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What intrigues Mainers about former\u00a0<\/i>President George <\/i>Bush’s<\/i> <\/i><\/b>lifelong connection\u00a0<\/i>with Kennebunkport is that some of\u00a0<\/i>his summers have been carefree getaways\u00a0<\/i>over the years, while others have been\u00a0<\/i>interludes between history-making world\u00a0<\/i>events. <\/i>All The Best<\/em>, <\/span>his new and\u00a0<\/i>very personal collection of correspondence<\/i><\/i><\/b> <\/i><\/b>spanning <\/i>1939-1999, <\/i><\/span>includes letters that\u00a0<\/i>are alternately full of relaxed fun and\u00a0<\/i>highly charged with a sense of purpose.\u00a0<\/i>We caught up with former President Bush\u00a0<\/i>right at press time, during a fall visit to\u00a0<\/i>Walker’s Point. Because of his unimpeachable\u00a0<\/i>character and dedication to\u00a0<\/i>family, because of the revelations in\u00a0<\/i>All\u00a0The Best<\/em>,<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span>and naturally because his\u00a0<\/i>son, Texas governor George W. Bush, is\u00a0<\/i>the Republican frontrunner for next year’s\u00a0<\/i>presidential election\u2014former President\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>Bush is more than ever in demand for\u00a0<\/i>interviews and the subject of national\u00a0<\/i>interest.<\/i><\/p>\n