Elder Bush won't be at Kennedy funeral
Obama, Bush, Carter and Clinton will be there
Updated: Friday, 28 Aug 2009, 8:24 AM CDT
Published : Friday, 28 Aug 2009, 8:19 AM CDT
BOSTON (AP) - The elder President George Bush will not be attending Sen. Edward Kennedy's funeral.
A spokesman for Bush said Friday that he and his wife, Barbara, decided not to attend Kennedy's funeral after learning their son, former President George W. Bush, would attend.
Jim McGrath says the 85-year-old Bush feels his son's presence would "amply and well represent" the family Saturday.
Bush released a condolence statement on behalf of him and his son immediately after Kennedy's death. It was part of a stream of fond remembrances issued by Republicans.
The other remaining former presidents — Democrats Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton — will join the younger Bush at the service. President Barack Obama will give the eulogy.
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