the time since he held it by a democrat starting in this new congress. part of the seismic shift in our politics since george h.w. bush was our president. the city of houston will get a good chance to say good-bye to the former president as will the rest of the country. the official funeral plans have not been released down to the particular detailed level, but here's what we know. he will lie in state in the u.s. capitol and there will be a service for him in washington, d.c. but then he'll come back to texas and there will be a funeral here in houston at st. martin's church. that's the same church where the former first lady barbara bush was honored when she passed away. this then the former president will go to texas a&m university, that's where his presidential library is. he'll be laid to rest there beside his beloved life. 73 years married. they will lay side by side after what will be essentially a week long opportunity for the nation