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President George H.W. Bush said a lot with socks.

A visit from friend and fellow former president, Bill Clinton, inspired him to wear a pair emblazoned with Clinton’s face. He wore Houston Texans’ socks when meeting with the head coach. At the funeral for his wife, Barbara Bush, he wore socks featuring books as a tribute to her work promoting literacy.

Bush, a Second World War navy pilot, will be buried wearing socks featuring jets flying in formation — a tribute to the former president’s lifetime of service. The mayor of Houston urged people attending a City Hall tribute to Bush to wear colourful socks in memory of the former president.