All living American Presidents and First Ladies attended a meticulously choreographed state funeral service at Washington National Cathedral to pay respect and mourning to 41st President George H. W. Bush.
By: vietpressusa
December 05, 2018
VietPress USA(Dec. 5th, 2018):Today on Wednesday,
Dec. 5th, 2018, President Donald Trump, first Lady Melania Trump and former President Barack Obama, former first lady
Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former first lady Hillary
Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter
and World leaders attended a meticulously choreographed state funeral
service at Washington National
Cathedral to pay respect and mourning to American 41st President George H.W.
Bush.
President
George H.W. Bush or Bush 41, who died Friday at age 94, was honored with
stories of his bravery in wartime, his compassion and loyalty, and his love of
family, friends and country. His son, George W. Bush, the 43rd
president, gave a tearful eulogy of his father, peppered with jokes and personal
reminiscences.
Other
tributes came from Bush's biographer, Jon Meacham, former GOP Sen. Alan
Simpson, and ex-Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
Bob
Dole is helped from his wheelchair to give a final salute to fellow WWII
veteran, George H.W. Bush.
After
funeral ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral, former President George
H.W. Bush returned home to Texas Wednesday after Events commemorating his
life and legacy will continue in Houston and College Station, Texas, Thursday.
World leaders gathered at the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday. President Trump attended the service along with all four living former presidents. Bush’s son, former President George W. Bush, delivered an emotional eulogy. See the blog below for a recap of Yahoo News’ coverage of the service.
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Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush wave at Andrews Air Force Base as they board Special Air Mission 41 to fly to Houston with the body of former President George H.W. Bush. (Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS)
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A U.S. military honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush to "Special Air Mission 41," one of the Air Force One planes flown by President Bush when he was in office, bound for Texas from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. (REUTERS/Jim Urquhart)
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The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is loaded into a hearse outside the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)
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Former President George W. Bush follows a military honor guard as they carry the casket of former President George H.W. Bush out of the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
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The casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried out of the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
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Members of the Bush family depart at the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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Members of the clergy depart at the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush tn the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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Former President George W. Bush places his hand over his heart as the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried out of the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Alex Brandon, Pool/AP)
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Former President George W. Bush, right, cries after speaking during the state funeral for his father, former President George H.W. Bush, at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images)
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An emotional former President George Bush, sniffs after touching the flag-draped casket of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, during his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images)
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Former President George W. Bush touches the casket of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, after delivering the eulogy at his funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)
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George W. Bush breaks down during the state funeral service for his father, former President George H. W. Bush, at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
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Former President George W. Bush breaks down during the funeral service for his father, former President George H. W. Bush, at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
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Former President George W. Bush speaks in front of the flag-draped casket of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, at his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)
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Former President George W. Bush touches the flag-draped casket of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, as he prepares to speak during his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters)
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The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried by a military honor guard during his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Andrew Harnik, Pool/AP)
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Former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush attend the funeral service for former President George H. W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump listen during a funeral service for former President George H. W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of former President George Bush, speaks during the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters)
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Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of former President George Bush, touches the casket of former President George H.W. Bush after speaking at his state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images)
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President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and former presidents, vice presidents, first ladies and spouses salute as the casket carrying former President George H.W. Bush is carried into the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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The casket is carried into the funeral service for former President George H. W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
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President George W. Bush reaches across in front of President Trump and first lady Melania Trump to greet former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, sitting in the front row with former President Bill Clinton, former first lady Hillary Clinton and former first lady Rosalynn Carter as he arrives at the state funeral for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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Former President George W. Bush walks past President Trump and first lady Melania Trump as well as former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former first lady Hillary Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter as he arrives at the state funeral for his father, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried by a joint services military honor guard to the state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)
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Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush watch as the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried by a joint services military honor guard to a the state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)
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Former CIA Director John Brennan shakes hands with President Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly before the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters)
Bush just handed something to Michelle Obama. I think they have some kind of inside joke about handing each other little pieces of candy?
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President Trump reaches over to shake hands with former President Barack Obama as he takes his seat in the first row along with former first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former first lady Hillary Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter prior to start of the state funeral for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP)
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The hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush passes by the White House on its way to the National Cathedral. (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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Former President Bill Clinton and former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton look over at former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, while seated with former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter, prior to the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush put their hands over their hearts as a joint services military honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush from the U.S. Capitol to transport it to Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with former Vice President Dan Quayle at the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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Britain's Prince Charles walks past Vice President Mike Pence as he arrives at the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried out of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. (Photo: Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)
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Former Vice President Joe Biden arrives at the funeral service for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
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Former Vice President Al Gore arrives to attend the state funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo: Jim Young/Reuters)
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President Bush announces the reappointment of Colin Powell, right, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1991. (Photo: Diana Walker/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell celebrated former President George H.W. Bush’s foreign policy legacy on Sunday, but saved the bulk of his praise for his old friend’s character and humility.
Powell got an insider’s perspective of Bush’s administration as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 until 1993. Just days after Bush’s death at the age of 94, Powell appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” to look back on the former president’s legacy. He said one of the reasons for Bush’s foreign policy successes is that he had more experience in foreign affairs than any president in American history. Before becoming president, Bush had been a solider, envoy to China, ambassador to the United Nations, CIA director and vice president.
“What other credentials do you need to be a successful president with respect to foreign policy? So, he knew the world,” Powell said on Sunday. “He understood so many of the personalities who were working in the world at that point. And he was essentially fully prepared to be a foreign policy president. And he was a successful one, a very successful one.”
But Powell said Bush’s remarkable humility played a significant role in helping him to lead toward a “new world order” in which all of the world’s nations would work together and the Cold War’s victors wouldn’t make the same mistake that the allied nations made at the conclusion of World War I — by burdening the losers with all the blame and responsibility.
“That’s who he was. He was like that with everybody,” Powell said.
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