Extracts from the letters of former President George H.W Bush - who passed away on Friday - show a man devoted to his family and promising to 'be there... if you get a bad bounce in life' and unafraid of emotion.
The excerpt, from a letter to his children dated September 1998, is part of a series being released by Bush's presidential library for the first time following his passing at age 94.
In the absence of a memoir, the letters he wrote throughout his life and the diary he kept from age 18 provide the best insights into Bush's colorful life - touching on everything from family and love to aging and simple musings about life.
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President George H.W. Bush, and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, who were married for 73 years. Bush passed away on Friday - eight months after Barbara, and his presidential library is releasing a series of his unpublished letters to celebrate his life
In his 94 years Bush, as well as being the 41st President of the U.S, was a Navy pilot in World War II, an architect of the end of the cold war, director of the CIA and the chief American diplomat in China.
He is the subject of countless books, including those authored by his wife of 73 years Barbara and his fellow former President son George.
But while the 41st President has never told his own life story, the letters provide authentic, contemporary glimpses into his psyche in a way that a retrospective memoir perhaps could not have done.
Bush's 1988 letter to his children - the first of the series - says about aging: 'Last year there was only a tiny sense of time left, of sand running through the glass.'
George Bush, Neil, George W., Barbara, Jeb and Marvin pose for a photo in 1956. Bush's presidential library has released a letter he sent to his children in 1988
The late president's letter reveals how he was 'viscerally involved' in all of his children's lives - and tells them how 'Bushes cry easily' when they are happy or sad
He continued: 'I want to put this aging on hold for a while now. I don't expect to be on the A-team anymore, but I want to play golf with you and I want to fish or throw shoes and I want to rejoice in your victories and I want to be there for you if you get a bad bounce in life and no doubt you will for the seas do indeed get rough.'
Bush and Barbara had six children: 43rd President George W. Bush, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, author Dorothy Bush Koch, businessmen Neil and Marvin Bush, and Robin, who died of leukemia at just three years old.
The late president's letter reveals how he was 'viscerally involved' in all their lives - and tells them how 'Bushes cry easily' when they are happy or sad.
'If I shed tears easier now, try not to laugh at me, because I'll lose more saline and that makes me feel like a sissy,' Bush wrote.
'And besides, it's okay to cry if you're a man, a happy man, me. All Bushes cry easily when we're happy or counting our blessings or sad.'
In his letter, Bush talks about living a happy life - an image complemented by the video made by his presidential library to accompany the release of the letter.
In the video, the former president and his family can be seen playing horseshoes, making snowballs, riding in a speedboat and dining at their estate in Kennebunkport, Maine.
'Remember the old song 'I'll Be There Ready When You Are,' Bush's letter continues.
'Well, I'll be there ready when you are where there is so much excitement ahead, so many grandkids to watch grow. If you need me, I'm here. Devotedly, Dad.'
Bush passed away at 10.10pm CT on Friday at his home in Houston, Texas, less than eight months after the death of his beloved wife Barbara. He was surrounded by his family.
Former Presidents George W. Bush, left, and George H.W. Bush arrive at St. Martin's Episcopal Church for a funeral service for former first lady Barbara Bush
The funeral will take place on Thursday at the Bush Library Center, and the White House said President Trump and first lady Melania plan to attend.
Former US first lady Michelle Obama also said she would attend, confirming on Sunday that she was canceling book tour visits to Paris and Berlin.
'It's important to me to join the Bush family in celebrating President George H.W. Bush's exemplary life,' she tweeted.
'This will unfortunately preclude my visits to Paris and Berlin. I've been deeply touched by the enthusiasm for my memoir, and I'm working to reschedule my trip for next year.'
George H.W. Bush's state funeral schedule
Americans will pay homage to their 41st President over the course of the next four days.
On Monday, a departure ceremony will be held at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston at 10.30am Central time.
Bush's casket will be flown from Houston to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
The plane carrying Bush's coffin is scheduled to arrive at 3.30pm Eastern time, when a ceremony will be held at Andrews.
From there, the coffin will be taken to the U.S. Capitol.
Air Force One arrived in Texas on Sunday to transport Bush's body to Washington for a state funeral
The casket will lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda beginning Monday at 5pm local time until 10am on Wednesday.
A guard of honor will be in attendance, and the public will be allowed into the Capitol from 7:30pm Monday until 8.45am Wednesday.
At 10am on Wednesday, Bush's coffin will depart the U.S. Capitol, which will see him off with a ceremony.
The casket will be driven to Washington National Cathedral, where a memorial service is scheduled to begin at 11:00am.
Brian Mulroney, the former Prime Minister of Canada, is one of three people who have been chosen to deliver a eulogy, according to Global News.
George and Barbara Bush inside the cab of Union Pacific locomotive No. 4141 at its 2005 unveiling
After the 90-minute service, Bush's casket will be taken to Joint Base Andrews. It is scheduled to depart at 1:15pm.
Bush is expected to arrive back at Ellington Field in Houston at 4:30pm Central time.
The former President will lie in repose at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, the site of Barbara Bush's funeral in April.
On Thursday at 12:30pm Central time, Bush will be taken by locomotive train to Texas A&M University in College Station, home to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
Bush, a lover of trains, will take his final ride in one that it fitted with a glass viewing car.
He will be buried next to his wife and daughter, Robin, at 4:15pm Central time in College Station.
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