A statue of former President Bush (41) was unveiled yesterday. According to KHOU-11, the statue was a surprise for Bush:
The George Bush Presidential Monument at Preston and Main was a well-kept secret from the former president.
Bush had suggested that perhaps it would be better to build a monument after he was gone. So they waited until he went to Kennebunkport.
This quote from Bush Sr. is funny:
The former president told the crowd his mother always warned him nobody liked a guy who talked about himself or thought about getting honors.
“If she were here and not up there I would say, ‘Mom, think about all the pigeons that will now have a chance to come and relax in this park,” Bush said. ” I mean, this is an important thing.”
And the Chronicle‘s article notes this interesting fact:
Thursday’s unveiling marks the first time a public figure has been honored with a major monument since [Sam] Houston’s statue in Hermann Park was dedicated in 1925.
