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e breathtaking result—unthinkable even a few years earlier—
speaks for itself: “Through these and other gestures of goodwill,
President Bush helped to bring the Cold War to a victorious end
and to transition the country into a period of sustained peace and
prosperity,” President Trump wrote.
Just as he did abroad, President Bush stood up for human
dignity at home. He recognized the devastating effects of drugs
and violence on America’s inner cities and rural communities.
After President Reagan signed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988,
President Bush helped guide the Office of National Drug Control
Policy through its crucial first years of existence.
Paralleling that commitment to fight for every American as
part of a “kinder, gentler Nation,” President Bush signed the
historic Americans with Disabilities Act civil rights legislation
into law in 1990.
Yet even this long, storied record of accomplishment pales in
comparison to George H. W. Bush’s character as husband, father,
and friend. “He looked for the good in each person, and he usually
found it,” President George W. Bush said of his father during a
eulogy at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
That generosity and warmth extended to countless Americans
beyond President Bush’s own family. Remembering the 41st
President at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol this week, Vice
President Mike Pence shared a story about his own son.
“When our son made his first tailhook landing as a Marine aviator
on the U.S.S. George Herbert Walker Bush, I took the liberty of
writing that ship’s namesake to ask for a small favor,” the Vice
President said. “I asked him to sign a picture of the flight deck that
I could give to my son.”
Sure enough, President Bush delivered—and then some. “Just
in time for my son’s winging, there came not only a signed
photograph, but, of course, a letter, hand-signed as well,” Vice
President Pence said. In it, Bush had written, “I wish you many
CAVU days ahead.”
“I would come to learn that that acronym, CAVU for short, is
a term Navy pilots have used since World War II. It stands for
Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited,” the Vice President continued.
“You know, that may well describe the essence of this man.”
With President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and three
other former U.S. Presidents and their spouses looking on,
President George W. Bush concluded his eulogy with a message
directly for his father.
“We’re going to miss you,” America’s 43rd President said to its 41st.
“Your decency, sincerity, and kind soul will stay with us forever.”■
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speaks for itself: “Through these and other gestures of goodwill,
President Bush helped to bring the Cold War to a victorious end
and to transition the country into a period of sustained peace and
prosperity,” President Trump wrote.
Just as he did abroad, President Bush stood up for human
dignity at home. He recognized the devastating effects of drugs
and violence on America’s inner cities and rural communities.
After President Reagan signed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988,
President Bush helped guide the Office of National Drug Control
Policy through its crucial first years of existence.
Paralleling that commitment to fight for every American as
part of a “kinder, gentler Nation,” President Bush signed the
historic Americans with Disabilities Act civil rights legislation
into law in 1990.
Yet even this long, storied record of accomplishment pales in
comparison to George H. W. Bush’s character as husband, father,
and friend. “He looked for the good in each person, and he usually
found it,” President George W. Bush said of his father during a
eulogy at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
That generosity and warmth extended to countless Americans
beyond President Bush’s own family. Remembering the 41st
President at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol this week, Vice
President Mike Pence shared a story about his own son.
“When our son made his first tailhook landing as a Marine aviator
on the U.S.S. George Herbert Walker Bush, I took the liberty of
writing that ship’s namesake to ask for a small favor,” the Vice
President said. “I asked him to sign a picture of the flight deck that
I could give to my son.”
Sure enough, President Bush delivered—and then some. “Just
in time for my son’s winging, there came not only a signed
photograph, but, of course, a letter, hand-signed as well,” Vice
President Pence said. In it, Bush had written, “I wish you many
CAVU days ahead.”
“I would come to learn that that acronym, CAVU for short, is
a term Navy pilots have used since World War II. It stands for
Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited,” the Vice President continued.
“You know, that may well describe the essence of this man.”
With President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and three
other former U.S. Presidents and their spouses looking on,
President George W. Bush concluded his eulogy with a message
directly for his father.
“We’re going to miss you,” America’s 43rd President said to its 41st.
“Your decency, sincerity, and kind soul will stay with us forever.”■
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