--- title: George H.W. Bush's Thoughts on Dying, Heaven and Aging description: George H.W. Bush wasn't afraid of death — nearly dying as a pilot during WWII. Here were his thoughts on dying, aging and heaven. canonical: https://time.com/5254028/george-hw-bush-dying-aging-quotes/ author: Jamie Ducharme article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-01T05:21:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T20:20:17.000Z article:section: U.S. og:title: George H.W. 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Bush, tribute, no new taxes pledge, Gulf War, Saddam Hussein invasion, Cold War end, US-Soviet relations, family and faith, presidential legacy genre: tribute, archival compilation tones: reverent, solemn, admiring, patriotic emotions: respect (high), admiration (high), nostalgia (medium), pride (medium) sentiment: positive audience: history enthusiasts, political observers, general news readers, families people: George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein organizations: US Armed Forces, coalition content_suitability: death [03:08-04:00]; war [01:21-02:30]; politics [00:00-03:08] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # George H.W. Bush on Death, the After Life and Almost Dying in World War II > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with Project Management Institute. 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Bush [Watch (HLS stream): In Memoriam: George H.W. Bush](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Ml94wTOD.m3u8) (4:00)  _Published 2018-12-01. In Memoriam: George H.W. Bush_ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary This tribute video in memoriam of George H.W. Bush combines clips of his speeches with a eulogy-style narration. It presents his presidential statements on taxes, the Gulf War against Saddam Hussein's Iraq, and Cold War-era cooperation with the Soviet Union. The closing segment describes his character, his family life, and his faith, and notes his legacy in setting an example for others. ## Key points - Bush urged Americans to tell their grandchildren their own stories, calling grandparents the living link to the past. (00:06) - Bush pledged, "Read my lips, no new taxes," and promised to keep America moving forward. (00:49) - Bush condemned Saddam Hussein's unprovoked invasion of a peaceful neighbor as a violation of everything the community of nations holds dear. (01:38) - Bush reported that the coalition's air power defeated the aggression and that the war was over. (02:14) - Bush said the Cold War days were over and expressed a wish to build a lasting basis for US-Soviet cooperation. (02:35) - The eulogy describes Bush as daring, courageous, humble, and quick to share credit while deflecting attention from himself. (03:08) - The eulogy says Bush found his greatest joy in his family and faith, and was happiest surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. (03:26) - The video closes by saying George W. Bush set an example for many people and lived his life to the fullest to the very end. (03:37) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:36] Message to grandparents and storytelling. Bush addresses grandparents as living links to the past and urges them to share their stories. - [00:36 to 01:21] Campaign pledges and mission. Bush vows to work hard to defeat his opponent, includes the no-new-taxes pledge, and describes his mission for America. - [01:21 to 02:30] Gulf War and Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Bush condemns Saddam Hussein's invasion and reports that the coalition defeated aggression and the war is over. - [02:30 to 02:55] End of the Cold War. Bush states the Cold War is over and seeks lasting US-Soviet cooperation. - [02:55 to 03:08] Political trouble over the economy. A brief clip notes that President Bush is in trouble because of the economy. - [03:08 to 04:00] Tribute to Bush's character and family. The narration praises Bush's humility, courage, faith and devotion to family, and notes his example to others. ## Key quotes - [00:49] George H.W. Bush: "Read my lips, no new taxes." - [01:38] George H.W. Bush: "Saddam Hussein's unprovoked invasion, his ruthless, systematic rape of a peaceful neighbor violated everything the community of nations holds dear." - [02:14] George H.W. Bush: "aggression is defeated the war is over." - [02:35] George H.W. Bush: "the Cold War days are over." - [03:08] narrator: "He was daring and courageous. Always seeking new adventures and new challenges." ## Questions this video answers - What pledge did Bush make about taxes? [00:49] - How did Bush describe Iraq's invasion of its neighbor? [01:38] - What did Bush say about the outcome of the Gulf War? [02:14] - What did Bush say about relations with the Soviet Union? [02:35] - What personal qualities and values does the video attribute to Bush? [03:08] - What was Bush's family life like according to the video? [03:26] ## Content suitability - death [03:08-04:00]: The video is an in memoriam tribute following Bush's death. - war [01:21-02:30]: Discusses the Gulf War and the invasion of a neighboring country. - politics [00:00-03:08]: Presidential speeches on taxes, foreign policy and the 1990s economy.  by [Jamie Ducharme](https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:20 PM UTCPublished: Dec 1, 2018 5:21 AM UTC In Memoriam: George H.W. Bush  by [Jamie Ducharme](https://time.com/author/jamie-ducharme/)  ## Jamie Ducharme Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Updated: Dec 12, 2023 8:20 PM UTCPublished: Dec 1, 2018 5:21 AM UTC George H.W. Bush, who died on Nov. 30, 2018 at the age of 94, lived a long and remarkable life, serving as the nation’s 41st president and raising its 43rd. He also spent 73 of his 94 years married to his wife, Barbara, [before her death in April](http://time.com/5244311/barbara-bush-george-hw-bush-broken-heart/). But his entire future — including becoming president — was threatened in 1944, when Bush was just 20 years old and serving as a flying officer for the Navy during WWII, according to biographer Jon Meacham, who wrote [_Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400067650/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=time037-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1400067650&linkId=88de7d950c2c1ce8bcad1261f49ddf3c)_._ During a planned strike on the Japanese island of Chichi Jima, Meacham wrote, Bush’s plane was hit, forcing him to steer through smoke and flames before parachuting out of the aircraft. He bobbed in the water for hours, injured but evading capture by the Japanese, before eventually being rescued by a U.S. submarine. “For a while there, I thought I was done,” Bush told Meacham of the harrowing incident. From that near-miss onward, the former President was aware and accepting of his own mortality. Here are some of Bush’s most poignant thoughts on death, aging and the afterlife. ## He was at peace with aging To mark his 88th birthday in 2012, Bush sat down with granddaughter and _Today_ correspondent Jenna Bush Hager [for an interview](https://www.today.com/video/george-h-w-bush-i-worked-my-heart-out-44510275781?v=b) that touched on his advanced age, death and the process of getting older. “I’m pretty darn old. I’ll tell you, I never thought I’d get this far in chronology,” Bush said. “Aging’s alright. Better than the alternative: not being here.” ## He fondly remembered his daughter, Robin The Bushes, who had six children together, [lost their second child](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/04/17/one-last-time-barbara-bush-has-already-faced-a-death-more-painful-than-her-own/?utm%5Fterm=.549b7c1a7ce4), Robin, to leukemia when she was just a toddler. In the late 1950s, Bush wrote a letter to his mother, describing the void created by Robin’s absence, and the family’s yearning for a girl. (At the time the letter was written, the Bushes were raising sons George, Jeb, Marvin and Neil; their second daughter, Dorothy, was born in 1959.) Biographer Meacham [read the letter aloud](https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4621698/president-george-hw-bush-robin) at the National Book Festival in 2016. “Her peace made me feel strong and so very important. ‘My daddy,’ had a caress, a certain ownership, which touched a slightly different spot than the, ‘Hi, Dad, I love so much,'” Bush wrote. “She is still with us. We need her, and yet we have her. We can’t touch her, and yet we can feel her. We hope she’ll stay in our house for a long, long time.” ## Bush believed in heaven Bush, a devoted Episcopalian and frequent churchgoer, was, like his son, [known for his strong faith](https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-faith-of-george-h-w-bush-189108/). It’s perhaps unsurprising, then, that the former President believed in the afterlife. In the interview with Bush Hager, Bush said there were a number of people he was looking forward to seeing in heaven — so long as he could find them. “If Barbara predeceases me, I’d probably go with her,” Bush said. “I think my mom, my father, maybe Robin, our little girl that died.” When [Barbara died in April](http://time.com/5244196/former-first-lady-barbara-bush-dies-92/), Bush also [said in a statement](http://time.com/5245351/george-hw-bush-statement-barbara-bush-death/) that, “We have faith she is in heaven, and we know life will go on — as she would have it. So cross the Bushes off your worry list.” ## He didn’t like the word ‘legacy’ When asked by his granddaughter to look back on his then-88 years, Bush said, “I’m sure I could have done a lot of things better, but it’s been a fulfilling time in my life — a lot of experiences, including being the President of the United States.” All the same, tBush said he was uncomfortable with the term “legacy,” preferring to leave his memory to the hands of history. “I want somebody else to define the legacy. I’ve kind of banned the use of the L-word, legacy word,” he told Bush Hager. “I think history will…point out the things I got wrong, and perhaps some of the things we did right.” ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:06] Let me start with my exoneration with the [00:09] grandparents out there. You are our living link to the [00:13] past. Tell your grandchildren the story of struggles, [00:17] ways at home and abroad, of sacrifices Freely made [00:20] for freedom sake and tell them your own stories as [00:23] well because every American has a story to tell. [00:36] [ MUSIC ] I'm gonna [00:40] work my heart out From now until election day to [00:44] defeat my opponent and to help return sound [00:47] constitutional government to all the people. [ MUSIC ] [00:49] Read my lips, no new taxes. [ APPLAUSE ] I will keep [00:51] America moving forward, always [01:02] forward. Forward. For a better America. For an [01:05] endless, enduring dream, and a thousand points of [01:09] light. This is my mission and I will complete [01:13] it. [ APPLAUSE ] So help me God. The [01:21] totalitarian era is passing. It's old ideas [01:25] blown away like leaves from an ancient Lifeless tree. A [01:30] new breeze is blowing. And a nation refreshed by [01:33] freedom stands ready to push on. There's new ground [01:38] to be broken and new action to be Taken. Saddam [01:42] Hussein's unprovoked invasion, his ruthless, [01:48] systematic rape of a peaceful neighbor violated [01:51] everything the community of nations holds dear. [01:55] [ MUSIC ] The world has said this aggression [02:00] would not stand and it will not stand. The [02:07] coalition used overwhelming air power to defeat a [02:10] brutal dictator and free a nation. [ SOUND ] [02:14] Our armed forces Fought with honor and valor and [02:18] as President I can report to the nation aggression is [02:23] defeated the war is over. [ APPLAUSE ] [02:30] [ APPLAUSE ] [02:35] That there is no animosity, the Cold War days are over. [02:39] If it is possible I wanna continue to build [02:43] a lasting basis for US- Soviet cooperation. For [02:48] a more peaceful future for all mankind. Let's go Bush. [02:50] Let's go Bush. Let's go Bush. [02:55] President Bush is in trouble and the economy is the [02:58] reason. [ MUSIC ] [03:08] He was daring and courageous. Always seeking new [03:11] adventures and new challenges. He was humble and [03:14] quick to Share Credit. He deflected attention from [03:17] himself and refused to brag about his [03:18] accomplishments. He trusted others and Inspire their [03:22] loyalty and above all he found joy in his family and his [03:26] faith. Nothing made him happier than being [03:29] surrounded by his wife. [ MUSIC ] Children and [03:31] grandchildren. In a place where he hd so many [03:34] wonderful memories. [ MUSIC ] [03:37] George W Bush set an example for many people in [03:39] many ways. He is determined to live his life to the [03:43] fullest to the very end [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5254028/george-hw-bush-dying-aging-quotes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5254028/george-hw-bush-dying-aging-quotes/"},"headline":"George H.W. 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