Bush, last of a rare breed

I met President George H. W. Bush, our 41st President, when he was a former President campaigning in Great Falls in 2000 for his son, then Presidential candidate George W. Bush.

I introduced myself to the former President at the event at the Heritage Inn. While we posed for a photograph I told him I knew his son, Neil, from Bush’s 1988 campaign.

Bush asked about my family. We chatted about Glacier Park and our service in the Navy.

I’ve met and conversed with several Presidents over the course of my life. From my brief but memorable encounter with Bush, his uniqueness among them was...