thank you so much for joining us. i m so sorry for your loss. thank you for having me again, don. i appreciate being able to talk to you about him. former secretary of state james baker that president george h.w. bush s last words were i love you too. you work for both of them. what was that relationship like and did you see that moment because it was certainly moving to me and brought tears to my eyes. i did see that moment because a number of us from the staff of former president bush 41 were invited to the capitol, to the rotunda today and then got to go pay our respects before the doors were open to the public. so i did see that gesture of
james baker that president george h.w. bush s last words were i love you too. said over speakerphone to his son. president george bush. with his hand on his heart while his father was brought into the capitol. you work for both of them. what was that relationship like and did you see that moment because it was certainly moving to me and brought tears to my eyes. i did see that moment because a number of us from the staff of former president bush 41 were invited to the capitol, to the rotunda today and then got to go pay our respects before the doors were open to the public. so i did see that gesture of george w. bush, you know, who is an emotional guy. and he can be moved to tears as well. but what i saw there was hand to heart, father to son, president to president. yeah.
president george w. bush was there today, watching his father s casket, a very emotional for the son. no matter how old you may be or your father, today he was a son. correct. and no matter what your politics are just watching this family. former president bush was 94 years old, he had been in poor health, they knew this day was coming, but as any family will tell you, they re never really prepared. i think today was emotional for two reasons, they were very happy to see their father, their grandfather recognized for his service to the country. and these tributes on the other hand it was very emotional for them. if you watched former president george w. bush s face at andrews air force for the arrival ceremony and at the rotunda