mr. rogers. >>> 50 years you were married to mr. rogers, which makes you mrs. t's right, that's right. i'm joanne. >> reporter: joanne, who told me she also thinks the times we're in could use her husband again, who happened to be a lifelong republican. >> here we have somebody leading us right now who is not a forgiver. his values are very, very different from fred's values. almost completely opposite. >> reporter: you can imagine fred rogers actually coming out and speaking up about that? a person whose name we are not naming? >> i think he might have to. >> reporter: really? so that would be political. >> that would be political, yes. >> reporter: which is something he tried to avoid. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: but fred was cautious about the fact that one of the characters on the show, officer clemens again, was in real life gay. and fred wanted that kept quiet. >> there was a part of me that was heartbroken. i'm also a realist. there are lots of places where i could not be openly gay. >> reporter: so fred, in a way, was a revolution air i and in a way he was

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. [laughter] george herbert walker bush was america's last great soldier statesman. a 20th century founding father. he governed with virtues that resemble those of washington and truman, eisenhower. of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. 6'2", handsome, dominant in person, president bush made fists to underscore points. a master of what franklin roosevelt called the science of human relationships, he believed that to whom much was given, much is expected. because life gave him so much, he gave back again and again and again. he stood in the breach in the cold war against totalitarianism. he stood in the breach in washington against unthinking partisanship. he stood in the breach against discrimination and on his watch a wall fell in berlin. a dictator's aggression did not stand. doors across america opened to those with disabilities. life, he stood in the breach against heart break and hurt. always offering an outstretched hand, a warm word, a sympathetic tear. down, he w

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. [laughter] george herbert walker bush was america's last great shoulder best soldier statesman. -- last great soldier statesman a 21st century founding father. , he governed with virtues that most closely resembled those of washington and adams andfdr and truman and eisenhower. and fdr and truman and eisenhower. men who believed in causes larger than themselves. six feet two inches, handsome, dominant in person. spoke with those big strong hands, making fists to underscore points. a master of what franklin roosevelt called the science of human relationships he believed to whom much is given, much is expected. and because life gave him so much, he gave back again and again. he stood in the breach and the -- in the cold war against authoritarianism, and the breach against unthinking partisanship, he stood in the breach against tyranny and discrimination. on his watch a wall fell in berlin. a dictator did not stand. doors across america opened to those with disabilities. in his personal

mr. rogers still touching hearts. young. >> i like it. >> and old.ght. >> on how he'd respond to today's incivility. >>> plus, a night line holiday tradition. whoopie goldberg's twist. >> not a creature was stirring, not even mickey mouse.

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, george h.w. bush parachuted out of an aircraft and landed on the grounds of st. ann's by the sea in kennebunkport, maine, the church where his mom was married and where he worshipped often. mother liked to say he chose the location just in case the chute didn't open. >> reporter: an eternal bond with barbara, his be

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. [ laughter ] >>> george herbert walker bush was america's last great0 -- 20th century founding father he resembled those of washington and of adams, truman , fdr, and of eisenhower, of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. 6'2", handsome, and dominate in person, a master of what franklin roosevelt called the science of human relationships, he believed that to whom much was given, much is expected, and because life gave him so much, he gave back again, and again, and again. he stood in the breach in the cold war against totalitarianism. he stood in the region washington against unthinking partisanship. he stood in the breach against tyranny and discrimination. on his watch, a wall fell in berlin, dictators aggression did not stand. doors across america opened to those with disabilities. in his personal life, he stood in the breach against heartbreak and hurt. always offering an outstretched hand, a warm word, a sympathetic tear. if you are down, he would rush to lift you up. if you are soaring, he would rush to savor your success. strong an

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne.rbert walker bush was america's last great soldier statesman, a 20th century founding father. he governed with virtues that most closely resemble those of washington and of adams, of t.r. and of f.d.r., of truman and of eisenhower, of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. 6'2" handsome, dominant in person. president bush spoke with those big strong hands, making fists to underscore points. a master of what franklin roosevelt called the science of human relationships. he believed that to whom much was given, much is expected, and because life gave him so much, he gave back again and again and again. he stood in the breach in the cold war against totalitarianism, he stood in the breach in washington against unthinking partisanship. he stood in the breach against tierney and discrimination, and on his watch, a wall fell in berlin. a doors across america opened to those with disabiliti disabilities, and in his personal life he stood in the breach against heartbreak and hurt, a

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mr. rogers. ♪ it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ then you add a little john wayne.r the ranch. you put them together you got george herbert walker bush. >> together, president bush and dana carvey forged perhaps an unexpected friendship, one that started after bush lost hissed by for re-election in 1992. mr. bush invited carvey to the white house as a pick me up for the staff. >> i was staying in the lincoln bedroom and i couldn't resist getting on the phone and i called up the secret service as the president, feel like going jogging tonight, in the nude. >> carvey's "saturday night live" impressions were comedy gold. >> they're bad. >> so memorable, mr. bush himself had to join in the fun. >> not gonna do it. not na ga da. >> in all my years of government service, i never once said na ga da. >> the president's grace and generosity vividly on display as he recounted a phone call to carvey. >> he said i hope i've never crossed the line, and i knew exactly what he meant. and as far as i'm concerned he never has. and the fact that we can laugh at each other is a very f

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne.was america's last great soldier statesman, a 20th century founding father. he governed with work shoes that most closely resemble those of washington and of adams, of tr and of fdr, of truman and of eisenhower, of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. 6'2", handsome, dominant in person, president bush spoke with those big strong hands, making fists to underscore points, a master of what franklin roosevelt called the science of human relationships. he believed that do whom much was given, much is expected. and because life gave him so much, he gave back again and again and again. he stood in the breach in the cold war against totalitarianism. he stood in the breach in washington against unthinking partisanship. he stood in the breach against tyranny and discrimination. and on his watch, a wall fell in berlin, a dictator's opened to those with disabilities. and in his personal life, he stood in the breach against heartbreak and hurt, always offering an outstretched hand, a

mr. rogers trying >> reporter: long-time friend senator alan simpson reminding americans of the values livedy, now perhaps in washington in short supply. >> he never hated anyone. he knew what his mother and my mother always knew, hatred corrodes the container it's carried in. the most decent and honorable person i ever met was my friend george bush. one of nature's noble men. ♪ our father >> reporter: the ceremony both powerful and poignant. the most personal tribute from a son about his father. >> we tes h i did. but he always responded with the great gift of tol 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 eve too." >> reporter: w recalling his dad's signature adventurous spirit. >> at age 90 george h.w. bush parachuted out of an aircraft and landed on the grounds of st. anne's by the sea in k kennebunkpo kennebunkport, maine. the church where his mom was married and where he worshiped often. mother liked to say he chose the location just in case the chute didn't open. >> reporter: an eternal bond with barba

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mr. rogers trying to be john wayne.hter] jon: george herbert walker bush was america's last great soldier statesman. a 20th century founding father. he governed with virtues that most closely resemble those of fdr,ngton and of adams, of of truman and eisenhower. of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. foot, 2 inches, dominant in person, he spoke with his big strong hands, making fists to underscore points. a master of what roosevelt called the science of human relationships. he believed that if much was given, much was expected. and because life gave him so much, he gave back again and again and again. breach in thee cold war against totalitarianism. he stood in the breach in washington against unthinking partisanship. he stood in the breach against tyranny and discrimination. and on his watch, a wall fell in berlin. a dictator's aggression did not stand. doors across america opened to those with disabilities. and in his personal life, he stood in the breach agains heart break and hurt. always offering an

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne george herbert walker bush was america's last great soldier statesman,rned with virtues that most closely resemble those of washington and of adams, of t.r. and of fdr, of truman and of eisenhower, of men who believed in causes larger than themselves 6'2", handsome, dominant in person, president bush spoke with those big, strong hands, making fists to underscore points a master of what franklin roosevelt called the science of human relationships, he believed that to whom much was given, much is expected and because life gave him so much, he gave back again and again and again. he stood in the breach in the cold war against totalitarianism. he stood in the breach in washington against unthinking partisanship he stood in the breach against tyranny and discrimination and on his watch, a wall felsta america opened to those with disabilities and in his personal life, he stood in the breach against heartbreak and hurt, always offering an outstretched hand, a warm word, a sympathetic tear. if you were down, he would rush to lift you up and if you were soaring,

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. but when i was listening to the diary, he would be belly aching about the press in very specific terms. like, marine dowd did this, judy woodruff did that, sam donaldson did this. i was beginning to worry as president, the man who won the cold war had watched tv all day. what i realized, somewhat in consultation with tim, part of what happened is he had everything in his briefcase. so he had the white house news sum entry the tape recorder. so he would be on marine one or air force one and pull everything out and start looking at this and be reading this great transcript of everyone who'd been attacking him all the time. so he would just react to it that way. that's the reality. how many of you all love being criticized? maybe you're better than i am, but, you know, it's just -- and that -- to me that's the importance of the work you all do. it's that you all humanize people who are at risk of becoming momentumal and therefore less accessible and character's destiny. the greeks were r

mr. rogers: ♪ it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ then you add a little john wayne. over the ridge." you put them together, you got george herbert walker bush. >> reporter: together, president bush and his comedic foil, dana carvey, forged a perhaps- unexpected friendship, one that started after bush lost his bid for re-election in 1992. mr. bush invited carvey to the white house as a pick-me-up for the staff. >> i was standing in the lincoln bedroom last night and i couldn't resist getting on the phone, and i called up the secret service as the president. "feel like going jogging tonight." ( laughter ) "in the nude." ( laughter ) >> reporter: carvey's "saturday night live" impressions were comedy gold. >> bad! they're bad! bad! >> reporter: so memorable, mr. bush himself had to join in the fun. >> not gonna do it. not gon' da't. >> in all my years of government service, i never once said "not-ga-da." >> reporter: the president's grace and generosity vividly on display as he recounted a phone call to carvey. >> he said, i hope i've never crossed the line. and i knew

mr rogers said he was happy with his daughter's school. the problem was the local authority.em, really, i think that is the problem. most carers just aren't. there's a lot of single parent carers, and they have had a hard time, with a young person with special needs anyway, it is a journey. kathleeen redcliffe's son has dyslexia and attends a mainstream school. she says his needs haven't been recognised. the curricular moves so fast, with my son it moved way too fast, and reception probably was a waste of time, because there wasn't anybody there having enough time to be curious, to say, actually, he hasn't got this, i wonder what that's about. so even if the staff really have that commitment and want to support, they may be torn into many directions. yes, they have 30 children's needs, and they have to go with the majority. unfortunately he didn't fit the majority. so yes, all good intention, but it is not effective. and she had some advice for new parents: i think protect your own mental health, because i think that is a big challenge for parents, knowing your child is going

mr. -- congressman roger williams a dear friend of president bush for more than three decades. a partner and a colleague and a huge admirer. i yield to mr. williams. thank you, sir. mr. williams: thank you, mr. chairman, thank you, mr. speaker, for allowing us this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. under the speaker's announced , the of january 3, 2017 chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. williams, for the remainder of the hour. mr. williams: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm reminded of a time when in texas we were at a breakfast and we had two groups. we had a group that was very close to jeb bush, the governor of florida, and one that was close to george w. bush, and mrs. bush was our guest speaker. and she spoke and when she opened up for questions, one of the questions was, mrs. bush a lot of us know jeb better than george, or george better than jeb. how are they alike? how do they tiffer? and mrs. bush said she's been blessed to have a great family but she said these words. she said you could put all my boys together. and they would not equal t

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 put them together, you got george herbert walker bush. >> reporter: they carved an unexpected os h bid forlection in invited carvey to white house as a pick-me-up for the staff. >> i was in the bedroom last night. i couldn't resist getting on the phone and call the secret service. well, i've gone jogging tonight. in the nude. >> reporter: carvy had questions -- so wonderful, mr. bush himself had to join in the fun. >> dat-dat-dat. >> i never once said not-not-not. >> reporter: he recount the a phone call to carvy. >> he said, i hope i've never crossed the line. and i knew exactly what he meant. and as far as i'm concerned, he never has. and the fact that we can laugh at each other isentang e ha so many war moments with them. >> reporter: in april carvy described his 25-year friendship with the bushes and how times have coarse ened. upon mr. bush's death carvy wrote simply, i think of those times, what i remember most is how hard we would laugh.

mr. rogers style, and i will say hello and thank you for being just the right amount of lonely or drunk to tune in to our fourth annual red shop-a-thon. we have been doing it every year since 2014. we have dynamite products to share but. has anyone seen my co-host? she's a lady about yay high, yellow hair and a pink face? let me give her a call. >> hello, kristen bell speaking. >> hi, kristen bell, it's jimmy kimmel. you're late for our shop-a-thon. >> son of a sasquatch, jimmy, i forgot. >> jimmy: how quickly can you get here? >> it demands on traffic, but i think, i think right now i can probably -- [cheers and applause] woo! >> you're very quick. >> there was no one on the 405. >> you took the 405? >> there was no one on it. but i blame this kasper pillow. for why i overslept. if you can believe, i only spent $35 on this dream maker. >> pinch me, i must be dreaming. >> i'm not touching you, we agreed on that. any way, we start it off -- >> kristen, you silly goose. we all right started. >> let me drop this luxurious robe. >> also sleep fully dressed. it makes me feel fancy, and i'm asha

mr. rogers. ♪ it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ >> then you add a little john wayne. >> here weer the ridge. you put them together. you have george herbert walker bush. that's one thing there. now -- >> that's a man who laughed along with others. even when he was the butt of the joke, as he surely was when dana car have i portrayed him on saturday night live, again, seems like he is in a different ear yarks a different planet. >> well, because he was all about self-deprecating humor. these used to make fun that he would play horseshoes, so he would make jokes or that he used to eat pork rinds to seem more populist, and he went with the joke and made fun of himself all the time. in one very funny moment, jake, that william webster told me head of cia, fbi, they created a body double for bush 41. somebody that looked just like him, and they decided to see if barbara bush could recognize that it wasn't her husband, and they staged this event in the oval office, and barbara didn't even know that that body double wasn't her husband for a while, and then when she finally caught on to

mr. rogers it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. then you add a lil jon wayne. here we go. go over to the ranch. you put them together you got george herbert walker bush. >> yes. >> don't dare move my hands what i want to do. no, but i am very grateful to dana and to paula for being here. and dana has given me a lot of lavors. he said to me on the phone, are you sure you really want me to come there? and i said yeah. and he said i hope i've never crossed the line. and i knew exactly what he patent and as far as i'm concerned he never has. and the fact that we can laugh at each other is a very fundamental thing. i'm not sure november 4th that the invitation would have gone out and they be had the enthusiasm. >> george bush did not expect to lose to bill clinton in 1992. he presided over the end of the cold war. enjoyed sky high popularity after the gulf war. but a weak economy and an electorate ready for change did him in and he didn't like it one bit. in an interview several years later, he read a letter he had written the day after the election. >> november 4th, the electi

mr. rogers and you overlay that was john wayne. i'm not going to try to do the john wayne impersonation but, it's exactly on point. and bush loved it and he knew that would bolster the spirit of those who had lost in his reelection campaign. >> shepard: sometimes presidents lead with forests and endurance and sometimes it's important for presidents to lead with human humility and an understanding that none of this is such a big deal that we can't be made fun of and have a moment of humility. >> and he knew his priorities. as people said, faith, family, friends and fun. he loved to have fun with his sports and his sense of humor. he had both leadership and humility, and doesn't make for for the best leader? >> historically it does. my very few times around him, a couple times in the white house, i was always struck by how many names he knew and how many specifics he could remember and how we would always seem to managed a smile under all circumstances? >> and that must come from those experiences that we had in world war iii. world

mr. rogers" and think he would say, don't be scared, everybody is special. >> everybody is so special becauselove. that always stuck with me. >> see you tomorrow. ♪ how to get to sesame street >> "sesame street" introduced my children to the interaction of children with different backgrounds. >> it's not easy being green. >> "sesame street" was aggressive in not only learning concepts of reading but concepts of interacting. >> i may be small but i am somebody. >> "sesame street" was as big as it got in terms of celebrity. everybody wanted to hang with the muppets. >> aren't you johnny trash? >> cash. >> cash. >> education really matured in the '70s. >> i'm leaving. >> i love you. >> i love you, too. >> now, for something completely different. >> when i was 13, the show from england came on, pbs, which before that was only the realm of my parents. >> what do you mean? >> suddenly, they're doing the most outlandish racy non-sequitur type of humor and killing me, the 13-year-old. >> it's extraordinary what you can't do on american television, i think you can do it on pbs and why i hope you will

mr. rogers. beautiful day in the neighborhood. go that thing. going up there in that whole area., right there, is what hooked it. >> boosush, always a great spor went on snl, poking fun at himself. >> saturd"saturday night live" fun at me on a regular basis. do i have any negative feelings about that, i do. but it wouldn't be prudent at this juncture. >> he never stopped loving it. >> but no amount of levity could prevent the coming tide. >> 1992 is the perfect storm, ross perot, rising up through the news cycle. >> i'm all ears. >> you have a formidable politician in bill clinton, a mild, but enduring recession, and you had a candidate who was not fully engaged in the minutia of the politics. >> americans began to view bush as out of touch and blasted him for breaking this campaign promise. >> read my lips. no new taxes. >> it was a problem. there's no doubt about it. look, we had to get a budget deal, and so he sat down with the democrats in the congress. they said if you want any kind of a deal you've got to have some taxes. he says if that's the only way i'm going to get the

mr. rogers, a beautiful day in the neighborhood. that thing going up there in that whole area.ooked it. >> bush, always a great sport, went on "snl" poking fun at himself. >> "saturday night live" made fun of me on a fairly regular basis. do i have any hard feelings about that? yes, i do. and i'll have my revenge when the time is right. not now. wouldn't be prudent at this juncture. >> whatever reason, he loved it and never stopped loving it. >> but no amount of levity could prevent the turning tide as the president set his sights on a second term. >> 1992 is a perfect storm. you have ross perot rising up through the 24-hour cable news cycle. >> if there's a fair way, i'm all ears. >> you have a formidable politician in bill clinton. you have a mild but enduring recession. and you had a candidate who was not fully engaged in the minutiae of the politics. >> americans began to view bush as out of touch and blasted him for breaking this campaign promise. >> read my lips, no new taxes. >> it was a problem. there's no doubt about it. look, we had to get a budget deal. so we sat dow

mr. rogers.you know, as vivid perhaps as other presidents. but the kindness always came through. that tension in washington existed and it was tough at times, but there was something about him that always brought you back to the good place. >> oh, mika, that is so interesting you used that example because i was watching the documentary about mr. rogers recently. >> yes, me too. >> and one line he said really struck me about the current era which was -- mr. rogers said what makes me angrier than anything else are people who try to make other people feel less than, which is sort of the definition of what trump does. it jumped out at me. >> it's such a beautiful piece and one piece jumped out at you, he did have a special place in his heart for you. he wrote where do you and i stand, how i feel a warm place in my heart for someone who day in and day out brutalizes my son, i don't know but i do. obviously you were very critical of george w. bush during the iraq invasion and afterwards. but he still c

mr. rogers. ♪ it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ then you add a little john wayne. "here we go.he ridge." you put them together, you got george herbert walker bush. [ cheers and applause ] that's the thing there. >> to bring a comedian that sort of made fun of you all these years to your white house staff after you've lost an election, that's classy. >> good luck. >> one of our enduring traditions in america is that after a presidential election, when the incumbent president is leaving office and a new president is coming in, the president-elect pays a courtesy call on the president at the white house. >> he brought president clinton and mrs. clinton in to introduce them to the butlers. he was telling them these are the guys that are going to take care of you upstairs and everything. they'll really be good to you. but it wasn't good for us because the first thing president clinton and mrs. clinton saw was a bunch of guys in there with tears in their eyes crying. and he told them, he said don't pay them no mind. he said they'll be the same way with you when you leave. >> i rememb

mr. rogers, ♪ beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ that thing, that quadrant right there is what hooked it bush, always a great sport, went on snl poking fun at himself. >> "saturday night live" made fun of me on a fairly regular basis. do i have any hard feelings about that? yes, i do. and i'll have my revenge when the time is right. not now. wouldn't be prudent at this juncture. >> and, wolf, we'll have more of that tonight, but one last point on that, when bush lost to bill clinton and he was in so much pain, he wasn't thinking about himself. he actually very quietly got dana garvey to come to the white house as a surprise and entertain everybody else on the staff because, as he said, he wanted to lift them up. classic george bush. wolf. >> so cute, so nice. our thanks very much, jamie, we're looking forward to your documentary later tonight. the tributes continue to pour in for the former president george h.w. bush. his loss and his legacy hitting home for those who knew him best. joining us, the former senator, john sinewnu. he's also author of "the quiet man." governor, thank you for

mr. rogers, then you add a little john wayne.over -- you get george herbert walker bush. >> that's good. >> don't dare move my hands, i want to. i'm very grateful to dana and to paula for being here, and dana's given me a lot of laughs. he said to me on the phone, are you sure you really want me to come there? i said, yeah. he said, i hope i've never crossed the line. and i knew exactly what he meant. as far as i'm concerned, he never has. the fact that we can laugh at each other is a very fundamental thing. i'm not sure on november 4th, the invitation would have gone out and had the same enthusiasm. >> george bush did not expect to lose to bill clinton in 1992, he resided over the end of the cold war, enjoyed sky high popularity after the gulf war, but a weak economy and an electorate ready for change did limb in, and he didn't like it one bit. in an interview several years later, he read a letter he wrote the day after the election. >> the election is over, it's come and gone, it's hard to describe the emotions of something lik

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. 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 eulogy to president bush before his death. president bush said characteristically, that's a lot about me, jon. the final eulogy was delivered by the president's son george w. bush. >> at age 90 george h.w. bush parachuted out of an aircraft and landed on the grounds of st. ann's by the sea in kennebunkport, the church where his mom was married a

mr. rogers, then you add a little john wayne. go over -- you get george herbert walker bush. >> that's good. >> don't dare move my hands, i want to. i'm very grateful to dana and to paula for being here, and dana's given me a lot of laughs. he said to me on the phone, are you sure you really want me to come there? i said, yeah. he said, i hope i've never crossed the line. and i knew exactly what he meant. as far as i'm concerned, he never has. the fact that we can laugh at each other is a very fundamental thing. i'm not sure on november 4th, the invitation would have gone out and had the same enthusiasm. >> george bush did not expect to lose to bill clinton in 1992, he resided over the end of the cold war, enjoyed sky high popularity after the gulf war, but a weak economy and an electorate ready for change did limb in, and he didn't like it one bit. in an interview several years later, he read a letter he wrote the day after the election. >> the election is over, it's come and gone, it's hard to describe the emotions of something

mr. rogers and trying to be john wayne. which i thought was great. we take a look at the motorcade making its way to st. martin. tell the story about how you went out for a boat ride with 41. he had just learned he was going to be on the ticket as the running mate for ronald reagan. he didn't mention it to you until the end of the ride. what happened? >> yeah. well, you know, i was actually the perfect age. i was 6 years old. he hadn't had his oldest grandson george p. who has become a life-long friend as well. so i was in the right place at the right time. he called my dad and said i want walker to come fishing. my dad said we'll be over at walker's point in a couple of minutes. he said no, no, just walker. i got to go fishing with then ronald reagan's day-old vice presidential nominee george h.w. bush. i remember coming back and the coastline was lined with the homemade signs along the main coastline. it said we love you, george and bar. i had no idea what was going on. i loved his boat because it was really fast. i remember i asked him what was ha

mr. rogers. ♪ it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ then you add a little john wayne. here we go.over the ridge. you put them together, you got george herbert walker bush. [ cheers and applause ] that's the thing there. >> to bring a comedian that sort of made fun of you all these years to your white house staff after you've lost an election, that's classy. >> good luck. >> one of our enduring traditions in america is that after a presidential election, when the incumbent president is leaving office and a new president is coming in, the president-elect pays a courtesy call on the president at the white house. >> he brought president clinton and mrs. clinton in to introduce them to the butlers. he was telling them these are the guys that are going to take care of you upstairs and everything. they'll really be good to you. but it wasn't good for us because the first thing president clinton and mrs. clinton saw was a bunch of guys in there with tears in their eyes crying. and he told them, he said don't pay them no mind. they'll be the same way with you when you leave. >> i remember

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. >> reporter: former senator simpson, a longtime friend, recalled how during a crisis. >> he reached out to me while i'm tangled in rich controversy, and taking me lumps and he said, yep. there were staff members, al, who teld old me not to do this,, well, this is about friendship and loyalty. >> reporter: brian maroney, former canadian prime minister, praised bush's leadership as the cold war came to an end. >> no occupant of the oval office was more courageous, more principled and more honorable than george herbert walker bush. >> reporter: the son eulogized his father. >> to us, he was close to perfect, but not totally perfect. his short game was lousy. he wasn't exactly fred astaire on the dance floor. the man couldn't stomach vegetables. especially broccoli. and by the way, he passed these genetic defects along to us. >> reporter: and praised him for teaching him how to lead in public life and in private. >> through our tears, let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you, a great and noble man, the best father a son or daughter could have. a

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. >> one of theany lighthearted moments during today's special state funeral for former president george h.w. bush at the national cathedral. the president's remains are n headed back to texas for his burial tomorrow. >> we'll have more coverage coming up. >>> well, if you're shopping for a new credit card for the holidays, your bank might have a gift for you. our consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you tonight with rearaling the cds with the biggest bang for your buck. >> reporter: if you must use a credit cardor holiday shopping this year, then at least let's find one that's going to givehi you som back, like good rewards, right? creditcard.com says u.s. banks have produced a bumper crop of no annual fee rewards cars. american express cash magnet, 1.5% cash back on every purchase, $200 bonus, you just have to spend $1,000 in your first three months. american airlines advantage mile up card, two miles per dollarern grand eligible airline purchase b ionf us you spend $500 in the first three months. bank of america cash rewards credit card, about 3% ca

as dana carvey said the key to a bush forty one impersonation is mr rogers trying to be john wayne.george herbert walker bush was america's last great soldier statesman a twentieth century founding father. he governed with virtues that most closely resemble those of washington and of adams of t.r. and of f.d.r. of truman and of eisenhower of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. six foot two handsome dominant person president bush spoke with those big strong hands making fists to underscore points a master of what franklin roosevelt called the science of human relationships he believed that too much was given much is expected and because life gave him so much he gave back again and again again and. he stood in the breach in the cold war against a talent terrorism he stood in the breach in washington against unthinking partisanship. he stood in the breach against terror and the end discrimination and on his watch a wall fell in berlin a dictator's aggression did not stand and doors across america are opened to those with disabilities. and in his personal life. he stood i

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. it was a gift to comedians for that.absolutely had an enveloping personal charisma. sometimes he couldn't give a speech to save his life. when he said i can give a speech i climbed the highest mountain in the world so i couldn't be that bad. >> you're staying with us. we'll have you here with us. we want to talk about some other news including what's happening in the markets. the dow this morning has shot up some 300 points. joining me now to explain why is msnbc stephanie rule. this has to do with that china trade truce you can call it that the president came to terms with, apparently with xi jinping over the weekend. >> a cease-fire. not to say that anything super positive has happened but nothing negative has. they basically put their pencils down and say let's wait 90 days. from the market's perspective they are saying great. the news we actually have is somewhat of a push because kicking the can down the road is not a resolution. even what we know about china's concession isn't that big of a deal. what they offered

mr. -- congressman roger williams a dear friend of president bush for more than three decades. a partner and a colleague and a huge admirer. i yield to mr. williams. thank you, sir. mr. williams: thank you, mr. chairman, thank you, mr. speaker, for allowing us this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. under the speaker's announced , the of january 3, 2017 chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. williams, for the remainder of the hour. mr. williams: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm reminded of a time when in texas we were at a breakfast and we had two groups. we had a group that was very close to jeb bush, the governor of florida, and one that was close to george w. bush, and mrs. bush was our guest speaker. and she spoke and when she opened up for questions, one of the questions was, mrs. bush a lot of us know jeb better than george, or george better than jeb. how are they alike? how do they tiffer? and mrs. bush said she's been blessed to have a great family but she said these words. she said you could put all my boys together. and they would not equal t

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mr. rogers mother toll him to look for he helps after tragedy gentlemen had that catastrophic fire in santa rosa that killed and wiped out so much in its path, unbelievable, because of climate change and this was not -- it was-when you ask you a question and i say one word -- >> speed right. >> a lightning round. >> you can't do lightning round with ann. >> light inning around. >> that's the hardest part of loving someone else. >> well, just how annoying we all are. we're so annoying. no offense. you're not. you're good. >> if you enough it was your last day, on this earth, how would you spend it. >> spend it in prayer. i would be doing what i always do, which is seek seeking union with god and goodness and truth and i would be doing radical self-love. my last day, i will only be eating dessert. i we won't even be eating fruit. i'll be eating dessert and will not have flosses for weeks and might smoke. it's been 32 years since i quit smoking. i'd -- mostly about not flossing. >> what's the thing you most differ like about yourself? >> how judgmental i am. >> okay. >> that's good. left to my

mr. rogers trying to talk on sesame street there. a ridiculous conversation. but here you have giuliani stepping in it again saying it was his money and he was involved in the payments and he was right in the -- and the president said i don't know nothing. >> he lies because the truth absolutely kills him. but one other thing that the president said today, he said that michael cohen was just a low-level attorney who handled low-level matters which makes you wonder, were there bigger payoffs that other attorneys handled. were there bigger proj effec effects -- the projects with the russians. these were shady operators. i don't think the people care about the payoff but they care if he acted in a shadowy way and was that done with the foreign policy. >> and i'll get into more in this in the next segment and i think it is a big new york finance and media story and all about the "national enquirer" and the inaugural and moving into the media center of the world which is new york. this story is growing bigger. >> that is right. >> and the "wall street journal" is p

mr. rogers mother told him to look for helpers after the tragedy and we had that catastrophic fire last year in santa rosa that killed and wiped out so much in its path. unbelievable because of climate change and when you saw the love. this was not-- what was it called when you ask a question and i say one word, speed-- >> lightning round. no, you can't do lightning round. >> lightning round take two. i'm ready now. >> what's the hardets part of loving someone else? >> well, just how, how annoying we all are. you know? [laughter] >> we're so annoying. no offense. you're not. you're good, you're fine. >> thank you. if you knew it was your last day on this earth. how would you spend it? >> i would spend it in prayer. i would be doing what i always do, which is seeking union with god and goodness and truth and i would be doing radical self-love. on my last day, i will only be eating dessert. [laughter] >> i won't even be eating fruit. i will be eating dessert and i will not have flossed for weeks. and i might smoke. it's been 32 years since i quit smoking and i might smoke and eat creme brie--

mr. rogers trying to be john wayne.he governed with virtues that most closely resemble those of washington and of adams, of t.r. and f.d.r., of truman and of eisenhower, of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. 6'2", handsome and dominant in person, president bush spoke making fists to underscore points. the science of human relationships, he believed that to whom much was given much is expected and because life gave him so much, he gave back again and again and again. he stood in the breach in the cold war against totalitarian, he stood in the breach in washington against unthinking partisanship, he stood in the breach against tyranny and discrimination and on his watch, a w fell in berlin, a dictator's aggression did not stand, and doors across america opened to those with disabilities. and in his personal life, he stood in the breach against heartbreak and hurt, always offering an outstretched hand, a warm word, a sympathic tear. if you were down, he would rush to lift you up and if you were soaring, he