter and gamble didn't give him a job. you wonder what they were looking for, at that point. he could have gonen and become investment banker, lived in new york, a very conventional life. but hwanted to go into the oil business. as he once put it quite honestly, we wanted to make a lot of money quick. so they went to odessa, texas. mrs. bush's mother thought it was so far from civilization that she would sent boxes of soap and detergent to her daughter they moved t midland, which was the big cit
jon meacham, let me start with you. i was watchinge of the coverage on the msnbc side as the casket left theer f home and kerry sanders was talking to people who just stood out there and said, this s our neighbor. talk about the strong texas connection of this president a s family. >> george herbert walker bush, we wouldn't be sitting here if on had followed the conven path. he went to war, came back, graduated from yale in 19. that summer, instead of going to wall street, he had a couple...
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jon meacham, i'd like to start with you since you spent so much time with the former president.hat was he like as a person, as a leader, and to that question that we raised at the end, are we going to see somebody like that again? >> there was an innate grace to george h.w. bush. he was nicknamed papi as a child. he and his father had the same name. more interestingly, he was called half half bush because when he had a candy bar he'd cut it in half and give it to the other kid. >> better than i was. >> better than most of us. he knew that to whom much is given, much is expected. and he came out of that ethos of the roosevelts. he very much believed that he had been given an enormous amount in life and, therefore, owed everything he could to the country. it started when he was 18 years old. on his 18th birthday, he turned 18, graduated from high school and joined the united states navy. on that saturday. >> and he enlisted in the navy instead of going to college right away? >> exactly. and tried to go to canada for a different reason than later generations. the royal canadian air
jon meacham, i'd like to start with you since you spent so much time with the former president.hat was he like as a person, as a leader, and to that question that we raised at the end, are we going to see somebody like that again? >> there was an innate grace to george h.w. bush. he was nicknamed papi as a child. he and his father had the same name. more interestingly, he was called half half bush because when he had a candy bar he'd cut it in half and give it to the other kid. >>...
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jon meacham, general barry mccaffrey. thank you, gentlemen, both. >>> coming up, it has already made for uncomfortable moments and uncomfortable comparisons because the death of our foreign president comes during this particular presidency. we'll talk about contrasts when we come back. >>> america is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. we as a people have such a purpose today. it is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world. >> that's part of what we were talking about. president george h.w. bush at his own inauguration in '89. this week bush is being remembered as the last of his kind and a stark difference to the leadership style of our current president. while bush 41 encouraged that kinder, gentler nation, president trump came into office with his talk of american carnage at his inauguration. having already declared the american dream in his words is dead. and as the "washington post" headline points out, "honorable, gracious and decency. in death bush beco
jon meacham, general barry mccaffrey. thank you, gentlemen, both. >>> coming up, it has already made for uncomfortable moments and uncomfortable comparisons because the death of our foreign president comes during this particular presidency. we'll talk about contrasts when we come back. >>> america is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. we as a people have such a purpose today. it is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of...
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jon meacham revealed that he actually read his eulogy to 41 before he passed.racteristically, bush said, "that's a lot about me, jon." humble to the very end. phillip in. >> such a beautiful service and remembrance of a great man. thank you, peter. >>> all right. let's take a turn now and check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins to see who's going to get what today. >> we've got this major storm coming. not today. it's going to start friday and head into the weekend. rain threat friday into saturday, flash flooding threat san antonio into houston. we're going to possibly see river flooding and flash flooding. then the back side we get some snow out of this. first ice then snow. enough maybe to plow between amarillo and lubbock. oklahoma city looks like ice over to a little bit of snow. and then for the possible historic portion of this storm, that's western north carolina. got my eyes on you in charlotte, the queen city, upstate south carolina and asheville to boone to greensboro. we could get hit with a foot of snow in some cases. that's a lot of snow for w
jon meacham revealed that he actually read his eulogy to 41 before he passed.racteristically, bush said, "that's a lot about me, jon." humble to the very end. phillip in. >> such a beautiful service and remembrance of a great man. thank you, peter. >>> all right. let's take a turn now and check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins to see who's going to get what today. >> we've got this major storm coming. not today. it's going to start friday and head into the...
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jon meacham who will eulogize the president tonight -- today, i should say, asked president bush how he avoided as ever the first person pronoun which his mother used to call the great i am and applied that we put the country first. president trump shaking the hands of the obamas, the clintons did not acknowledge president trump. did not even look over. >> um-hum. >> that is a very interesting moment to see the trumps and the obamas sitting there together. but president trump has been a very harsh critic of barack obama personally and of the obama administration. that was very interesting to see that handshake. and inic mobamandsident t. >> and yet when they first met right after the election, in the oval office, those of us who were there remember seeing a different donald trump. and maybe just for that very moment, the one day in the oval office the first time as president elect, feeling and looking a bit off balance. this was now real. and the conversation he had with president obama covered a lot of ground. and those who i talked to close to president trump regarded that in many w
jon meacham who will eulogize the president tonight -- today, i should say, asked president bush how he avoided as ever the first person pronoun which his mother used to call the great i am and applied that we put the country first. president trump shaking the hands of the obamas, the clintons did not acknowledge president trump. did not even look over. >> um-hum. >> that is a very interesting moment to see the trumps and the obamas sitting there together. but president trump has...
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are you saying jon meacham, that in order to be successful in electoral politics in this country, you've got to be able to master whatever the current means of communication is? in a way it's stating the obvious, but it's staying on top of whatever it is. whether it's combination of public speaking and having great relationships with the newspapers and now mastering whatever the social media is? >> absolutely. i'd be stating the obvious is how i make my living. i'm all for it. i don't see -- i don't see how it -- i don't see how that part goes back, right. and remember the story your colleague leslie stall, 1984, do you remember the story about cbs evening news did a particularly long report about the '84 campaign and how ronald reagan was the master of style but not substance. and they showed, it was a five or six minute report, which in those days was the ice age. and rolled it on, showed all these pictures of president reagan in front of flags and with children and everything you can think of, and all of leslie's track on it was how empty this was. these were empty calories, this was
are you saying jon meacham, that in order to be successful in electoral politics in this country, you've got to be able to master whatever the current means of communication is? in a way it's stating the obvious, but it's staying on top of whatever it is. whether it's combination of public speaking and having great relationships with the newspapers and now mastering whatever the social media is? >> absolutely. i'd be stating the obvious is how i make my living. i'm all for it. i don't see...
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/russia relationship back to normal. >> jon meacham, presidential historian.truck by your words this morning and the crisis seems to be ever more crisis filled as we go through these days. today we have a federal judge telling the court that michael flynn sold out his country as national security adviser for donald trump. we've never been in a place like this. what would your advice be to democrats in the house of representatives about how they should handle their powers next year in relation to what they're seeing in this existential constitutional crisis? >> part of what they need to see oubl is director mueller's report. the first three great impeachment efforts are instructed but not dispositive. the republicans tried to get andrew johnson before 1865 was out. they opened hearings in the house trying to find reasons to remove him from office. ultimately it failed by a very narrow margin in the senate. but they were really after him because he was trying to undo the implications of the verdict of the civil war. cut to nixon. andrew johnson was about politic
/russia relationship back to normal. >> jon meacham, presidential historian.truck by your words this morning and the crisis seems to be ever more crisis filled as we go through these days. today we have a federal judge telling the court that michael flynn sold out his country as national security adviser for donald trump. we've never been in a place like this. what would your advice be to democrats in the house of representatives about how they should handle their powers next year in...
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in addition to that, president bush will be eulogized by brian mulroney and jon meacham.onald trump will not speak. president p s are asked to give eulogy, but plans were in place before trump was elected. >> all of the living presidents are expected to attend the funeral on wednesday which should make for interesting political theater. putting aside predecessors he harshly criticized. george h.w. bush will wear socks honoring his naval service. >>> special counsel robert mueller is expected to file a sentencing memo for michael flynn today. the document could provide details about what mueller knows and where his investigation is headed. flynn was forced to resign as national security director in february of 2017. the white house says he was let go for misleading vice president pence about conversations with a russian diplomat. flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and he agreed to cooperate. >>> the special counsel also expected to file a memo for paul manafort by friday. at least some of the memo will be made public. mueller promised to layout specifics of the manaf
in addition to that, president bush will be eulogized by brian mulroney and jon meacham.onald trump will not speak. president p s are asked to give eulogy, but plans were in place before trump was elected. >> all of the living presidents are expected to attend the funeral on wednesday which should make for interesting political theater. putting aside predecessors he harshly criticized. george h.w. bush will wear socks honoring his naval service. >>> special counsel robert mueller...
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jon meacham. president's biographer will be around the speakers.ter who was a friend. their times in office overlapped will be among those speaking as well. >> we'll see some bush family members giving some readings from the scriptures. i know jenny hgenerajenna has o. barbara read one at her grandmother's service. another one of the granddaughters is planning to have a reading. >> one of the former president's friends and noted singer is going to be a member of the irish tenors will be singing here as well as michael smith. >> wasn't he with the president? >> yes. he was a good friend and came by on the last day and sang "silent night" on president bush's last day and james baker said believe it or not, president bush was mouthing those words. he loved to sing. there's a lot of stories in these last few months about him singing. >> i was thinking about the grandkids. they didn't get to know their grandfather when he was president. this must be so heartwarming to learn about their grandfather in ways they didn't know him. >> here's president and mr
jon meacham. president's biographer will be around the speakers.ter who was a friend. their times in office overlapped will be among those speaking as well. >> we'll see some bush family members giving some readings from the scriptures. i know jenny hgenerajenna has o. barbara read one at her grandmother's service. another one of the granddaughters is planning to have a reading. >> one of the former president's friends and noted singer is going to be a member of the irish tenors...
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reagan to unify the republican party and serve the best interest of the country. >> bret: you see jon meachamxiting the plane there, historian and biographer of the 41st president. he called them today a 20th century founding father. if you look at those eulogies, you look at the first one from john meacham and you thought, how can they get better than that? it seemed like a 200. >> they were all in their own way sort of taking different slices of the career and emphasizing those. i certainly thought that president george w. bush is was the most poignant and the most personal. i wasn't surprised when carl said he had written it himself. i actually thought it showed the power of a simple declarative sentence. it was a simple series of simpe sentences about his father that had a lot a lot to potency. i did slightly disagree with john meacham. i think it is accurate to call george h.w. bush a founding father of the 21st century, because really the decision that he was involved in at the end of the cold war set the stage for what would come after. in many ways, we are living through now. it is th
reagan to unify the republican party and serve the best interest of the country. >> bret: you see jon meachamxiting the plane there, historian and biographer of the 41st president. he called them today a 20th century founding father. if you look at those eulogies, you look at the first one from john meacham and you thought, how can they get better than that? it seemed like a 200. >> they were all in their own way sort of taking different slices of the career and emphasizing those. i...
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--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 his modesty --he served the united states as a naval pilot - congressman - cia director - special envoy - vice president - and commander in chief--bush will be buried at his presidential library in college station, texas after a small private ceremony in houston. (robin) coming up coming up on the kron 4 morning news... another evacuation order has been lifted in butte county.we'll hear from people sifting through the rubble. (robin) but first... a warning from health officials about the increase in the amount of measles cases across t
--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...
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in addition to that, president bush will be eulogized by brian mulroney and jon meacham. former senator alan simpson. president trump will attend the funeral on wednesday at the national cathedral, but not speak. presidents are usually asked for eulogies, but the service was already in place before he was president and there is another president in the family to speak at an the certify -- at the service. >> all of the living presidents are expected to attend the funeral on wednesday which should make for interesting political theater. at least an astonishing photo op. putting aside predecessors he harshly criticized. george h.w. bush will wear socks honoring his naval service. he started as an 18-year-old naval aviator. the last world war ii veteran president of the united states. postal service will suspend service honoring the former president george h.w. bush. >>> special counsel robert mueller is expected to file a sentencing memo for michael flynn today. the document could provide details about what mueller knows and where his investigation is headed next. flynn was
in addition to that, president bush will be eulogized by brian mulroney and jon meacham. former senator alan simpson. president trump will attend the funeral on wednesday at the national cathedral, but not speak. presidents are usually asked for eulogies, but the service was already in place before he was president and there is another president in the family to speak at an the certify -- at the service. >> all of the living presidents are expected to attend the funeral on wednesday which...
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because he had asked jon meacham to write it.he end, he said that's a lot about me. it's typical. >> juan: that is the guy. >> martha: when you talk about planning your own funeral and planning funerals, you wanted to hear what was going to be said. >> juan: thinking about the train ride which i think is a real "take you back to another era in america," the most famous train ride in terms of funerals this franklin delano roosevelt. the longest-serving president. he makes this trip from down south where he died come all the way to hyde park in new york state. that was literally lined with people almost all the way and people showing tremendous emotion for who he was. >> martha: abraham lincoln's was pretty good too. >> juan: i missed that. >> martha: a pretty amazing ride as well. >> jesse: rfk as well. he wasn't the president. he was campaigning for president. after he was assassinated, his body was also taken by train, i think, to new york city. i believe in the '88 campaign, george h.w. bush went to a few campaign stops via tra
because he had asked jon meacham to write it.he end, he said that's a lot about me. it's typical. >> juan: that is the guy. >> martha: when you talk about planning your own funeral and planning funerals, you wanted to hear what was going to be said. >> juan: thinking about the train ride which i think is a real "take you back to another era in america," the most famous train ride in terms of funerals this franklin delano roosevelt. the longest-serving president. he...
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>> joining us now is pulitzer prize-winning historian jon meach meacham. let me start by asking you about the column you wrote for "the new york times" yesterday. you describe the great tensions that george h.w. bush faced, between competitor and conciliator, between being a gentlemen and politician. i look at president trump and i see a lack or a lack of interest in exploring that kind of tension. >> well, george h.w. bush's life was driven by these competing impulses. he desperately wanted to serve. he also wanted to succeed in the arena. he was one of the most competitive men who ever drew breath. would be the first to tell you that. i remember asking him once what had driven him, because if life were all about service, he could have just opened a soup kitchen. and he raised that big left hand. he always talked with his left hand, big fist. and he said, it's be number one. it's be the captain of the team. it's whatever you're in, you know, do well. and that's perfectly fine. it's perfectly natural. the great thing about him is that once he had power, on
>> joining us now is pulitzer prize-winning historian jon meach meacham. let me start by asking you about the column you wrote for "the new york times" yesterday. you describe the great tensions that george h.w. bush faced, between competitor and conciliator, between being a gentlemen and politician. i look at president trump and i see a lack or a lack of interest in exploring that kind of tension. >> well, george h.w. bush's life was driven by these competing impulses. he...
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at the national cathedral, bush biographer and friend jon meacham delivered the first eulogy. >> he neverwed down. on the primary campaign trail in new hampshire, he grabbed the hand of a department store mannequin asking for votes. when he realized his mistake, he said, you never know, got to ask. [ laughter ] >> you can hear the voice, can't you? as dana carvey said the key to a bush 41 impersonation is mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. his life code, as he said, was tell the truth, don't blame people, be strong, do your best, try hard, forgive, stay the course. and that was and is the most american of creeds. abraham lincoln's better angels of our nature and george h.w. bush's thousand points of light are companion verses in america's national hymn. for lincoln and bush both called on us to choose the right over the convenient, to hope rather than to fear, and to heed not our worst impulses, but our best instincts. >> later willie geist actually tweeted with the memorial service finished, jon meacham has given me permission to report that he had the chance to read that beautiful eulo
at the national cathedral, bush biographer and friend jon meacham delivered the first eulogy. >> he neverwed down. on the primary campaign trail in new hampshire, he grabbed the hand of a department store mannequin asking for votes. when he realized his mistake, he said, you never know, got to ask. [ laughter ] >> you can hear the voice, can't you? as dana carvey said the key to a bush 41 impersonation is mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. his life code, as he said, was tell the...
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bush and brian mulroney, alan simpson and jon meacham all give speeches there.sight after that. chris stirewalt, thank you. remembering president george h.w. bush as we look at his legacy with china, which began way before he won the white house. i will also talk to the oak ridge boys about their friendship with 41. and a big development in our trade war with china. what president trump is saying and the impact it could have on the u.s. economy. >> the presentation he gave to president trump at the dinner on saturday night was unbelievable. and the chemistry between him and president trump was also remarkable. >> dana: a fox news alert on the truths of the trade with china. president trump and his chinese counterpart temporarily agreed to stop paris on the other's goods. >> good afternoon. it's something the stock market seems to like, up a little more -- a little less than 250 points. but at this point the white house talked about a possibility of a breakthrough at that dinner meeting between the president and president xi of china. the president is talking abo
bush and brian mulroney, alan simpson and jon meacham all give speeches there.sight after that. chris stirewalt, thank you. remembering president george h.w. bush as we look at his legacy with china, which began way before he won the white house. i will also talk to the oak ridge boys about their friendship with 41. and a big development in our trade war with china. what president trump is saying and the impact it could have on the u.s. economy. >> the presentation he gave to president...
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what jon meacham was remembering today. and yet, in the end, he did a lotsresident.s he was only there-- not only-- he was there for four years. but there was-- he was managing a foreign policy at a time when durope was it's world was changing at the f the soviet union. i mean, he managed to pull off o >> he was a very consequential president. and i think secretary j baker said it-- said it best, and he's certainly best one-term president the country has everd. and-- and-- and i agree with him. he's one of the most outstanding presidents we've ever had. he had-- his record on foreign policy is well known to many, ending the cold war without a shot being fired, which is unique in history. reunificat was-- which was opposed by most leaders of western europe. we know-- we know about the first gulf expwar how successful the diplomacy was i but on the domestic side, clean air t amendments, which essentially endded aci rain, which was-- which was a very itical problem before that. americans with disabilities actu which reall disabled people into the mainstream of society.
what jon meacham was remembering today. and yet, in the end, he did a lotsresident.s he was only there-- not only-- he was there for four years. but there was-- he was managing a foreign policy at a time when durope was it's world was changing at the f the soviet union. i mean, he managed to pull off o >> he was a very consequential president. and i think secretary j baker said it-- said it best, and he's certainly best one-term president the country has everd. and-- and-- and i agree...
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. >> my panel, jon meacham, presidential historian and biographer of george h.w. bush and msnbc contributor. peter wayner, who worked in both bush administrations. kenneth blackwell, served as hud undersecretary for bush 41. and lauren leader, the co-founder of all in together. jon, i must start with you, in your mind, what is the most important part of bush's little i? >> he did it based on the ancient greek principle. he absolutely believed, embodied, breathed, the idea to whom much is given, much is expected. he understood life had been very fortunate for him and he was doing his damnest to extend his hand to others. it's a moment to reflect not just a bigone era but it's also important george bush will be the first person to tell you he wasn't perfect. if he was an imperfect guy and could do good things, then the rest of us who are so imperfect can do the same thing and i think that is a compelling part of the legacy we're going to be be contemplating. >> you worked in both the bush 41 white house and bush 43. these two men had very different reputations and l
. >> my panel, jon meacham, presidential historian and biographer of george h.w. bush and msnbc contributor. peter wayner, who worked in both bush administrations. kenneth blackwell, served as hud undersecretary for bush 41. and lauren leader, the co-founder of all in together. jon, i must start with you, in your mind, what is the most important part of bush's little i? >> he did it based on the ancient greek principle. he absolutely believed, embodied, breathed, the idea to whom...
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carter to reagan, they had all been shaped by the depression and the war. >> o'donnell: historian jon meachamecade interviewing president bush for his biography of the 41st president. >> meacham: to me, his story begins on his 18th birthday. three things happened. he turned 18, he graduated from andover, and he drove to boston and took an oath as a naval enlistee. went to flight school, became what we believe to be the youngest flying officer in the navy. >> george w. bush: u.s. gets attacked and he makes up his mind that he wants to serve his country-- even though his dad, who he loved dearly-- suggested he got to college first. >> o'donnell: where did he get that sense of duty, honor, country? >> george w. bush: i think his father-- his dad was in world war i. pretty confident that's where he got it. >> o'donnell: i read the only time he saw his own father cry was when he left. >> george w. bush: yeah, at the train station. that's right. turned 18 years old and, right after his 18th birthday, goes in and his dad wept. >> o'donnell: he flew a total of 58 combat missions in the pacific. septe
carter to reagan, they had all been shaped by the depression and the war. >> o'donnell: historian jon meachamecade interviewing president bush for his biography of the 41st president. >> meacham: to me, his story begins on his 18th birthday. three things happened. he turned 18, he graduated from andover, and he drove to boston and took an oath as a naval enlistee. went to flight school, became what we believe to be the youngest flying officer in the navy. >> george w. bush:...
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jon meacham joins us, and another great historian, jonathan alter, columnist for the daily beast. 's interviewed george h.w. bush numerous times. jon, i read your book, it's wonderful. i once heard bush say that the best thing about the president was the honor of the office. i heard some clinton kid laughing at that. the older i get, jon, the more i respect that idea that it is the honor of the office which has been dishonored on occasion since, that really does matter a lot. >> it matters enormously. that was a part of the ambient atmosphere that poppy bush, as he was known, his grandfather g.h. walker, george herbert walker was called pop, so george herbert walker bush was called poppy, which when he got into politics in texas was not the type of name you wanted to sell in corpus christi or abilene. there are still members of the family who would slip and call him poppy. he was someone, from his mother to his father, to senator bush who served as senator from connecticut for 12 years, they were people who had, and this is a phrase that we're not supposed to use, sort of like the
jon meacham joins us, and another great historian, jonathan alter, columnist for the daily beast. 's interviewed george h.w. bush numerous times. jon, i read your book, it's wonderful. i once heard bush say that the best thing about the president was the honor of the office. i heard some clinton kid laughing at that. the older i get, jon, the more i respect that idea that it is the honor of the office which has been dishonored on occasion since, that really does matter a lot. >> it...
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buiographer jon meacham described him as a loving man with a all enveloping heart. there were so many memorableme s. to see more from the service and other eventsin hon president george h.w. bush, head over to the nbc washington app. >>> this morning, we're working to learn more aeut this f on 14th stree in northwest d.c. flames sparked inside a barbershop, and firefighters were able to quickly put them y,out. fortunato one was hurt. >>> we're following breaking news in illinois this morning. two people were killed overnight when a bus carryin a high school girl's basketball team crashed into a semi truck. it happened not far from bloomington. troopers say the truck was going the wrong direction and hit the bus hd on. the driver of the truck and an adult on the bus were killed. all of the students are expected to be okay. >>> this morning, details on a truly odd delivery from one montgomery county man. when he opened up a box of shirts he's ordered eonline, found both his order and stacks ofte medical records. he told news 4 the documents hki th of information that
buiographer jon meacham described him as a loving man with a all enveloping heart. there were so many memorableme s. to see more from the service and other eventsin hon president george h.w. bush, head over to the nbc washington app. >>> this morning, we're working to learn more aeut this f on 14th stree in northwest d.c. flames sparked inside a barbershop, and firefighters were able to quickly put them y,out. fortunato one was hurt. >>> we're following breaking news in...
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. >> reporter: biographer and friend jon meacham recalling bush's sense of humor. >> he grabbed the hand of a department storeman he kin asking for votes. when he realized his mistake, he said, "never know, gotta ask." you can hear the voice, can't you? as dana carvey said, the key to a bush 41 impersonation is mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. >> reporter: long time friend senator allen simpson reminding americans of the values bush lived by, now in short supply. >> hatred corrodes the container it's carried in. the most decent and honorable men i knew was george bush, one of nature's noble men. >> reporter: today's ceremony both powerful and poignant. the most personal tribute from a son about his father. >> we tested his patience. i know i did. but he always responded with the great gift of unconditional love. last friday, when i was told he had minutes to live, i called him. i said, dad, i love you, and you've been a wonderful father. and the last words he would ever say on earth were, i love you too. >> reporter: w. recalling his dad's signature adventurous spirit. >> at age 90, g
. >> reporter: biographer and friend jon meacham recalling bush's sense of humor. >> he grabbed the hand of a department storeman he kin asking for votes. when he realized his mistake, he said, "never know, gotta ask." you can hear the voice, can't you? as dana carvey said, the key to a bush 41 impersonation is mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. >> reporter: long time friend senator allen simpson reminding americans of the values bush lived by, now in short supply....
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this morning we will talk with pulitzer prize winning historian jon meacham. harry smith will remember a white house marked by decency and humility, two qualities in short supply in today's political culture. this morning final preparations are underway to honor president bush's legacy. his remains will be flown to washington tomorrow where he will lie in state. nbc's gabe gutierrez is outside the bush presidential library and museum in college station, texas, where the president will be laid to rest beside his wife barbara. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. texas a&m says president bush will be laid to rest here next week next to his beloved wife. first he will lie in state at the u.s. capitol as the country pays its respects. as the tributes pour in from around the world, this morning george herbert walker bush is being remembered as a states man. >> i, george herbert walker bush. >> but as a father. a source confirms his final words. i love you, too, spoken over a speaker phone to his son, president george w. bush who told his father he
this morning we will talk with pulitzer prize winning historian jon meacham. harry smith will remember a white house marked by decency and humility, two qualities in short supply in today's political culture. this morning final preparations are underway to honor president bush's legacy. his remains will be flown to washington tomorrow where he will lie in state. nbc's gabe gutierrez is outside the bush presidential library and museum in college station, texas, where the president will be laid...
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bush well, jon meacham, who wrote a biography of the former president. good to have you with us.ou described him as a politician and a gentleman. do those two roles ever come in conflict? how did it shape him as a president? >> he was driven by two forces, by an urge to serve, a compulsion really in many ways to put the national interests ahead of his own. but that was when he was in office. seeking office, seeking power, he was not a perfect man, he would be the last person to tell you he was. he never claimed it. i remember once at kennebunkport we were sitting on the porch and i was chasing him around, figuratively, trying to get him to talk about these od manners and grace, and what you have to do in campaigns. he said, politics isn't a pure undertaking, not if you want to win, it's no >> few have learned more about him than you. thank you for spending some time with us. >>> drea mitchell covered george h.w. bush for decades. this was a presidency of highs and lows. the success at the end of the cold war, the gulf war and the collapse of the economy. what was it like to cover
bush well, jon meacham, who wrote a biography of the former president. good to have you with us.ou described him as a politician and a gentleman. do those two roles ever come in conflict? how did it shape him as a president? >> he was driven by two forces, by an urge to serve, a compulsion really in many ways to put the national interests ahead of his own. but that was when he was in office. seeking office, seeking power, he was not a perfect man, he would be the last person to tell you...
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and jon meacham connected the thousand points of light to abraham lincoln and said they were the touch stones of the american national hymn in effect. that was intentional. whether it was directly related to trump's speech or not. they were a way of defining president bush for this era and what politics could be, the way they felt it should be. and i think it was no accident. there were other moments, too. brian mulroney, the former prime minister of canada talked about the importance of nato and nafta. both things that president trump, sitting just ten feet away at that point, has questioned or criticized. and i think there was this discussion of finding the best in people and reaching out to people. again, a testament to president bush but also it's hard not to hear that and watch the current president and wonder about the very different style of politics. >> michael beschloss, where are we as a country when you cannot praise nato allies and character without rebuking the current leader of our country? >> if someone had given a eulogy like that five years ago and muel mulroney and pr
and jon meacham connected the thousand points of light to abraham lincoln and said they were the touch stones of the american national hymn in effect. that was intentional. whether it was directly related to trump's speech or not. they were a way of defining president bush for this era and what politics could be, the way they felt it should be. and i think it was no accident. there were other moments, too. brian mulroney, the former prime minister of canada talked about the importance of nato...
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at 8:00, former president barack obama, former secretary of state james baker, and historian jon meacham in the world. >> if there's a problem around the world, people do not call moscow, they do not call beijing. they call washington. even our adversaries expect us to solve problems. and expect us to keep things rum running. >> and at 9:00, a conversation with entrepreneurs on women in corporate america. >> and we know that women's networks tend to look very female heavy. men's networks tend to look very male heavy. that might be fine when you're in your first woposition. >> yeah. >> right out of school. who do you think wins with a network by the time you get to senior leadership? >> watch tuesday, christmas day, on c-span. >>> in a moment, we'll talk with robert kurson, author of "rocketmen: the daring odyssey of apollo 8 and the astronauts who made man's first journey to the moon." first, here's a look back to 1968 and the mission that riveted a global audience watching it all on tv. >> okay, houston. the moon is essentially gray. no color. looks like plaster of paris, you know, or s
at 8:00, former president barack obama, former secretary of state james baker, and historian jon meacham in the world. >> if there's a problem around the world, people do not call moscow, they do not call beijing. they call washington. even our adversaries expect us to solve problems. and expect us to keep things rum running. >> and at 9:00, a conversation with entrepreneurs on women in corporate america. >> and we know that women's networks tend to look very female heavy....
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rogers trying to be john wayne. >> and jon meacham joins us now. that you had actually been able -- you read your eulogy to the president while still alive. what was his reaction? >> it was fascinating. it was a great honor, of course, and i've always had, as you all probably have, the impression of sitting in churches, sitting in memorial services and thinking, gee, if only the person we're talking about could hear this. and so i decided, well, why not just solve this, so i called up last summer, i think, and said, would you like to hear it? yes. and so he was at that point pretty much in his bedroom there in walker's point, and i went in and we chatted a while, and then i pulled up an ottoman next to the chair where he was in a recliner and read it to him. and, boy, his eyes didn't move. he was following everything. and at the very end, he said, that's so nice. you know, it was an awful lot about me. and i said, in a rather smart alecky way, you know, that was kind of the mission here, sir. it was a great honor. i know prime minister mulrooney did
rogers trying to be john wayne. >> and jon meacham joins us now. that you had actually been able -- you read your eulogy to the president while still alive. what was his reaction? >> it was fascinating. it was a great honor, of course, and i've always had, as you all probably have, the impression of sitting in churches, sitting in memorial services and thinking, gee, if only the person we're talking about could hear this. and so i decided, well, why not just solve this, so i called...
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he was about getting stuff done, and i think history -- jon meacham wrote a large book about president bush's life, and i think you look at that, and the span of all the things that happened, there will be a lot of things remembered, from 1924- 1924-2018. >> shannon: enormous foreign policy achievements, when people look back at his acknowledgments as president on coming through the reagan years as vice president as well, those are notable. but so many things domestically, too, he had a hand in making sure happen, the americans with the disability act. a landmark piece of legislation that somebody who used to practice labor and employment law, i tried many -- handled many cases under the ada and how important it was to make a way for people to have a place in the workplace and society, despite any physical challenge that they may have, so there is a law that happened domestically, as well, even though he had just one term as the head of the white house, bret, as commander-in-chief. >> bret: think how challenging that was, though, as i'm standing here and there reagan presidential libra
he was about getting stuff done, and i think history -- jon meacham wrote a large book about president bush's life, and i think you look at that, and the span of all the things that happened, there will be a lot of things remembered, from 1924- 1924-2018. >> shannon: enormous foreign policy achievements, when people look back at his acknowledgments as president on coming through the reagan years as vice president as well, those are notable. but so many things domestically, too, he had a...
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i want to talk to jon meacham who spoke about him yesterday at the national cathedral. ld talk about how great, what a great man george h.w. bush was and how he guided america and the world through the ending of the cold war, how he reunified germany, just a cia director, a u.n. ambassador, ran the rnc, vice president, president, congressm congressman. he was a great man. but what is so remarkable in 2016 and the great take-away from his life has to be that he was a good man. he was fundamentally a decent man. not only when he was president of the united states but when he was a young child, a kid whose anymo nickname was have half because every time he had a sandwich he'd tell the other person when he was with, here, have half of mine. it was that generous spirit that made this great man a good man from the very beginning. >> anyone who was around him was enveloped by a kind of quiet persistent charisma. it's not a word we associate with president bush. we think of jack kennedy as charismatic, reagan, clinton, george w. bush with a locker room charisma kind of one on on
i want to talk to jon meacham who spoke about him yesterday at the national cathedral. ld talk about how great, what a great man george h.w. bush was and how he guided america and the world through the ending of the cold war, how he reunified germany, just a cia director, a u.n. ambassador, ran the rnc, vice president, president, congressm congressman. he was a great man. but what is so remarkable in 2016 and the great take-away from his life has to be that he was a good man. he was...
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bush's biographer jon meacham described him as a loving man with an all-enveloping heart, who was the first to comfort you in mtsomf o there with you to savor in your ccess. to see more from that service and other events honoring george h.w. h busd to the nbc washington app. >> beautiful service. >>> we're following breaking news in illinois two people were killed overnight when a bus carrying a jv high hool girl's basketball team crashed into a semi truck. this happened not far from bloomingn to. troopers say the truck was going in the wrong direction and hit the bus head on.r the drif the truck and an adult on the bus were killed. all of the students are expected to be okay. wow. >>> this morning, details on an odd delivery for one montgom my coun when he opened up a box of shirts he had ordered online. he found both his order and stacks of private medical records. he told news 4 the documents had the kind of information that only doctors should have. home addresses, birthdays, and medical history. >> crazy to think if it happened here, like, didpe this h multiple times? are other p
bush's biographer jon meacham described him as a loving man with an all-enveloping heart, who was the first to comfort you in mtsomf o there with you to savor in your ccess. to see more from that service and other events honoring george h.w. h busd to the nbc washington app. >> beautiful service. >>> we're following breaking news in illinois two people were killed overnight when a bus carrying a jv high hool girl's basketball team crashed into a semi truck. this happened not far...
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former senator alan simpson and bush's biographeren jon meacham. his body was felon back to texas where it lies in repose until tomoow when a funeral sfts will be held in houston. >>> during his esidency,he stock market gains were solid. that's the best we can use for that. the dow rose 45% over the four years. the s&p gained52%. but the market gains were overshadowed by economic issues. issues that continued t fluence many of today's discussions. whether you are talking taxes or bankin or trade. president bush's economic imprint is still felt. >> so help me god. >> in 1988 george h. w. bush was elected president. thanks in part to the low inflation and solid growth the nation exped during the agan administration. >> i am absolutely convinced i will be your next esident. thank you. >> but eight years earlier tiring a failed run for the republican nomi. >> a voodoo economic policy. >>r. bush gaves the term voodoo economics believing the math behind reagan's proposed supply side i had tax cuts didn't add up. still he s two terms at reagan's vice pres
former senator alan simpson and bush's biographeren jon meacham. his body was felon back to texas where it lies in repose until tomoow when a funeral sfts will be held in houston. >>> during his esidency,he stock market gains were solid. that's the best we can use for that. the dow rose 45% over the four years. the s&p gained52%. but the market gains were overshadowed by economic issues. issues that continued t fluence many of today's discussions. whether you are talking taxes or...
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bush well, jon meacham, who wrote a biography of the former president. you described him as a politician and a gentleman. do those two roles ever come in conflict? es> he was driven by two fo by an urge to serve, a compulsion really in many ways to put the national o interests ahe his own. that is when he was in office. seeking office, seeking he was not a perfect man, he would be theast rson to tell you he was. he never claimed it. i remember once at kennebunkport we were sitting on the porch ng and i was cha him around, trying to get him to talk about these tradeoffs between good manners and grace, and what you have to do in aigns. he said, politics isn't a pure undertaking, not if you want to win, it's not. >> few have learned that. >>> president trump is flying home from the g-20 summit in argentina. andrea mitchell covered george h.w. bush for this was a presidency for highs and lows. the gulf war, the cold war and the collapse of the economy. what was it like to cover it? >> it was a difficult time to cover thi man, the political side versus knowin
bush well, jon meacham, who wrote a biography of the former president. you described him as a politician and a gentleman. do those two roles ever come in conflict? es> he was driven by two fo by an urge to serve, a compulsion really in many ways to put the national o interests ahe his own. that is when he was in office. seeking office, seeking he was not a perfect man, he would be theast rson to tell you he was. he never claimed it. i remember once at kennebunkport we were sitting on the...
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. >> glor: jon meacham is mr.biographer. >> george herbert walker bush was america's last great soldier statesman, a 20th century founding father. ♪ in the long and honored history of america ♪ there are names that shine like beacons in the night ♪ >> glor: alan simpson, the former wyoming senator, praised mr. bush as a humble man. >> those who travel the high road of humility in washington, d.c. are not bothered by heavy traffic. ( laughter ) >> glor: and finally, george w., the son who earlier this year helped bury his mother, barbara, said his goodbye. >> last friday, when i was told he had minutes to live, i called him. the guy answered the phone and said, "i think he can hear you, but he hasn't said anything for most of the day." i said, "dad, i love you. and you've been a wonderful father." and the last words he would ever say on earth were, "i love you, too." a great and noble man. the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, i just smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom'
. >> glor: jon meacham is mr.biographer. >> george herbert walker bush was america's last great soldier statesman, a 20th century founding father. ♪ in the long and honored history of america ♪ there are names that shine like beacons in the night ♪ >> glor: alan simpson, the former wyoming senator, praised mr. bush as a humble man. >> those who travel the high road of humility in washington, d.c. are not bothered by heavy traffic. ( laughter ) >> glor: and...
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i've suggested to jon meacham, the extraordinary biographer of president george h.w. bush that a better title for his book might be "the last gentleman." now saying that to an author is kind of like saying you ought to rename your baby something else. that's not a very prudent thing to say. and i hope it's not true that he is the last gentleman. but his temperament and conduct while he won and while he lost in war and in peace, with adversaries and friends reminds us that you can be tough, but you can win the presidency, that you can be a combat pilot in a world war, and you can still treat others with respect, which he unfailingly did. i was thinking that last night as we stoot -- stood outside on the steps and watched the casket being brought up, a beautiful evening, the sunset looking out over the library of congress, looking out over the supreme court, i was thinking that with all the rancor we sometimes have here as we work out difficult problems, we're pretty lucky to live in this country. we're pretty lucky to have this form of government we have. and we're ext
i've suggested to jon meacham, the extraordinary biographer of president george h.w. bush that a better title for his book might be "the last gentleman." now saying that to an author is kind of like saying you ought to rename your baby something else. that's not a very prudent thing to say. and i hope it's not true that he is the last gentleman. but his temperament and conduct while he won and while he lost in war and in peace, with adversaries and friends reminds us that you can be...
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jon meacham, thank you both for joining us over the past several hours and stay tund for continuing coverage of the life and legacy of george h.w. bush. >>> good morning, everyone. it is 7:00 here in the east. 4:00 a.m. out west. america's 41st president, george herbert walker bush has died. over this next hour, his defining moments in the oval office, chaperoning the fall of the berlin wall and soviet union. swift victory in the gulf war and one big promise that he could not keep. to his post presidency a further life of public service through his foundation plus the heroism in his early years. the pub luck servant, the statesman, the family man, this morning president george h.w. bush remembered. >> prudence, humility and a lifetime devoted to public service, the country is mourning george h.w. bush. he passed away last night at age 94. his values and ideals now being honored across the political spectrum. the 41st president helped end four decades of cold war. his popularity soured after a coalition victory in iraq and a weak economy but he entered the white house with one of the most imp
jon meacham, thank you both for joining us over the past several hours and stay tund for continuing coverage of the life and legacy of george h.w. bush. >>> good morning, everyone. it is 7:00 here in the east. 4:00 a.m. out west. america's 41st president, george herbert walker bush has died. over this next hour, his defining moments in the oval office, chaperoning the fall of the berlin wall and soviet union. swift victory in the gulf war and one big promise that he could not keep. to...
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howie: bush biographer jon meacham paying tribute to george h.w. bush. but some couldn't resist using the death to bash 45. >> under donald trump the office of the presidency has been debased in a way that's unimaginable for people who served every past president. howie: then on "the view" meghan mccain objected against joy behar turning the death into a bash against trump. >> we are honoring a great president. i am not interested -- >> i'm talking -- >> we'll be right back. howie: that is called cutting to commercial. what do you make of joy behar arguing with meghan mccain. hijacking the discussion of george h.w. bush's legacy to beat up on trump. mollie: we did see a lot of this. and it's disrespectful to both presidents. this is a time to remember all the great things the first president bush has done. he had a one term in a significant period of time. his role in the end of the cold war alone gives you enough to talk about. howie: meghan mccain wasn't having it. the "daily mail" reported that off the set behar continued to rage. richard: thanks to w
howie: bush biographer jon meacham paying tribute to george h.w. bush. but some couldn't resist using the death to bash 45. >> under donald trump the office of the presidency has been debased in a way that's unimaginable for people who served every past president. howie: then on "the view" meghan mccain objected against joy behar turning the death into a bash against trump. >> we are honoring a great president. i am not interested -- >> i'm talking -- >> we'll...
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at 8:00, former president barack obama, former secretary of state james baker and jon meacham on role in the world. >> if there is a problem, people call washington. even our adversaries expect us to solve problems and expect us to keep things right. at 9:00, a conversation with entrepreneurs on women in corporate america. lookmen networks tend to female heavy. that might be fine when you are in your first position out of school. who do you think winds by the time you get to senior leadership? >> watch tuesday, christmas day, on c-span. week on "newsmakers," we will talk with the senators of two senators, senator james inhofe and senator chuck grassley of iowa, who will take over the finance committee in the new year. senator grassley chaired the committee for the past four years. he will move over to finance where the committee has jurisdiction over taxes, tariffs and social security and medicare and medicaid. two previous chairs of the committee were daniel webster and henry clay. it was formed in 1815. senator chuck grassley, you have been the chair of the judiciary committee and n
at 8:00, former president barack obama, former secretary of state james baker and jon meacham on role in the world. >> if there is a problem, people call washington. even our adversaries expect us to solve problems and expect us to keep things right. at 9:00, a conversation with entrepreneurs on women in corporate america. lookmen networks tend to female heavy. that might be fine when you are in your first position out of school. who do you think winds by the time you get to senior...
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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 holidays. along with the post office wall street and some banks will be closed. social secuity and federal offices across the country will also be closed. the supreme court is postponing all arguments todday as well as any votes in congress. all services will resume tomorrow. ( james ) and kron 4 will carry the president's memorial service uninterrupted this morning starting at 8 a-m. we will have extended coverage throughout the morning. ( darya ) breaking news now out of the north bay ... there has been an officer invovled shooting this morning in napa. ( james ) kron 4's yoli aceves joins us live with the details. thanks yoli. ( james ) breaking news... a car crashed into a home after
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 holidays. along with the post office wall street and some banks will be closed. social secuity and federal offices across the country will also...
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affecting me and i think affects assigned just as much, your book, doris kearns book in leadership and jon meacham smoke soul of america. this is more or less an opinion question, but it just seems coincidental that books like is a published in times that we need them the most and get you worked on this ten years ago and these other officers just didn't sit at down and type them up ad get them published. what do you think causes people, not causes, but the gift of these books at this time that we need in our national politics right now? i'd like to listen to what your opinion is. >> host: that's a really interesting question, tying those three books together. >> guest: thank you, yes, and good company. we are in a time as troubled and sometimes as confusing as a time where living to politically, sometimes you look to an earlier. the context. the same thing is to a presidents. if i'd ask for qualities i want to see in a president, what is i'd want the president who knows about history and uses history. harry truman was probably read about in presidential history than almost anyone else. when he was
affecting me and i think affects assigned just as much, your book, doris kearns book in leadership and jon meacham smoke soul of america. this is more or less an opinion question, but it just seems coincidental that books like is a published in times that we need them the most and get you worked on this ten years ago and these other officers just didn't sit at down and type them up ad get them published. what do you think causes people, not causes, but the gift of these books at this time that...