that's it tonight. thanks again for watching this special edition of "the o'reilly factor." i am bill o'reilly. thanks for watching. the spin stops right here. we are definitely looking out for you. >> hello. i am dana perino welcome to "up close with 43" president george w. bush. i am at the george bush presidential center. i had the privilege of sending 7 years the last two as press secretary. many think of him as straight forward confident and unpoll getic. those sentiments are true but as his press secretary i got to know him in a more personal way. up, the importance of sticking to principles. >> mr. president. >> welcome back to the oval

office, dana. >> it's a little erie, because it feels like i should be preparing you for a press conference. >> exactly. >> i see you still have a clean desk which is a good policy. >> yes, it is. >> it is erie in a sense. we made sure the oval office looked exactly like it was during my president cpresidency. >> including the flowers. >> including the flowers. >> we want people to be able to get in here and get a sense of the mag stjesty of the office. this is the only office in a museum where the visitor can sit behind the desk and play like you are making a phone call and have their picture taken. i think it will be a real attraction. >> the last day of your president presidency. >> yes. >> i was there. i came in to say good-bye and you said, something i thought maybe you could repeat. it was about coming into office on the first day wanting to make

sure when you left you could look yourself in the mirror and say, i have stuck to my principles. >> i think it's important in life. it is definitely important for the president to have a set of principles one is willing to defend. when i left midland i told a crowd of 3,000 friends, i am leaving with a set of principles. >> i am thankful for the set of principles i learned here in midland, texas. i am thankful for my friends. i will come back to see you soon. god bless you. >> when i came back in front of the same 30 i looked a lot older. i didn't sell my soul. in other words the principles are still an important part of my life. >> through it all i stayed true to those convictions. and i am coming home with my head held high and a sense of accomplishment. >> that is important when you are running an organization so the people who work with you know what you believe in and

know the beliefs won't change. >> it made it easier to be your press secretary. >> thank you. >> there were times when i would get a question and i wouldn't necessarily have seen you yet. i rarely went out on a limb but there was one time in particular, i said, no, president bush would stand with prime minister malki. remember when malki sent troops into basra. official reports in the united states, it happened at 4 in the morning in the u.s., were that the state department and defense department weren't happy with malki. i had gone oftn a limb and said president bush stands behind malki. about 2 hours later at the senior staff meeting josh said i want to have it clear that president bush stands with prime minister malki. i said, oh, i said that. i was able to do that i talk about this if i have a chance at students or teaches it was easy as a presshat i knew

the principles. >> i remember the incident well. i was very encouraged the fact that he was showing leadership and was willing to be decisive. >> there was a time where i was upset with an attack against you. i tried to deal with it. you called me into the olval office. it was very early in the day but when i came in you said i hear you are upset about something. i said, yes, sir, i am. you said i would like you to try to for give. i think about that leadership quality of forgiveness and how important that is for all of us to remember in politics. >> yeah, i remember the incident well. it was one of the most disturbing things that can happen on a team is when a team member is disloyal. i distinctly remember it well. as a matter of fact you said, how can you possibly trust me, mr. president when a key member of the team had been disloyal to you? i said because you are who you

are. >> i also asked you if i could throw that person under the bus first and you said no. >> tore giveness is hard. but in forgiving you actually liberate yourself from anger and negative thoughts. >> up next, bush 43 on his father bush 41. and a number 1, george washington. >> as each of these leaders will tell you no matter how much you are ready to assume the office of the president it is impossible to truly understand the nature of the job until it is yours, until you are sitting at that success cdesk. that's why every president gains greater appreciation for all of those who served before them, the leaders from both parties who have taken on the moment to us challenges and felt the enormous weight of the nation on their shoulders. for me that appreciation very much extends to president bush.

the first thing i found in the desk the day i took office was a letter from george and one that demonstrated his compassion and generosity. he knew that i would come to learn what he had learned, that being president above all is a humbling job. there are moments when you make mistakes. there are times you wish you could turn back the clock. what i know is true about president bush and i hope that my successor will say about me is that we love this country and we do our best. now in the past president bush has said it's impossible to pass judgment on his presidency while he is still alive, so maybe this is a little premature. there are certain things we know for certain. we know about the son who was raised by two strong living parents in midland, famously

inheriting my daddy's eyes and my mother's mouth. the young boy who once came home after a trip to a museum and probably presented his horrified mother with a small dinosaur tailbone he smuggled home in his pocket. i bet that went over great with barbara. we know the young man who met the love of his life at a dinner party ditching his plans to go to bed early and instead talking with the brilliant and charming laura wells late into the night. we know about the father who raised two remarkable, caring, beautiful daughters even after they tried to discourage him from running for president saying, dad, you are not as cool as you think you are. mr. presidented, i can relate. and now we see president bush

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>> well kwcome back. president george w. bush has always been a student of history. now in his own words bush 43 onning -- on two american legends. >> there are replicas here. it is just like the oval office. the portrait of george washington.

in the last few days, or few months of the presidency and now as the library opens people will be asking what is your legacy. >> i do have a story. i remember calling you and other members of the senior staff in and telling you i just finished a biography of washington and an analysis of his presidency. i said if they are still analyzing washington those of us in the bush 43 administration don't need to worry about short term history. in order to determine whether the decisions of any administration makes sense and/or transform tive. i learned a lot from reading history about the presidency. there's another portrait over here of lincoln. >> can we walk over? >> yeah, let's do it. >> there's a portrait of george washington and other paintings of texas life and one of my favorites is charge to keep.

>> as a staff member when you walk in from over there you see that it would reground you. one of my other favorite things in policy time i sit here in the back row and you were there and the vice president was there, so you and i had line of sight and you had always kept me awake when vice president cheney would rest his eyes for a moment. remember that? he never fell asleep. >> no, never soundly asleep. >> this is abraham lincoln. >> this is the spot where a president puts the most influential president. it was a tradition where each president picks a president, and i choose lincoln. now in my case influential president meaning in other words there's a conflict of interest, not a conflict of interest, a conflict. my dad is by far the most influential president. i wouldn't be here as a former

president without his unconditional love. i tell people 41's portrait is in my heart but clinton is on the wall. i read a lot about lincoln during the presidency came to admire him tremendously. the man is still on principle all men are created equal under god and he had a great vision for the country. leadership requires vision and principles and lincoln is a great example of that. >> you know who your dad had hanging there? >> probably lincoln. >> so does president obama. >> does he? >> yeah. that short term history lesson not worrying about that applies to this. >> it's kinds of an over use word legacy this, and legacy that. my answer is, you know, it's going to take time. i am comfortable with that. i know i gave it my all i know accident sell out my soul.

every president deals with tough problems. i know i had a great team. i know our white house was a joyful place. >> that's what you used to say is stressful but joyful. >> stressful by joyful. quite an honor to serve. >> that's the saying of my life by far. >> learning to put differences aside for the good of the nation. >> you know, starting with my work with presidented george h.w. bush on the tsunami and the aftermath of katrina, people began to joke that i was getting so close to the bush family i had become the black sheep's son. my mother told me not to talk too long today. barbara, i will not let you down. (laughter)

there is one other connection i have that i think is largely unknown which is that, a couple of times a year in his second term, george bush would call me just to talk politics. and a chill went up and down my spine when laura said that all of their records were digitized. dear god i hope there's no record of those conversations in this vast and beautiful building. i probably shouldn't say this, but i am going to anyway. your mother showed me some of your landscapes and animal paintings, and i thought they were great. really great. i seriously considered calling you and asking you to do a portrait of me until i saw the results of your sister's hacked e-mail. those bathroom sketches are

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>> welcome back. some of the fopdest memories of my tenure is >> the most famous office at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. many of which included some familiar faces. here in texas we had the opportunity to turn back time and meet once again in the oval office. >> do you remember when the five presidents were here in front of this desk? >> i do, very well. >> i want to thank the president elect for joining the ex

presidents for lunch. one message i have and i think we all shared that we want you to succeed. whether we are democrat or republican we care deeply about this country. >> i thought what a picture for the world that america can set disagreements aside. >> we are about to have the same picture. the president will be here as well former presidents members of the former presidents including president 41 which it will be a joyous day and a day to give thanks but particularly joyful about the fact that my dad will be there. i didn't think he was going to be there. >> a lot of us didn't. >> he is stronger than all of us put together. >> we underestimated or as i used to say miss underestimated. >> did you see him with the houston cheerleaders? >> don't underestimate the man. >> george w. bush in his finest

hour. >> i can hear you, the rest of the world hears you... (cheers and applause) >>... and the people who knocked his buildings down will hear all of us soon. >> but first former first lady laura bush. >> through out this center i am reminded of my husband i remember george standing amid the rubble of the world trade center his arm around the shoulders of a retired firefighter who had grabbed his old gear to go search for the missing. i remember george standing alone on the pitcher's mound at yankee stadium preparing to stand out the first pitch in new york of the 2001 world series during that long season of heartbreak and healing. i remember his quiet visits with the family of the fallen sharing their stories and their tears.

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>> live from america's news headquarters i am harris falkner. new details emerging on the terror attack of an american soldier. it happened in broad daylight on the streets of london. the man who has been raised had been arrested before in kenya turned over to british police and they let him go. that was in 2010. what is chilling, kenyan officials say they caught that suspect on the border of somalia and believed he was training with a al qaeda linked terrorist group. it is the noise iest celebration royaling thunder. powerful hum of thousands of motorcycles roaring through our nation's capitol prisoners of war in vietnam and those missing in action and honoring veterans of the afghanistan and iraq wars. i am harris falkner. now back to our special.

(sirens) >> welcome back to fox news. we have a very tragic alert for you right now. an incredible plane crash into the world trade center at the lower tip of manhattan. >> the most notable event in president bush's 8 years in office was the attacks on 9-11. from the attacks themselves to the criticism afterwards. president bush brings us back to the hoarror rific events of tha day. >> we had a national tragedy. two airplanes have crashed into the world trade center in an apparent terrorist attack in our country. >> we are hearing right now of another explosion has taken place at the pentagon. >> the united 93 flight

>> freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward and freedom will be defended. ♪ god bless america my home sweet home ♪ >> terrorist attacks can shape the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of america. these acts shatter steel but they cannot dent the steel of american resolve. >> so most of the people in this room, at this table were what, you were in first grade when 9-11 happened. >> second grade. >> but you have grown-up in the shadow of 9-11 the decisions that were in place afterwards to help keep us safe. i thought, mr. president you could talk to them about what it was like to try to calm a nation and to figure out a way to protect the country's national

security without intruding on the freedoms that we all enjoy. because as you pointed out, there are a long time it was complacency is our worst enemy but you also have to be vigilant yet you want people to live the lives that you live in america. how did you balance that? >> the first decision on calm was made in the classroom. i was in a classroom maybe just a little bigger than this instead of having three tv cameras there might have been 20. there's a lot. there's a huge press contingent coming to the opening of the libra library. one of the reasons is our president will be there. when he travels there are a lot of cameras. and de card whispered into my ear the nation is under attack is project calment if a leader of the nation shows panic followers will panic. in my case the nation was

watching. they weren't watching live but at some point in time they are going to want to know how the president reacts and my instincts kick in. i had enough experience as governor of texas to know that. the second thing people wanted to know was they want to see resolve. in other words, i resolved at that moment to do everything within my power and within the law to protect the country. the most important job as president is to protect the home land. the country had to see resolve. there's a lot of other issues we had to deal with, religious bigotry. one thing is people would blame people of muslim faith. so i went to a mosque shortly after 9-11 to send a signal we cannot lose our values in the

midst of human tragedy. a lot of the job of the president is to be the comforter in chief which i did. i spent a lot of time at ground zero on september 14th rtd. probably the most painful time of the day was to be in a room full of sons and daughters, husbands and wives hoping their loved one would come out of the rubble. i was with a loved one pretty certain no one would come out. my job was to cover him as best as i could. the job as a president had a lot of different sass sets -- face to it. had to have a plan to back up your word. if you say something as a president you better mean it and better develop an action plan so your words aren't meaningless.

i said we would bring them to justice and did. >> used to put out there in the old west a wanted poster it said wanted dead or alive. all i want and america wants is them brought to justice. >> the exhibit in the museum is unbeliefbly pour -- unbelievably powerful. it should be. it should be powerful. it is a reminder of some truths one of which is that evil exists. some say there is no such thing as evil but i think there is. we saw it first hand. murder of people is evil. a lot of it matters to the national security of the united states. if there's hopelessness around the world we ought to be concerned about that. question face an enemy that can

only recruit hopeless people. you have to be hopeless to be a suicide bomber. the exhibit is powerful because i want people to understand the lessons involved in 9-11. >> when we come back president bush's role as the ultimate decision maker plus the people who played a special role in his life. >> what a beautiful day in dallas. a great pleasure to be here to honor our son, our oldest son and it's very special for barbara and me. thank you all for coming and to those who have made this museum possible. we thank you especially p and we are glad to be here. god bless america and thank you very much. (applause)

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you remember in the rose garden when you said, i am decider. >> i read the front page and i know the speculation, but i am the decider and i decide what is best. >> not too long after that you were think being the book and how you set it up about 14 decisions. you said the presidency is a decision making experience. >> yeah. so i wrote the book as a data point for future historians. and i wrote the book as a way for people to relive many of the decisions i made as president. i don't believe you can possibly or accurately judge the worecor of any administration until there's been enough time. so the historians can analyze whether or not the decisions you made are impactful or not. i decided to write it based upon certain decisions. i mean i make a lot of decisions but i picked the ones that i felt would help explain a lot of

the situations. some of them like embryonic stem cells you don't expect to see in a book. >> in the first chapt err you talked about your decision to quit drinking. >> yeah. >> that gave you some time to talk about the importance of being willing to take a risk and how you were raised with unconditional love of your father and your mother which allowed you to be able to do that. >> when you gi speech sometimes it is an effective tool to surprise the listener. so if you remember the opening of the book can you tell me a day in which you haven't had a drink. it's an unexpected beginning of a presidential memoir. the first decision is why i ran for president in the first place. >> i am running for president. >> in order to make the decision work in order to make the decision meaningful to the reader i had to describe myself. i was real employer interested in talking about the decisions i made and the process, but i

needed an autobiographical part why running for president made sense. i could never have run for president had i not quit drinking. >> it told a story about a higher power and a beautiful wife. i also talk about taking a risk because that's really what life is all about to one degree or another. running for president is risky. you could run and lose and they could say what a pathetic candidate. you could run and win and say what a pathetic president. is it doesn't gnattmatter if yoe the unconditional love of somebody that matters. i did with my dad. the first chapter is talking about family. i am who i am because of my family in many ways. but i got to the biographical part pretty quickly. got me to the different decisions i had to make. >> coming up president bush on

his goal from advancing freedom from disease around the world. he tells me about his unlikely friendship with music legend, bono. . >> in 2000 as some of you may remember there was a disputed election for several weeks. finally when president bush became president they had the inauguration in washington on schedule and i think my wife and i were the only two volunteer democrats on the platform. george and laura afterwards came up and thanked us for coming. and so she said if there is anything i could ever do for you let me know which was a mistake he made. i said, mr. president the program is in 35 countries in the world and the worst problem now is a war going on between north and south sudan. and millions of people have been killed. i would like for you to help us have a peace agreement there. in a weak moment, he said i will

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>> questioner back at the george w. bush presidential library and museum. when thinking of our 43rd president the name bono probably isn't the first one that comes to mind. but after promoting freedom of poverty and disease from around the globe he struck up a fast friendship. >> this is freedom wall.

>> it is>> tell me about this freedom collection because it is the first archive of all of the political dissident's writing and it's right here at the institute. >> i am one of the major causes of the institute is to advance freedom for the sake of peace. and one way to do so is to tell the stories of those who have lived in darkness. >> this was in tanzania. you remember the girl singing the song to you? >> i do. ♪ >> you have this amazing look of love, care and gratitude for them. >> yeah, i do. our trips to africa were eye opening and enabling when they have a proper perspective. it stirs you heart because you want to help. i believe the human condition matters to the national security

of the united states. i believe it's important to serve others. >> you have a letter in here to a big rock star. >> i do. bono who became a pal. he was skeptical of me and frankly, i was skeptical of him. we became pals because we shared a common desire to help others. bono is the real deal. >> you had a particular belief in freedom of the press. >> absolutely. >> we didn't get the best press coverage necessarily. >> gosh, i don't know why you say that. >> so you remember, obviously remember the press conference in iraq? >> yes. >> i am the only one who got hurt in the whole thing. >> that's right. >> you were determined you were not going to end it without taking the questions from the reporters that were there. >> why was that so important for you? >> i think in order for democracy to function well there

has to be a vibrant press. in iraq when the guy through the shoe i wanted to do two things. one i didn't want to leave to give him a slight victory. or president bush had to leave the room therefore i achieved my directive. i also wanted to say to the young iraqi press corps i want to ask your questions. you don't have a -- >> you read it now? >> not necessarily. most of the opinions are predictable to begin with. >> through this institute as a new grandfather, what is the world that you hope to help continue to build for her? >> well, i hope that little mela who i got to lug last week obviously grows up in a world that is peaceful. the museum talks about history and lessons. it also is hopefully an

inspiration for somebody to go out and make their community a better place. i hope little mela grows up in that. >> i think she will. >> the country will be still a generous country. >> this is my last question. who is your biggest fan? >> mila. >> no. >> my sweet press secretary. >> up next a final note from the george w. bush presidential center. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance in sync?

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>> the george w. bush presidential cente >> the george w. bush's presidential center will carry his and mrs. bush's legacy for generations. it was a pleasure to know him and his family. as their family continues to grow we look forward to seeing what the future holds. thank you for joining me. good night. >> today marks a major milestone and a journey that began 20-years ago when i announced my campaign for governor of texas. some of you were there that day. a lot of you were there that day. i picture you looking a little younger. probablingbly pi probably pictured me with a little less gray hair. in politics you learn who your real friends are. our friends have stood with us every step of the way. today is the day to give you a proper thanks. in democracy the purpose of

public office is not to fulfill personal ambition. elemented officia fish -- elect officials must serve a cause greater than themselves. the political wind blows left and right polls fall and leaders come and go. but they are defined the coin vickses th -- convictions they hold. my deepest conviction is that the united states of america must strive to expand the reach of freedom. (applause) i believe freedom is a gift from god and the hope of every human heart. freedom inspired our founders and preserved our unions through civil war and secured the promise of civil rights. freedoms with dissidents found by chains believers huddled in

under ground churches and voters who risk their lives to cash their ballots. freedom unleashes creativity, rewards innovation and replaces poverty with prosperity. ultimately freedom likes the path of peace. freedom brings responsibility. independence from the state does not mean isolation from each other. a free society thrives when neighbors help neighbors and the strong protect the weak. public policy promote private compassion. as president i tried to act on these principles every day. wasn't always easy and certainly wasn't always popular. one of the benefits of freedom is that people can disagree. it's fair to say i created plenty of opportunities to exercise that right. when future generations come to this library and study this administration they are going to

find out we stay true to our convictions. (applause) >> that we expanded home by raising standards in schools and lowering taxes for everybody. (applause) >> that we liberated nations from dictatorship and freed people from aids and then when our freedom came under attack we made the tough decisions required to keep the american people safe. the same principles to find the mission of the presidential center. i am retired from politics, happily so i might add, but not from public service. we will use our influence to help more children to help lives from quality education. they will help more americans find jobs and economic opportunities help over come poverty and disease and help more people in every part of the

world live in freedom. we will work to empower women around the world and transform their countries stand behind a gore rage gus men and women to wear the uniform of the united states to defend our flag and our freedoms here at home. ult mootly the success of a nation depends on the characters of its citizens. mr. president and i have had the privilege of see that go character up close. i saw it in the first responders who charged up stairs to save people from the burning towers. barricaded the door with his body until 'tis students made it to safety. i saw it in new orleans when they had homemade boats to rescue neighbors from the floods. saw the service members who laid down their lives to keep their country safe and to make other

nations free. franklin roosevelt once described the dedication of the library as an act of faith. i dedicate this library with unshakeable faith in the future of our country. honor of a lifetime to lead a country as brave and as noble as the united states. whatever challenges come before us i will always believe our nation's best days lie ahead. god bless. (cheers and applause)

♪ >> this is "the fox report." tonight in oklahoma a memorial service for the tornado ravaged moore. a community that lost 10 children, 14 adults who braved many more injuries as well for those who survived and suffered the losses of homes and businesses. now moving forward in their effort to heal and rebuild. also on "the fox report" it could have been another columbine style tragedy. a teen charged with attempted murder for what would have been a horrendous act. an alleged attack against a high school. investigators say the would be killer is a stude