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He may have been born in Massachusetts, and raised his family in West Texas, but former President George H. W. Bush was no stranger to Michigan. He trained on Grosse Ile as a young Navy pilot. In 1980, Bush was picked as Ronald Reagan's running mate at the July 1980 GOP convention in Detroit, and traveled all around the state during his two presidential campaigns.

One of the more personal ties between Bush and the state was his longtime friendship with the state's current Attorney General Bill Schuette. Schuette joined Stateside to talk about his memories of President Bush before leaving for the late president's funeral in Washington.

Schuette first met Bush when he was invited to a Sunday afternoon brunch¹ of burgers and bloodies² at the Bush's Washington home. And we stuck to each other like peanut butter and jelly ever since, Schuette said.

Schuette would go on to manage George H.W. Bush's Florida primary campaign for the Republican presidential nomination³ in 1979, and maintained a close friendship with Bush and his family. Schuette says that today's caustic⁴, coarse discussion in American politics stands in contrast to Bush's approach.

I think the message for all Americans is this George Bush way of service over self. The guy didn't have a mean bone in his body, didn't hold grudges⁵, didn't want to get even. Yes, he understood politics, but he didn't sit around sharpening his knife and say okay, well I'm going to get you because of what you did, he said.

Listen above to hear some of Schuette's favorite personal memories of Bush, including time Schuette spent working on Bush’s 1979 primary campaign against Ronald Reagan.

1 brunch   

n.早午餐

参考例句：

• They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。
• What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么？

2 bloodies   

v.血污的( bloody的第三人称单数 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

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3 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

4 caustic   

adj.刻薄的，腐蚀性的

参考例句：

• He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.他张嘴开始进行刻薄的反击。
• He enjoys making caustic remarks about other people.他喜欢挖苦别人。

5 grudges   

不满，怨恨，妒忌( grudge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never grudges money. 他从不吝惜金钱。
• They bear grudges against each other. 他俩有过节儿。