AM Joy, Dec. 01, 2018
Duration: 84 minutes

Guest Host: Ali Velshi

Discussed Today:

George H.W. Bush was last World War II veteran to serve as U.S...
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (Ret.) tells AM JOY, ‘There were no bone spurs for George H.W. Bush.’

Letter from George H.W. Bush to incoming president Bill Clinton remembered; George H.W. Bush reflected deeply on his loss to Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush reflected deeply on his loss to Bill Clinton in a letter to himself, and wrote a letter welcoming Clinton as his successor, both of which our guests say exemplify the thoughtful, gracious character of the late former president.

Doris Kearns Goodwin: George H.W. Bush was a good, decent man... how we yearn for that today; George H.W. Bush contrasted with Donald Trump upon death of...
The late former President George H.W. Bush is compared and contrasted with Donald Trump, as presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin tells AM JOY on MSNBC, ‘George H.W. Bush was a good, decent man... how we yearn for that today.’

Jonathan Alter: We've forgotten what it's like to have president who can laugh at himself; George H.W. Bush impersonations by Dana Carvey show late...
George H.W. Bush impersonations by Dana Carvey and their personal interactions demonstrated the late president’s ability to laugh at himself, our expert guests tell Ali Velshi, in for Joy Reid.

Michael Beschloss: Most important thing George H.W. Bush did was preside over end of Cold War; George H.W. Bush remembered for orchestrating end of Cold War
Late former President George H.W. Bush is remembered for orchestrating the end of the Cold War, which was called the ‘most important thing’ he did by presidential historian Michael Beschloss.

Andrea Mitchell: I think history will be very kind to George H.W. Bush.; George H.W. Bush remembered by Andrea Mitchell
George H.W. Bush is remembered by NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, who tells Ali Velshi, ‘I think history will be very kind,’ to the late 41st president of the United States.