Overview
- Bush, in a TODAY interview Tuesday tied to the nation's 250th, recounted slipping a mint to Michelle Obama at John McCain's 2018 funeral.
- He said the viral interest showed the country is starved to see people from opposite parties share a friendly moment as fellow citizens.
- The segment is part of a series that also features Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden reflecting on American democracy.
- Michelle Obama has called them forever seatmates because protocol often places former first families side by side at major events.
- Their rapport drew notice before, including a 2016 hug at the African American history museum and a repeat mint at George H. W. Bush's funeral that December.