so cancer did not scare him. and he would maintain that buoyant spirit to the very end, too stubborn to sit still, opinionated as ever, fiercely devoted to his friends and most of all to his family. it showed his irreverence, his sense of humor, a little bit of a mischievious streak. what better way to get a last laugh than make george and i say nice things about him to a national audience. [ laughter ] and most of all it showed a largeness of spirit. an ability to see past differences in search of common ground. and in fact on the surface, john
essential one. you saw today the argument being made for its repute ee agency from george w. bush, from barack obama, and from meghan mccain. the things john mccain believed in are worth defending, worth debating and worth fighting for. chris, i feel like the presidency itself has gone through all these archetypal forms. you had eisenhower, teddy roosevelt, that americans look to that type of man to be president. they looked at that type of man. there s the somebody inspiring type, like barack obama, the person more relatable, bill clinton. we are in this era where i feel we are almost unmoored. there s no archetype has gone
from or how recently they arrived, but on adherence to a common creed that all of us are created equal. good morning. welcome to a special edition of am joy. moments ago we saw the conclusion of the last and grandest of several memorial services held this week that i think can authentically be described as fit for a president. those events honoring the life and marking the passing of war hero, long time arizona senator john mccain. world leaders, lawmakers, close friends and family paid tribute at washington national cathedral. among those that eulogized the senator were two men that stood between mccain and the nation s highest office. former presidents barack obama and george w. bush, whose presence was requested by mccain himself before he died. also notable was a man not there, also at mccain s request, the current president of the
cindy mccain there laying a wreath. you saw in each of these speaker s giving their perspective on a different part of john mccain s life and legacy. from his role in foreign policy, from his sense of humor, for example, from former senator joe lieberman, to his dedication to his country, his service, his name, as you heard from barack obama, from george w. bush, and of course from meghan mccain. an 18-minute speech packed with grief, packed with love, mccain at points nearly physically overcome, gritting back tears, talking about her father and talking about his legacy. we would be remiss to not note the flashes of rage that she seemed to have. you can see everybody coming down the steps of the national cathedral. we noeled some of the
welcome back to special coverage. moments ago, hundreds gathered to celebrate the late senator s life and legacy during an emotional service at washington national cathedral. former presidents barack obama and george w. bush eulogized mccain at his request. here is president obama s speech in its entirety. to john s beloved family, mrs. mccain, to cindy and the mccain children, president and mrs. bush, president and secretary clinton, vice president and mrs. biden, vice president and mrs. cheney, vice president gore, and as john would say my friends.