Party Undisciplined: Where are the GOP's Elders?
As presidential contest narratives go, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s endorsement of Mitt Romney on Wednesday is designed to be a moment. After Romney’s solid victory in Illinois, it's should be a...
View ArticleThe Mitt Romney Inevitability Playlist
Re-endorsing Mitt Romney on Friday, George H.W. Bush had a few choice words for the other Republican contenders, courtesy of Kenny Rogers: "Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." The writing's...
View ArticleOpinion: George H.W. Bush Doc Puts Family, Not Politics, at the Fore for 41
Last night HBO aired a documentary on the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. Whether you agree with his politics or not, two things immediately come to mind while watching – he has...
View ArticleRon Christie: The Week in Politics and HBO's "41"
After a week filled with political stumping across the country, new numbers that show political fundraising is set to go into the billions, and two major addresses yesterday on the economy, we review...
View ArticleThe Inside Perspective from George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff
John H. Sununu worked with George Herbert Walker Bush when he was vice president, and during the contentious GOP primary season and election in 1988. As his chief of staff, Sununu was in the middle of...
View ArticleGeorge H.W. Bush Finally Gets a Biography. Hasan Minhaj's One-Man Show.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham talks about his latest book, a biography of former President George H.W. Bush. Author Hal Niedzviecki explains why we have become a nation obsessed with living...
View ArticleThe Life and Legacy of George H.W. Bush
This segment originally aired live on December 21, 2015. An edited version was included in a best-of episode of The Brian Lehrer Show on January 1, 2016. The unedited audio can be found here.2016 will...
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Jeb Bush lays out plans for foreign policy
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks after being endorsed by Senator Lindsey Graham in North Charleston, South Carolina on Jan. 15, 2016. Photo by Chris Keane/ReutersCORALVILLE, Iowa — Jeb...
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George W. Bush jumps back into presidential politics
Former President George W. Bush hugs a woman with former first lady Laura Bush at his side as they campaign for the first time in the 2016 campaign in support of his brother, Republican presidential...
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Donald Trump’s coronation week as GOP standard-bearer begins
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: It’s been an action-packed day already here in Cleveland. We’re excited about our first ever joint “PBS NewsHour”-NPR coverage of the 2016...
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George H.W. Bush said to be voting for Clinton
Former President George H.W. Bush smiles as he listens to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speak in March 2012. Photo by Donna Carson/ReutersA prominent member of the Kennedy family says...
View ArticleJon Meacham on the Final Debate, Michelle Obama and George H.W. Bush
Jon Meacham, executive vice president and executive editor at Random House and author of Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush(Random House, 2015), talks about his...
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Trump raises prospect of America more willing to act alone on global stage
President Barack Obama (C) holds a multilateral meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (L-R), Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and France’s Foreign...
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41st President Bush battles pneumonia, wife has bronchitis
Former President George H.W. Bush (right) and his wife Barbara attend a golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 4, 2007. File photo by Jonathan Ernst/ReutersHOUSTON...
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Former President George H.W. Bush to remain in hospital for observation after...
President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush arrives for the coin toss prior to February’s Super Bowl 51 between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. A...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics: Indictment Watch
Kyle Cheney, Congress reporter for Politico, joins to discuss the latest political headlines, including the forgotten legacy of President George H.W. Bush, in which he issued pardons to six defendants...
View ArticleRemembering George H.W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush died Friday at the age of 94 at his home in Houston. The 41st President served from 1989 to 1993, before losing his bid for a second term.The Takeaway hears from two people...
View ArticleWatch Live: Funeral Service for Former President George H.W. Bush
President George H.W. Bush is getting a national farewell at Washington National Cathedral before family, friends, presidents and foreign dignitaries.The nation’s 41st president died Friday in Houston...
View ArticleFools for Fossil Fuels: A History of Climate Change Inaction
Just about 40 years ago, a secret group of elite scientists, known as the Jasons, sounded the death knell for climate change. They had consulted a computer model that predicted the destabilizing...
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