Very well in politics. He reached the highest peak. He was the president of the United States. But we must remember as has been pointed out in this statement that was released he was a texing otexas oil pioneer. He was a very successful businessman. He really gave that up to serve his country in another way outside of the military. Absolutely. There is an expression, you see this at his president ial library, i mean his office, his personal motto, he has two of them. One was faith, family and friends. And the second was to your point, any definition of a successful life must include service to others. So while a lot of people think of him as being raised in
grinwhich, and a new england born and bred welltodo family, he did go out and make his fortune, and he was pretty humble once he started out. Once he made money, he turned back to what he thought was most important, which was Public Service. Lets go onto talk about as well, so he became the 41st president of the United States, survi
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
By with us, brad, want to talk more about his life and legacy. Thank you for joining us. If you will stand by. Shannon this is breaking news. Im Shannon Bream at wagners World Headquarters in new york. President george h. W. Bush has died. He was 94, the oldest president in history. Bush 41 spent the summer at his home in maine, which he loved so much, he talked about how happy was to be there but returned in october to texas, where his spokesman said the president was looking forward to some proper texmex, the day after his stomach the funeral of his wife, barbara bush, he checked into a hospital with and infection. He went home a couple of days later. He had a former Parkinsons Disease. Doctors treated him for pneumonia and other infections in recent years. George Herbert Walker bush was born on june 12th, 1924. In milton, massachusetts, south of boston. He was a decorated u. S. Pilot who flew torpedo bombers, and survived being shot down during world war ii. He met barbara pierce at
and opportunity of america to the world. jeff? and don, he says this. president trump always found a way to set the bar higher. he says as a young way, he captained the yale baseball team, and then went on to serve as the youngest aviator in the united states navy during the second world war. later in life, he rose to the pinnacle of american politics as a congressman from texas, envoy to china, director of central intelligence, vice president of eight years to president ronald reagan, and finally president of the united states. with sound judgment, common sense and unflappable leadership, president trump guided our nation and the world to a peaceful and victorious conclusion of the cold war. as president, he set the stage for decades of prosperity that have followed, and through all that he accomplished he remained humble that gave him a clear sense of direction.
states navy during the second word war. later in life he rose to the pinnacle of american politics as a congressman from texas. to china. director of spral intelligence. vice president of a eight years to reagan and finally president of the united states. with sound judgment, common sense and unflappable leadership. president bush guided the nation and the world to a peaceful conclusion. of the cold war. as president he set the stage for decades of prosperity that followed. through all of that he accomplished he remained humble. a clear sense of direction. president trump concludes in the statement tonight, along with the full life of service to country, we will remember president bush for his devotion to family. especially love of his life barbara. his example lives on and will continue to stir future americans to pursue a greater cause. our hearts ache with his loss and with with the american people send prayers to the