5 US presidents coming to Aggieland on October 21 for benefit concert
COLLEGE STATION -- Plans were well underway for a celebratory dinner later this month to honor the 20th anniversary of the opening of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the Texas A&M campus.
But then Hurricane Harvey dumped 50-plus inches of rain on Texas' coastal cities, took more than 75 lives and swallowed thousands of homes, businesses and cars in late August, so having a big party in his honor didn't seem right to the 41st President of the United States.
In its place, Bush suggested pulling together a fundraiser for the victims of the devastating storm. Then the benefactor list expanded after deadly hurricanes struck Florida and Puerto Rico in September.
Those with the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation in College Station responded to his request by putting together an Oct. 21 concert -- dubbed "Deep from the Heart" -- that will bring not just top music performers to Reed Arena, but all five living former presidents: Both Bushes, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.
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