them, i certainly found it in my research, is whenever he gave a major address really up until late 1991 into 1992, a lot. news media coverage always compared him to ragan. even after he had been president two or three years there was still this benchmark about how ragan would give the state of the union or major address. he was always being compared to that where his style was just so different. he was never going to be that kind of communicator. the media environment hindered him from being able to develop his own style and be a little bit more comfortable and have people appreciate that more just because of that long shadow cast by president ragan. again, it is interesting to look at what it meant coming after president ragan and then bush and then the former president clinton. his style unlike anything that had been seen as well. looking at voters directly in
the title fathead is what theodore roosevelt accused taft of being having the brains of a guinea pig. i ll look forward to that. that s why it s rewarding to talk about mr. bush and the kind of person he was. we appreciate you. my pleasure. that s interesting. the insults, they went back and forth. at the same time, you found the presidents had a relationship between the rhetoric. nice. definitely something nice to see. as we just heard, george h.w. bush had a special relationship with his successor, bill clinton. we look at how they went from bitter rivals to best friends. also ahead here, the
mr. purdy. thank you for joining us. thank you. good to be with you. i believe you said politics did not come natural for president bush. but he pulled it off, didn t he? what did he have that helped him succeed? he pulled it off. he was at the right place at many times. he was helped by his upbringing. his father was a u.s. senator from connecticut and bush just seemed to rise at the right point, at the right time, but what he lacked is what he called the vision thing. he was known for his being adept at foreign policy but less so at domestic policy, which is one of the things that probably sank his re-election hopes. he was seen as out of touch with the common people. there s the classic debate in 1992 where he s asked, what s the impact of the recession on you personally? and he was very defensive and gave a non-answer, whereas bill
competent effort underway. people are doing the best they can. i don t think it s the time to worry about that. we need to get people out of there and alive. president clinton said it was the greatest gift of his life to work with president george h.w. bush. they would play golf to raise money for various charities as well. most recently what we saw is a tweet from president bush, a visit from clinton. this was in june this year when he had his own book tour. the two of them smiling, laughing, joking wearing his colorful socks he s been known to do. president clinton on his socks introducing him to his service dog sully. a very rare, rare example of bipartisanship and simply meeting and developing a friendship that really turned into love. suzanne malveaux, cnn, houston,
the life of george herbert walker bush. his death friday at 94 years old marks the end of an era. i m george howell. i m natalie allen. he was the last president to have served in world war ii. the oldest living president in the u.s. history and a patriarch of an american political dynasty. he led the united states through the tumultuous times. mr. bush dedicated his life to public service. memorial services begin on monday when he lies in state at the capitol building. on wednesday a national day of mourning family, friends, and dignitaries will gather for a state funeral in washington. another funeral will be held thursday in houston where mr. bush lived. one of the most complex and remarkable relationships in president bush s life was the relationship with the former president bill clinton. despite their political differences, the two developed a