his father, george herbert walker bush, former presidents clinton and carter and president obama. president george w. bush said he made the decisions he did to make country safe, the moments that defined his presidency, 9/11 and katrina. the word he said mother than any other was freedom. repeating that over and over. the one word he did not utter was iraq. never heard it today. the president getting emotional as he wrapped up his speech. joining me here in dallas is david gregory, moderator of nbc's "meet the press." chuck todd, nbc's political director and host of msnbc's "the daily rundown." politico's jonathan martin. wane slater, senior political writer for "dallas morning news." and the author. book "bush's brain." and joining us is michael reagan and michael beschloss, you will hear from all of them now.