James Baker wasn’t just George H.W. Bush’s former Secretary of State, he was also one of his best friends. Today Baker joined CNN’s Jake Tapper to take about the man he calls, “the most kind and considerate person I’ve ever known in my life.”

Former Secretary of State James Baker: “We badly need to bring some civility back into our public discourse and into our politics and into our discourse generally …. George Bush had a Congress that was totally controlled by Democrats … and look what he got done." pic.twitter.com/ZkJkHLQZZm

— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) December 2, 2018

Watch the full interview above.