by Jim Heath | Dec 1, 2018 | Headlines, History
A longtime friend of George Bush has painted a peaceful picture of the 41st president’s final day on earth before he passed away aged 94 surrounded by family at his home in Houston, Texas. James A Baker III, both Bush’s friend and former secretary of...
by Jim Heath | Dec 1, 2018 | Headlines, History, Trump
The late President George H.W. Bush will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda early next week, and President Trump has declared a National Day of Mourning for Wednesday. Leaders of the House and Senate said that a bicameral arrival ceremony will be held Monday evening....
by Jim Heath | Dec 1, 2018 | Headlines, History
I have been staring a lot at the autographed picture of President George Bush on my bookshelf today. Thinking back to a time in America where our president was distinguished, and character mattered in the Oval Office. I first met George Bush in 1987 when he was Vice...
by Jim Heath | Nov 30, 2018 | Headlines, History
George Bush, the 41st president of the United States and the father of the 43rd, who steered the nation through a tumultuous period in world affairs but was denied a second term after support for his presidency collapsed under the weight of an economic downturn and...
by Jim Heath | Sep 1, 2018 | Headlines, McCain
“The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again, because America was always great.” The words from Meghan McCain, spoken at the funeral for her father, Sen. John McCain. A clear rebuke of Donald Trump and his campaign rhetoric. “He was...
