Rev. Russell Levenson, Jr. got to know the late George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara over more than a decade. He chronicles their lives, deaths, and what he learned from them in his new book, 'Witness to Dignity.'
Levenson stays away from politics for the majority of the book, but he does admit the political climate is part of what motivated him.
From my observation at least, I never saw the president or Barbara talk about people with whom they might disagree on politics as their enemies. They might have said,"Well, we disagree on that." Certainly when he was in office, he had an agenda and he had goals and dreams for the nation that he wanted, but if he stood in opposition to somebody, I don't think he thought they were the enemy.
Former president George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush greet runners participating in the Houston Marathon on Jan. 13, 2008. The route took participants past the Bushes church, St. Martin's Episcopal.I think he and Barbara sought out people that were very different from themselves and were able to accomplish remarkable things because they really sought the greater good. And I think a lot of that was shaped by their faith.
You see again and again, when leaders work across the aisle to do good things, better things through understanding and through a shared common goal of a better world, a better nation, better state, better city, then good things do happen.On what lessons from the Bushes he is taking into the new year
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