But, no one described her. She was truly wonderful in the only way Laura Bush can be. She completely removed herself as the focus of the ceremony and honored the citizens of the USA. It was nice to hear. Her gracious humility speaks eons to how she served our country so well. I remember her best post Katrina. She harnessed the people of Texas to come to the rescue and then attended to the details. She is very nice lady and shared the spotlight today with some of the nicest people on this Earth, the American citizen. I thank her.
...Bush is pictured (click here) standing in
the Oval Office, in front of a painting titled “A Charge to Keep” that hung in
the office throughout his presidency. He said the inclusion of that
background detail was appropriate. “I asked John to include it because it reminds
me of the wonderful people with whom I was privileged to serve. Whether
they served in the Cabinet or on the presidential staff, these men and women,
many of whom are here, worked hard and served with honor. We had a charge
to keep and we kept the charge," he said....