Sep 01 WATCH: George W. Bush’s full eulogy for John McCain By Corinne Segal Watch former President George W. Bush's full eulogy for Sen. John McCain. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 6:29 Nation remembers Barbara Bush in a celebration of her life By PBS News Hour Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in Houston to remember former first lady Barbara Bush, who died Tuesday at the age of 92. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gave the eulogy for his mother in a service that celebrated her compassion,… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch: George W. Bush says his mother was at peace with death, but feisty to the end By Daniel Bush In an interview for the PBS show In Principle, Bush told Michael Gerson, one of his former speechwriters, that his mother teased him when he and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush, visited the family matriarch at her hospital… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 22:42 Remembering Barbara Bush, political dynasty matriarch By Lorna Baldwin, Jaywon Choe We look back at the life of former first lady Barbara Bush. Son and former President George W. Bush describes his family saying goodbye in a conversation with Amy Holmes and Michael Gerson, then Judy Woodruff gets remembrances from Susan… Continue watching
Apr 15 Spokesman: Former first lady Barbara Bush in failing health By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press Former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment, a Bush family spokesman said Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 21 Appeal for hurricane aid backed by former presidents raises $31 million By Will Weissert, Associated Press All five living former U.S. presidents attended a concert Saturday night in a Texas college town, raising money for relief efforts from Hurricane Harvey. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Bush warns of national slide toward bigotry By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, former President George W. Bush offered a rare public critique of the politics of President Trump -- without naming him -- in a speech in New York City, where Bush made an appeal for a… Continue watching
Oct 19 WATCH: ‘Bigotry seems emboldened’ in Trump-era America, George W. Bush says By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Former President George W. Bush on Thursday denounced bigotry in Trump-era American politics, warning that the rise of "nativism," isolationism and conspiracy theories have clouded the nation's true identity. Continue reading
Feb 27 George W. Bush: ‘We all need answers’ on Trump and Russia By Associated Press On NBC's "Today" show, the former president also took issue with Trump's characterization of the media as an "enemy of the people."… Continue reading
Jan 13 Bush sisters pen letter to Obama girls before White House exit By Dan Cooney “We have watched you grow from girls to impressive young women with grace and ease,” the Bush daughters wrote in the letter, published by Time magazine. “And through it all you had each other. Just like we did.”… Continue reading