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In August 2017, after the violence at [[Unite the Right rally]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], both presidents Bush released a joint statement saying, "America must always reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hatred in all forms[. ...] As we pray for Charlottesville, we are all reminded of the fundamental truths recorded by that city's most prominent citizen in the Declaration of Independence: we are all created equal and endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4903103/george-bush-president-statement-hatred-charlottesville/|title= Both Presidents Bush Condemn Hatred a Day After Trump's Press Conference|magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date= May 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/16/16156738/george-hw-bush-george-w-bush-statement-charlottesville-trump|title= Presidents George Bush and G.W. Bush issue joint statement condemning racism and anti-Semitism|website= [[Vox (website)|Vox]]|date= August 16, 2017|access-date= May 3, 2020}}</ref> | In August 2017, after the violence at [[Unite the Right rally]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], both presidents Bush released a joint statement saying, "America must always reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hatred in all forms[. ...] As we pray for Charlottesville, we are all reminded of the fundamental truths recorded by that city's most prominent citizen in the Declaration of Independence: we are all created equal and endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4903103/george-bush-president-statement-hatred-charlottesville/|title= Both Presidents Bush Condemn Hatred a Day After Trump's Press Conference|magazine= [[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date= May 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/16/16156738/george-hw-bush-george-w-bush-statement-charlottesville-trump|title= Presidents George Bush and G.W. Bush issue joint statement condemning racism and anti-Semitism|website= [[Vox (website)|Vox]]|date= August 16, 2017|access-date= May 3, 2020}}</ref> | ||
On April 17, 2018, Barbara Bush died at the age of 92<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nemy |first1=Enid |title=Barbara Bush, Wife of 41st President and Mother of 43rd, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/us/barbara-bush-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/us/barbara-bush-dead.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 17, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> at her home in Houston, Texas. Her funeral was held at [[St. Martin's Episcopal Church (Houston)|St. Martin's Episcopal Church]] in Houston four days later.<ref name="houstonchroniclebushfamilyreleases">{{cite news|last1=Kamath|first1=Tulsi|title=Bush family releases details on Barbara Bush's funeral, public visitation|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Funeral-information-for-Barbara-Bush-has-been-12842950.php|access-date=April 18, 2018|work=Houston Chronicle|date=April 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Linge|first1=Mary Kay|title=Presidents pay their respects as Barbara Bush is laid to rest|url=https://nypost.com/2018/04/21/presidents-pay-their-respects-as-barbara-bush-is-laid-to-rest/|access-date=April 21, 2018|work=New York Post|date=April 21, 2018}}</ref> Bush, along with former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush (son), Bill Clinton and First Ladies [[Melania Trump]], [[Michelle Obama]], [[Laura Bush]] (daughter-in-law) and Hillary Clinton attended the funeral and posed together for a photo as a sign of unity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/barbara-bush-funeral-today-trump-melania-presidents/story?id=54630500|title=Barbara Bush remembered at funeral as 'the first lady of the greatest generation'|work=ABC News|first=Morgan|last=Winsor|date=April 21, 2018|access-date=April 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/politics/presidents-picture-barbara-bush-funeral-photographer/index.html|title= The story behind that viral photo of the past 4 presidents all in the same place|publisher= | On April 17, 2018, Barbara Bush died at the age of 92<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nemy |first1=Enid |title=Barbara Bush, Wife of 41st President and Mother of 43rd, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/us/barbara-bush-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/us/barbara-bush-dead.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 17, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> at her home in Houston, Texas. Her funeral was held at [[St. Martin's Episcopal Church (Houston)|St. Martin's Episcopal Church]] in Houston four days later.<ref name="houstonchroniclebushfamilyreleases">{{cite news|last1=Kamath|first1=Tulsi|title=Bush family releases details on Barbara Bush's funeral, public visitation|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Funeral-information-for-Barbara-Bush-has-been-12842950.php|access-date=April 18, 2018|work=Houston Chronicle|date=April 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Linge|first1=Mary Kay|title=Presidents pay their respects as Barbara Bush is laid to rest|url=https://nypost.com/2018/04/21/presidents-pay-their-respects-as-barbara-bush-is-laid-to-rest/|access-date=April 21, 2018|work=New York Post|date=April 21, 2018}}</ref> Bush, along with former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush (son), Bill Clinton and First Ladies [[Melania Trump]], [[Michelle Obama]], [[Laura Bush]] (daughter-in-law) and Hillary Clinton attended the funeral and posed together for a photo as a sign of unity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/barbara-bush-funeral-today-trump-melania-presidents/story?id=54630500|title=Barbara Bush remembered at funeral as 'the first lady of the greatest generation'|work=ABC News|first=Morgan|last=Winsor|date=April 21, 2018|access-date=April 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/politics/presidents-picture-barbara-bush-funeral-photographer/index.html|title= The story behind that viral photo of the past 4 presidents all in the same place|publisher= CNN|date= April 23, 2018|access-date= May 8, 2020}}</ref> | ||
On November 1, 2018, Bush went to the polls to vote early in the midterm elections. This would be his final public appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/politics/george-hw-bush-final-public-appearance-voting/|title= George H.W. Bush Was Last Seen in Public 1 Month Before Death — and It Was to Vote with His Dog|website= [[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date= May 8, 2020}}</ref> | On November 1, 2018, Bush went to the polls to vote early in the midterm elections. This would be his final public appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/politics/george-hw-bush-final-public-appearance-voting/|title= George H.W. Bush Was Last Seen in Public 1 Month Before Death — and It Was to Vote with His Dog|website= [[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date= May 8, 2020}}</ref> | ||