He was very gracious and kind,

[Speaking from Mobile, Alabama, he said,] Its as if the entire Gulf Coast were obliterated by the worst kind of weapon you can imagine. ... We have a responsibility to clean up this mess.

a great gentleman, a real Southern gentleman and throughout our dealings with him he was always gracious and kind, and I think in these later years he wanted to end on a high moral note and end by telling the truth ... so we miss him.

I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves.

It was very gracious of them.

They were so gracious to do this.