powell and norm schwartz kof and secretary baker. that was the atmosphere within which we deployed the war. then of course i had the president on the ground with me at thanksgiving. it was a marvelous experience. thousands of troops in a natural amphitheater in the sand dunes and in came barbara bush and the president. the senior leadership of congress and we felt mighty good about this man. >> jon meachem, patti davis was on tv and talking about the mourning process for a public family. talking about her own experience with her dad and her mom and now the bushes with the first lady and the president. there is public grieving, which you are forced to share with all of us on lookers in hd live