Bush's grandson George P. Bush remembered his grandfather as gracious, decent and humble, in the final public memorial ceremony for the 41st president.
Former President George H.W. Bush's son George W. will deliver a eulogy, and three of his granddaughters will give biblical readings. They're just four members of the sprawling Bush family.
"Read my lips" succeeded at countering Bush's image problem. But if it improved his chances of being elected in 1988, it may have ruined his chances of being re-elected in 1992.
The AIDS epidemic was a full-blown crisis during the presidency of George H.W. Bush. While his rhetoric was softer than that of his predecessor, Ronald Reagan, advocates say his actions fell short.
Jim McGrath, spokesman for the Bush family, tweeted out a photo on Sunday night showing the service dog Sully lying before the former president's flag-draped coffin.
Ceremonies and services for the former president will be held through Thursday, concluding in College Station, Texas, where he'll be buried at his presidential library.
The 93-year-old former president is hospitalized for low blood pressure and fatigue, says spokesman Jim McGrath. George H.W. Bush arrived in Maine on May 20 for the summer.
Barbara Pierce Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92. Her death was confirmed by a family spokesman. She promoted reading skills across America and was also a best-selling author.
The former presidents discussed life in and out of the White House in an event celebrating the 2017 class of Presidential Leadership Scholars. They both recommend long life as a former president.
American presidents began surreptitious recordings in the White House in 1940 under Roosevelt, unbeknownst to Congress or the public. After Nixon, they were believed to stop, but did they?
After treatment for a mild case of pneumonia at Methodist Hospital in Houston, the former president is being held there for observation while he regains his strength, spokesman Jim McGrath says.
When the Republican National Convention officially gavels into order Monday, some major GOP leaders — including former presidents — will be conspicuously absent.
The last time people were this dissatisfied with presidential candidates, Ross Perot became a third-party success story. This year, however, there are new hurdles for outsiders.
Presidents have been pardoning turkeys for decades. But why? They used to eat them, actually. The history of the tradition is an odd and sad tale with lots of myths.
The former Florida governor earlier this year announced a team of foreign policy advisers that included at least two well-known members of the Rumsfeld-Cheney team in the second Bush White House.
The authority of the English language — the Oxford American Dictionary — doesn't include it. But one of the first documented uses dates back to World War II.
President Obama's visit to South Dakota will allow him to brag that he has set foot in each of the 50 states — only three other U.S. presidents can make that claim.
