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Published: Thu, 12 Nov 2009
Description: Karl Rove on former President Bush's time outside the spotlight
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" Didn't it every part of the institute's patent focus well there you go president former president George W. Bush and his wife Laura speaking of bush -- which will open of course. At SMU and they've been working very hard on its as the former president he laid out the challenges and what they're hoping to accomplish -- the bush institute. I'm told us a little bit about life after the White House and how great it was to be back home. In the promised land and you know he means that the bushes love Texas. Was never any secret -- get back to the ranch in Crawford was dream come true for them. -- like like it's been good time in Texas Karl Rove is with this he's that. -- the architect obviously. Former bush White House senior adviser Fox News contributor Karl great to see hello. They ship -- I'm great you know I think it's the first time I've seen him live I think it's the first time we've taken him in alive. Event like this in the daytime at least on Fox News he looked relaxed and good what -- they've been up to."
" Well they they've got a house here in Dallas and spending time at the ranch yeah he's working on a book he spent a lot of time working on the presidential center which will be the archives and museum and the most important him and this is bush the institute. And you know just subtly and back -- He is a Texan who loves being -- that the -- look you know with a friend in Texas and really life is good for."
" He left in a kind of a firestorm I mean their budget even eluded -- today is. The media always pick on him and and he's always made kind of light of that it seems to be how he dealt with a -- the way. I'm guessing that if anybody on planet earth has been glad to get away from the cameras it's probably former."
" President Bush right. Well you know it's -- more importantly getting away from the cameras. Is that he felt it was important as a former president to give the new president. A respectful time in which the former president would -- accident the stage and left it to the new president he didn't want to. Returned home to Texas and immediately as you heard of in the speech -- pontificating about politics again. And you know there's time for him to reemerge and did he did the -- is. -- and described the American people hopefully the American people what his time in office was really all about. But he said I believe it's important for the new president not and the old president trying to -- the states so. It's a very deliberate pattern on his part."
" You know sometimes when when somebody retires from -- job the person takes that job gets friendly advice along the way. A little whisper here a little whisper there outside that. Outside the glaring eyes of the people work for them or maybe in this case to -- the country had they had some little hey maybe this moments."
" Well I believe the private conversations between if any between present Obama and President Bush for them to describe I will tell you the President Bush. Appreciated the advice that he got in -- to have an office for President Clinton after all they're very small number of people. Who held this job and occupy that office has so been able to not only receive advice and counsel from. -- for his father the former president also receive advice and counsel for President Clinton was a -- much appreciated by President Bush during his you know all."
" I remember him mentioning that actually and I. And I had may have misspoken Karl -- I didn't -- you do with two talk about any private conversations I just wondered if you knew there'd been."
" Well I'd rather leave that I'd rather leave that up to them it is talked about building had a -- visit on September it will January -- President Obama. Came into office of President Bush left office and I'll leave it up to -- what's required to."
" Karl Rove it's great to see you sir thank you. Thank you -- Nevada to Texas I've -- if you get -- vacation I'll head right -- there's the right time a year see of season are all talking management this afternoon you're the man thank you sir. Speaking of presidents we have a new poll today. President Obama's -- first presidential trip to the Asia. What should be -- top priority in the Asia. That's our question on the -- page today here's the poll over here this is really -- more interest and this is Jonathan Hunt giving a tour of his office. -- there's not a lot of news in that but it is on the landing page. Of foxnews.com slash Japanese you can say he's -- very big fan of Harris Faulkner I mean who -- really. But you should you should go check that out I mean you're not very busy right this minute I -- don't lot of a liar -- not very busy. Does that get on over there of the foxnews.com. Slash check out all the videos on their -- Jonathan not making them crazy British -- of themselves it's fun. We're very different from the labs that. That that foxnews.com slash yet."
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