Are always important, but never more so important than the time that were living in. We heard former president bill clinton use the words total class. And we heard former president barack obama, a democrat, say a gentleman. And i think civility, his graciousness, the way he handled himself is a role model we all will miss. Jamie, dana, thank you. This is cnn breaking news. Im don lemon. It is the top of the hour. Here is our breaking news. The 41st president of the United States, george h. W. Bush has died at the age of 94. The flag at the white house flying at halfstaff right now as flowers pile up outside the bush home in houston, texas. Tributes are pouring in from President Trump and former president S Barack Obama and bill clinton. As well as former Vice President al gore and condoleezza rice, james baker, and so many more. The nation mourning the man who devoted his life to service to his country and to his family. Cnns john king now with the story of george h. W. Bush, the polit
way he chose to live his life and the great example he gave us, but all the time with great humor. one of the things mrs. bush once said is every time she walked past the oval office when he was vice president, she only heard uproars you laughter, and that also built the loyalty of the staff. if you have a god time at work, you tend to want to come back the next day. he was very good at that. the number of pranks he pulled, the notes he was passing during meetings, there is legendary stories of president bush s great sense of humor. and i don t think the american people knew that so much about him, but certainly the people who worked for him did. and that s what makes so many people who have worked for him for generations i wouldn t say generations, but decades, how long bush world has been with him because a lot of it has to do with his sense of humor and the loyalty that he showed up and down, whether you were the queen of england or the gardner, he treated everyone the