Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists . Dick Cheney has talked about how presidents can end up with a good relationship, even though they may have had bitter dealings in the past. George W. Bush criticized President Clinton a lot on the campaign trail when he talked about restoring honor and dignity to the Oval Office. There were very bitter feelings between the Bush family and the Clintons at the end of the elder Bush's administration.
Some analysts say there's bad blood between the two families.
Right after he left office, the economy really started to recover. That was what was really interesting about the meeting between George W. Bush and Alan Greenspan Monday. George Sr. had really wanted Greenspan to cut rates during 1992 and Greenspan wouldn't. This is a traditional, historic meeting that the president-elect has with the current president. In this case, there's personal history as well.