bush in recent years. she is a wonderful mother and grandmother and all of those things. but she s also very tough. i remember going to kennebunkport, staying in a nice bedroom upstairs, and she says, this is your home, anything she says, but you do know we make our own beds. i said, okay, mrs. bush, i get it, i ll make my own bed. she s just wonderful. barbara was someone who could tell george what she felt. and she would, just like she could tell everybody what she thought, and she would. she had a foot with the family and a foot in his career. this idea that she was not politically involved is not true. she was there. and as president bush told me, she always was honest with me about whether she felt someone was serving me well or not so well. she didn t meddle. but when the door was shut, i
visited sac in 13 years. i had the honor and privilege of briefing him in my position as chief of intelligence. he was accompanied by another iconic american, brent scowcroft, who was then the national security adviser. mrs. bush met with a group of wives which included my wife. and we were reminiscing about that visit tonight. my wife sue was recalling how down to earth and earthy, both, barbara bush was during that visit and how completely captivating she was and how she captured everyone that she came in contact with. and i think that is emblematic of many other comments. and by the way, anderson, compliments to a wonderful tribute to her by cnn. it was such an important time, president bush was only in office for one term but it was a really important time in american history. i mean, there was so much, the
george h.w. bush was a heroic navy pilot, lied about his age to get into the navy and was shot down. they truly embody a family of service, the whole family. and it comes from the top. it came from barbara. she was both a loving, caring mother and she said there, the enforcer. she was tough. one of the anecdotes we were talking about that really sticks with me is, in 1987, when george h.w. bush was running for president, he was the vice president, and he finished third in the iowa in the ames straw poll. lee atwater and rich bond who ran the campaign summoned them. mrs. bush says, when are you going back to iowa? sending the clear message, she was the bad cop sometimes and the enforcer.
former first lady barbara bush. this from jean becker, chief of staff of the office of george h.w. bush. so many of you are asking how is 41. he s of course broken hard to lose his beloved barbara, his wife of 73 years. he was at her side when she left this good earth. it will not surprise all of you who know and love him that he is also being stoic and strong, he s determined to be there for his family as well. we ll be right back. i just got my cashback match, is this for real? yep. we match all the cash back new cardmembers earn at the end of their first year, automatically. whoo! i got my money! hard to contain yourself, isn t it? uh huh! let it go! whoo! get a dollar-for-dollar match at the end of your first year. only from discover.
breaking news from texas, former first lady barbara bush has died at the age of 92, survived by her husband of 73 years, george h.w. bush, former president, the first man she ever kissed, the man who held her hand through much of today and was by her side as she slip awa slipped away. do you know where your resting place will be? you bet, i ll be glad to show it to you. it s at college station, the prettiest place you ever saw. our daughter is already buried there. how old was she? almost 4. 50-some years ago. you ll be buried together there? mm-hmm.