whitewash continues: Family, friends share 'poetic letters' from George H.W. Bush

Former president George H.W. Bush has spent his life keeping an old-fashioned art alive: The heart-felt handwritten letter.

In “All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings,’’ the former president reveals missives penned during his time overseas in World War II, political memos to royalty and and his declarations of love for his wife and family. His granddaughter, TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager, sat down with people on the receiving end of cherished notes from the 41st president.

“Let's see Bar — 42 years ago this minute I was a nervous wreck — you, too, maybe,’’ former First Lady Barbara Bush read from a letter in a TODAY segment that aired Tuesday. “Anyway, here we are 42 years later, and I am a very happy guy — the luckiest in the world, actually. I have a skinny, miles-walking wife. We have a lot of friends, no real enemies, though there are some who aren't exactly rooting hard for us. We have quiet faith that gives us strength, so when we count our blessings we've got to count on a long, long time."

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