george h.w. bush, the 41s president of the united states has passed away at the age of 94. word coming to us from dallas through his son, the 43rd president. we ll pause right now, though, for a special report. this is an nbc news special report. steve kornacki here in new york for nbc news with the news coming to us just in the last few minutes, that the 41s president of the united states george herbert walker bush passed away at the age of 94. a statement coming in just a short while ago from george h.w. bush s son, george w. bush, the 43rd president saying that his father had passed away. the entire bush family, he says, is grateful for 41 s life and love and condolences.
left were more comfortable with 41 s philosophy than 43. as a family story, 41 viewed george w. bush as his son first and president second and some of the pictures that hung on the walls the longest were the pictures of 41 and 43 in the oval office on the day 43 was inaugurated and 43 always spoke and the bushes are all criers, but nothing got 43 choked up more than his dad, the 41s president calling him on some of the lowest points of his presidency to tell him he loved him and that was always what was relaid to those of us who got to hear about the calls. we re joined by john, biographer of george h.w. bush. someone that knows his story better than probably anybody else out there. john, i want to go back to 1980 with you, a major moment in
look at this hallway. reporter: with no fatalities reported, roads cracked and crumbled. oh my god. reporter: it could take months for repairs as alaska enters the deep freeze, possibly cutting off vital supply lines until spring. emergency teams are facing floods and fire, collateral damage. the epicenter outside anchorage, a tsunami alert along the coast, later cancelled. the tremor felt up to 350 miles away. things were just flying off the shelves. you could hear glasses shattering. reporter: tonight with powerful aftershocks rocking the region, buildings are still being rattled as are nerves. miguel almaguer, nbc news. miguel almaguer there, we re receiving breaking news we want to bring to you. word tonight from dallas, texas the 41s president of the united states george herbert walker bush has passed away at the age
four families in one room together. they just weren t in one room, they were in one row. i know you watched it, fwu to see all of them together. and to understand that only the 41s, which is what we call george h.w. bush and barbara bush, they re the 41s as opposed to the 43, george w. bush and laura bush. only the 41s would have reached back to the man that defeated him, the clintons, and forward to the fan who came after their son and formed such meaningful bonds. these aren t foinny friendships. these aren t shallow bonds. these are deep bonds. it is president obama who awarded 41 the many eddal of freedom. and it s bill clinton we joked so much in the 43 white house, he was present, he was around. because he was 41 s buddy. they joined together to raise money after the tragic tsunami. bill clinton became an important voice on policy matters when it cams to aids in africa. but that bond was forged through