re: Nation in Mourning: State Funeral for Former President George H.W. Bush

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Have other presidents been glorified like this in their passing? I feel like it’s a bit more this time.

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The last former president died 12 years ago. Reagan died two years earlier, but then before Reagan the last time a president died was in 94 and before that... It was in 1973. In my life time, George HW Bush is the 4th former president to pass away.

But yeah, when a former US president passes away, it's a big deal. Former presidents represent American history, we define times based on when presidents have served.

If there has been a "bit more" this time, you have to look at everything about George HW Bush. His son is a former president. He became really close friends with the man who beat him running as an incumbent, etc, etc, etc.. He is a popular person.