George H.W. Bush

To soothe any doubts, the 41st wrote a letter filled to the brink with eloquent shade and declined the invitation to the inauguration.

Rather, who has attended 31 political conventions over the span of his illustrious career, said the 2016 presidential campaign contains "one of the more interesting convention seasons."

President Barack Obama is the man Americans say they admire most, while Hillary Clinton is the woman living anywhere in the world whom they admire…