After the Fall

" heading to Germany had two decades ago on November ninth 1989. That horrible Berlin Wall finally came down. President George HW bush was in office when the wall came down President Bush gives you the inside story."

" to -- nice to see is there. Rather nice to see you -- about estimate. A big impact day here in Germany. Who coverage in that nice it is good that it's a little let's a lot of coverage found the question of my favorite one though I think in today's paper might be just one other let's look at -- the hands."

" And attract. The wonderful reunion with two -- for whom I have not only respect and friendship."

" Very very emotional very nice I'm taking back two. And -- suspect -- 19591960. Plus alike before the wall went up."

" Well Lou it was just hard to think -- would ever be freedom. On the he's chairman GDR side of the wall it was one side of oppressive. One side we did I know of human rights from the other side was -- And Cole said when they saw that advertisements. From the west going into the east that -- stirred up public opinion enough on the east side that they wanted to get one of freedom. And you know it it was it was inevitable yes eventually but it has happened so fast what happened faster than any of this stuff."

" You know what I grew up that 96 -- wanna -- younger -- that it -- like that -- was. Always going to be as a pro and line and never in my wildest dreams that you -- I would think that would. It would come down."

" Well I think a lot of people felt that way and when I took office a lot of people felt that way. But it was a long time objective the United States -- do come down and of course it it did and I think it wouldn't happen unless Gorbachev. Had. You know belief in self determination. I'm letting the people choose whether water where they want to be and down it can't -- everybody. It's a little taste of freedom and that's very strong."

" It seems said -- have important points I history. For the law started a little bit like the early 1980s when your vice president and and chancellor Kohl decided to let get more involved sort of in the pershing missiles this is -- by my right -- that."

" Well yeah the deployment of the pershing missiles with a very big yard mark because. Most -- was worried about it a lot of people didn't want it. But when we went ahead and he went ahead. And deploy the missiles by that. Showed a real commitment to the -- you might say. And it was controversial. But. And he and I -- a couple of big demonstrations against it when I was over here with him -- as vice president that they would -- it was a turning point I think an important point."

" And as our -- President Reagan dispatched to you as it to come over here and to serve sell the whole concept of the purging missiles he -- here locally in Germany."

" You don't just -- also -- their -- in Europe because there is skeptics and the Netherlands and everyplace you name it. And so it was we had to convince people that this was not detrimental to their own security. They would not be targets because deployment of pershing to miss you tell once."

" I heard that -- got and that there is that the that the M motorcade got --"

" Oh yeah yeah we -- from Exxon have been but you know it was -- It was we get used to it a little bit like going in the San Francisco you're -- public."

" How intrusive and that time when he when he came here it is sort of than to serve help folks how would -- But to help but cancer called -- to sell that pretty missile did it ever your wildest -- think that that wall would come down."

" Not then not then I really did. Better things happened very fast. And Gorbachev. With this perestroika and glasnost. Carried the day you might say and -- it hadn't been for his vision. It wouldn't have happened. And it hadn't been for Coles determination that wouldn't happen and they say because of our. Unwavering support it would happen without that it wouldn't have happened so. I guess -- credit for a lot of people I know my we had a great team working on. And they don't deserve --"

" One of things that. Was the hardest thing to good to have you take credit for what you did very neat. -- that can actually yes I -- off a list of that stuff I find my list. Is that you presided over the wall coming down. Against and nobody thought that that wall would -- but that was why you -- president. You be preside over at the reunification of Germany while -- president. France didn't want Cranston -- it in -- want it but that was done it under your watch. You know in coming -- figure that one of the hardest things we do is to try it take you to take credit for all you did as president about this."

" Well I -- I don't deserve credit we had a good team working the problem we have Brent Scowcroft Jim Bakker picks. Extraordinarily helpful and negotiating with the Russian whichever -- in with the rest of the you're so it was a team effort. And I was blessed by having a strong team all of whom were committed. To a free Germany in the heart of year."

" Black it -- I put Bolivia filing events in stark fact that you you're ahead of this that -- the president well this is happening in president gets criticized the things that happened hours watching aren't good so. -- take credit for that you know remarkable things that happen on your watch is well."

" Would take credit my -- is looking down from heaven and she doesn't like burgers and she doesn't like people taken a lot of credit give the other guy credit my mother would say it all through life not let. That's where -- plan to do through the rest of this short life."