GEORGE BUSH June 18, 2018 Dear Mr. Mayor, I understand the City of Houston is submitting a bid to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, and I write today in support of this effort. For the record, I was not in Houston 90 years ago when we hosted the 1928 Democratic Convention at Sam Houston Hall. But I most surely was present 26 years ago in the Astrodome to accept my party's nomination for President in my hometown. I could not have been prouder of the job our city did then — or more recently in hosting the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, and a number of other nationally and internationally significant events. Our facilities and hotels are world-class, but it’s really our people -- the spirit of our fellow Houstonians — that makes the key difference. No one works harder; no one is friendlier or more welcoming. Of course, Mr. Mayor, I want to be clear that | am not also endorsing whoever might claim the DNC nomination in Houston at what Iam sure would be the best political convention in modern history — unless it is you! Then I would have to think about it. Good luck with the bid, and thanks for all you do leading our wonderful city, All the best, Cp De