Apr 23 Report: Alarm at George H.W. Bush home broken for 13 months By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The alarm at former President George H.W. Bush's Texas home was broken for at least 13 months before the Secret Service fixed it, according to a report released Thursday by the Homeland Security Department's inspector general. Continue reading
Dec 30 Former President George H.W. Bush released from hospital By Laura Santhanam Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from the hospital after he was admitted about one week ago due to shortness of breath. Continue reading
Dec 25 Former President George H.W. Bush remains hospitalized; ‘still doing well’ By Associated Press HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush remains in a Houston hospital on Christmas Day after experiencing shortness of breath two days ago. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: UPS, FedEx cap big retaliers’ last-minute holiday shipments By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, UPS and FedEx tried to avoid a repeat of last year’s mass delay of Christmas deliveries by capping air-express shipments by some major retailers. Also, authorities in Berkeley, Missouri, called for calm after a white… Continue watching
Jun 12 Former president skydives for his 90th birthday By Ariel Min Former President George H.W. Bush blew away every other 90th birthday celebration by jumping out of a helicopter at a height of approximately 10,000 ft. Thursday in Maine. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 15:41 All Living Presidents Gather in Dallas to Dedicate George W. Bush Library The dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library was attended by its namesake and the four other living presidents. Jeffrey Brown discusses presidential legacy with Ellen Fitzpatrick of the University of New Hampshire, University of Texas at Austin's H.W. Continue watching
May 31 Watch 10:20 The Decorum, Skullduggery and Rivalries of the Presidents Club Time magazine editors Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy explore how current and former American presidents interact with one another in their new book, "The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity." The authors spoke with Gwen Ifill about cross-party… Continue watching
Nov 23 From Lincoln to Obama: The White House Celebrates Thanksgiving By Jason Kane A meal shared by Pilgrims and American Indians might get most of the credit for the creation of Thanksgiving, but it was Abraham Lincoln who officially proclaimed the last Thursday in November a holiday, back in 1864. This slide show… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch ‘Tension City’ Reflects on Jim Lehrer’s Decades Moderating Presidential Debates In his new book, "Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain," NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer looks back at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America. Jeffrey Brown and Lehrer discuss his unique front-row… Continue watching