--- title: George W Bush Slips Another Mint to Michelle Obama description: George W. Bush was spotted once again slipping a mint to Michelle Obama at George H.W. Bush's state funeral. canonical: https://time.com/5471207/george-bush-michelle-obama-hw-funeral/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-05T17:29:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:06:15.060Z og:title: George W. Bush Shared Another Sweet Moment With Michelle Obama at His Father's Funeral og:description: The two were both in attendance at George H.W. 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John McCain's funeral on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 Pool video  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 5, 2018 5:29 PM UTC With leaders from around the world gathered in Washington on Wednesday for the [state funeral of George H.W. Bush](http://time.com/5471058/george-hw-bush-funeral-live/), George W. Bush was spotted once again [slipping what appeared to be a mint to Michelle Obama](http://amp.timeinc.net/time/5421736/michelle-obama-george-bush-candy) as he walked down the aisle of the National Cathedral to pay his respects to his father. While greeting the current and former first ladies in attendance at his father’s state funeral — including President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter — George W. pulled the mint out of his pocket to hand to Michelle, who smiled at the gesture. The pair shared a similar moment that went viral at the September funeral of John McCain. “I didn’t realize at the time that anybody noticed what we were doing. President Bush and I… we are forever seat mates because of protocol, that’s how we sit at all the official functions so he is my partner in crime at every major thing where all the formers gather,” [Michelle explained](http://amp.timeinc.net/time/5421736/michelle-obama-george-bush-candy) during an October appearance on the _Today_ show. “So we’re together all the time, and I love him to death. He’s a wonderful man. He’s a funny man.” See Wednesday’s moment and some reactions to it below. > [](https://twitter.com/AngelBlabber/status/1070356234467831808) > [](https://twitter.com/brennawilliams/status/1070355706338074634) > [](https://twitter.com/BlaikeStafford/status/1070351033640148992) > [](https://twitter.com/Octorafest/status/1070350991139184640) > [](https://twitter.com/AlexMillerNews/status/1070352973505675265) > [](https://twitter.com/AndyOstroy/status/1070369814227640322) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5471207/george-bush-michelle-obama-hw-funeral/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5471207/george-bush-michelle-obama-hw-funeral/"},"headline":"George W. Bush Shared Another Sweet Moment With Michelle Obama at His Father's Funeral","datePublished":"2018-12-05T17:29:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:06:15.060Z","description":"The two were both in attendance at George H.W. 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