The Prodigal Returns.(George Herbert Walker Bush)(Cover story)

From: Newsweek | Date: November 20, 2006| Author: Meacham, Jon | Copyright information

Byline: Jon Meacham

George Herbert Walker Bush is a proud father; tears easily come to his eyes when he thinks of his children, all of them, and there is gracious deference in his tone when he talks about the son he calls, with emphasis, "The President." He is not given to boasting about or bragging on his family; he still hears his mother's voice warning him to avoid "the Great I Am," but several times over the past few years the 41st president has mentioned to visitor...

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