by jpitney | Jun 13, 2024 | Civility, Presidency
Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of George H.W. Bush’s birth. His post-presidential friendship with Bill Clinton is the embodiment of civility:
by jpitney | Nov 10, 2020 | Civility, Presidency
The letter from @GeorgeHWBush to @billclinton showed true leadership. Pres. Reagan wrote a personal letter to Pres Bush for their transition pic.twitter.com/Kfi6AxprlS — Bush Library (@Bush41Library) October 21, 2016
by jpitney | Apr 27, 2020 | Presidency
Kate Anderson Brower at The New York Times: John F. Kennedy called on all three of his predecessors during the Cuban missile crisis, two Republicans (Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower) and one Democrat (Harry Truman). In 2005, George W. Bush sent his father on a...
