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We spoke to Professor Sarah Churchwell, a writer and professor of American culture and humanities from the University of London, and from Blue River, Colorado, the broadcaster Mark McKinnon, who advised President George W Bush and Senator John McCain.
Joining Matt is Richard Painter – Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School and former ethics adviser to President George W Bush.
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush are leading the service in front of world leaders, political colleagues, family and friends at the memorial for senator John McCain.
Richard Painter was the chief ethics lawyer under President Bush. He left the Republican Party in 2018.
An American President, a decorated World War Two fighter pilot, a husband and a father – George HW Bush packed many lives into his 94 years.
His son George W. Bush described him as “a man of the highest character,” saying the entire family was deeply grateful for his life and love.
George Bush Sr has been moved to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Houston, Texas, suffering from a fever.
Gary Gibbon
If you are wondering why the Chilcot Inquiry might be interested in Tony Blair’s letters to President Bush you get a flavour of it here, in Inquiry member Sir Roderick Lyne’s questioning of Alastair Campbell in January last year:
We’re joined from Washington DC by journalist and former speechwriter to President George W. Bush, David Frum.
We’re joined by the political advisor and host of the politics show The Circus, Mark McKinnon.
Letters written by Tony Blair for the eyes of the US president only have now been declassified. What do they tell us about the Iraq War?
Tony Blair’s relationship with George Bush is laid bare in these letters released by the Chilcot Inquiry. Read them in full here.
Gary Gibbon
Remain campaigners have been ambushed by Leave’s campaign strategy of holding fire right up until the purdah period started and then unleashing an alternative manifesto.
Jeb Bush, younger brother of George W Bush and son of George H Bush, formally declares his candidacy for president of the United States.
His father was the 41st president. His brother was the 43rd president. So is John Ellis “Jeb” Bush in prime position to become the Republican candidate for 45th president of the United States?