All the Best

This week "All the Best" host Sam LeBlond talks with Ken Raynor, Head Golf Professional at George H. W. Bush's home golf course in Maine, Cape Arundel. Listen as the two discuss George H. W. Bush at leisure, the President's penchant for playing golf at a historic pace, the many PGA professionals and dignitaries that visited the club throughout the years, their fishing trips together, and the delicate procedure of giving Barbara Bush a golf lesson. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

This week Sam LeBlond talks with long time Bush Staffer and confidant Tom Collamore. Listen as the two discuss Tom's longtime friendship with George H. W. Bush, his love of campaigning and the way George H. W. helped to shape the modern role of the Vice President when he was in office. Plus, Tom shares his 10 pieces of advice for young people. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

In this episode of "All the Best," host Sam LeBlond talks to Annie Kennedy, who has been a long time gardener at the Walker's Point Bush residence in Maine. Listen as the two discuss Annie's journey from corporate America to being responsible for everything green that grows on Walker's Point. Annie also shares her favorite memories of singing with Bush 41, pulling weeds with the First Lady, and continues to preserve the ecological legacy of the Bush Family. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

Longtime political strategist and George H. W. Bush's White House Political Director, Ron Kaufman joins Sam LeBlond on this week's "All the Best". He recounts the story of his 40+ year relationship with the Bush family, the road to both the 1980 and 1988 presidential campaigns, and how 41 masterfully walked the line between partisan politics and official white house business. Plus, Kaufman shares how the political climate of the past can inform the political decisions of today. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

In this episode of "All the Best," host Sam LeBlond is joined by Julie Baker Finck, president of the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. The Foundation was established in 2013 by Barbara Bush's son, Neil, and his wife, Maria, in response to the literacy crisis in Houston, the Bush family's hometown. Listen as Julie Baker Finck shares how the Foundation continues to embrace and advance Barbara Bush's original mission, even today during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, Finck shares her most valuable lesson learned from Barbara Bush. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

This week host Sam LeBlond is joined by Evan Sisley, President Bush's last personal aide, and Sully H. W. Bush, the President's service dog during the last six months of his life. Evan shares his wide-ranging career where he started as a photojournalist, became a medic, served in the Navy, and ultimately came to serve as the aide of George H. W. Bush. Sisley also recounts how Sully was selected to be the service dog of the President and how service animals as a whole can benefit veterans. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

On this episode of "All the Best", host Sam LeBlond welcomes the brand new CEO of the George & Barbara Bush Foundation, Max Angerholzer. Max shares the state of the foundation's mission, how it plans to continue weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, and some exciting updates about what the foundation has been up to. Plus, Angerholzer shared his vision for the foundation five years from now. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

Jay Silveria, the recently named Executive Director of The Bush School's brand new Washington D.C. teaching site, joins "All the Best" and takes our listeners inside the exciting, new facility Texas A&M and The Bush School are opening just a few blocks from the White House. Together with host Sam LeBlond, Silveria shares what makes this site a state-of-the-art facility the ideal place to earn an advanced degree, why prospective grad students and even mid-career public servants should consider The Bush School, and why there is no better time to dive into public service. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

In this episode of "All the Best", Sam LeBlond is joined by Secretary James A. Baker, III, our nation's 61st Secretary of State. Secretary Baker remembers his 60-year friendship with George H. W. Bush starting as tennis partners at the Houston Country Club all the way to serving at the top of the U.S. government together. Baker also shares his case for George H. W. Bush as the finest Vice President in history and why Mr. Bush was the greatest one-term president America ever had. Plus, Secretary Baker shares his final moments with George H. W. Bush. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.

At the beginning of the holiday season, The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy teamed up with Garden & Gun Magazine to host a virtual evening of cocktails and conversation to celebrate the continuing importance of building a more literate America and looking ahead to the exciting work it has planned in 2021. In this episode of "All the Best" we share some of our favorite moments from the evening, featuring special guests Jenna Bush Hager and Jeb Bush Jr. (plus a couple other surprise appearances!). This truly was a wonderful event to celebrate the never-ending legacy of Barbara Pierce Bush. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.