that he had just delivered probably the hardest speech of his life, one that he dreaded giving, knew he would have to give for a long time, and doing it in the building, this extraordinary cathedral where he has personal history with his own presidency, giving the speech that he had to give after 9/11, and that moment that jamie gangel has shared where his father inside those very pews reached over and grabbed his hand in a gesture of fatherly love. and now you see him, you can see the picture there, certainly probably a sense of relief that he got through it, this incredibly important speech that he had to give for his father. so we re sitting here watching the honor guard, waiting for the hearse to depart the national cathedral for the last time. they ll be heading, as we say, over to joint base andrews and then the flight to houston,
fatherly love. see, that s the kind of guy he is. you know, it was not a calculated move. it was an emotional that s his definition of outward emotion at that point. but it meant it meant the world to me at that very moment. you know, the beautiful nature of it, the poignancy of it. but also, you know, this weird line that this family has to walk between the public and the private, you know, that the president 43 has to explain, oh, this wasn t orchestrated. we didn t think about it in advance. nobody has to live their life today. but that s about being presidential, living public and private emotions coming through. but i do believe, more than most, and this is a unique situation. this family has been uniquely blessed with opportunities to
of unconditional love. in other words, the message from george bush was, i love you no matter what you do. and he knew exactly when to provide support in the wake of 9/11. not sorrowing as those without hope, but in thankful remembrance. one of the more very dramatic moments for me came on september the 14th at the national cathedral. i was very fearful of bursting out in tears and the country didn t need to see a weeping president trying to rally the nation. i felt his hand reach across laura and grab my arm. it was a small gesture, but it meant a lot to me, a very sweet moment of fatherly love. while 41 was careful not to criticize 43 in office, years cite size 43 in office, years later the elder bush did admit to some concerns. he worried that the atmosphere around 43 created a cowboy culture. there s an old poster out west as i recall that said
matter what you do. and he knew exactly when to provide support in the wake of 9/11. not sorrowing as those without hope, but in thankful remembrance. one of the more very dramatic moments for me came on september the 14th at the national cathedral. i was very fearful of bursting out in tears and the country didn t need to see a weeping president trying to rally the nation. i felt his hand reach across laura and grab my arm. it was a small gesture, but it meant a lot to me, a very sweet moment of fatherly love. while 41 was careful not to cite size 43 in office, years later the elder bush did admit to some concerns. he worried that the atmosphere around 43 created a cowboy culture. there s an old poster out west as i recall that said wanted, dead or alive.