No matter where one falls on the political spectrum, there is no denying that George H.W. Bush dedicated his life to his country.
The life and career of the 41st U.S. president are recalled in "41," a documentary premiering on HBO Thursday, June 14, two days after his 88th birthday. The film, directed by Jeffrey Roth ("The Wonder of It All") and executive produced by longtime Bush family friend Jerry Weintraub, follows the former chief executive around his summer home in Maine and presidential library in Texas as he reflects on the events of his life in his own words.
"He was in a life of service," Weintraub tells Zap2it. "He never felt it was an imperial presidency; it was never something that was ordained or supposed to be. He went from job to job to job, and that job was the next job."
At different times, Bush, a decorated...
The life and career of the 41st U.S. president are recalled in "41," a documentary premiering on HBO Thursday, June 14, two days after his 88th birthday. The film, directed by Jeffrey Roth ("The Wonder of It All") and executive produced by longtime Bush family friend Jerry Weintraub, follows the former chief executive around his summer home in Maine and presidential library in Texas as he reflects on the events of his life in his own words.
"He was in a life of service," Weintraub tells Zap2it. "He never felt it was an imperial presidency; it was never something that was ordained or supposed to be. He went from job to job to job, and that job was the next job."
At different times, Bush, a decorated...
- 6/14/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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