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Over the last few months, the Bush family shared photos of him wearing socks with former President Bill Clinton's face on them, as well as a pair featuring a yellow lab that looked like his service dog, Sully.

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PHOTO: The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried by a joint services military honor guard in Houston, Dec. 3, 2018.
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As the departure ceremony was taking place, President Donald Trump tweeted that he would see the Bush family soon.

\"Looking forward to being with the Bush Family to pay my respects to President George H.W. Bush,\" he wrote.

The president doesn't yet have any public events scheduled with the family ahead of Wednesday's state funeral. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to make remarks at the U.S. Capitol, where the president's casket will be taken after an arrival ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

The Clintons and the Obamas are expected to attend the funeral service, as well as former President Jimmy Carter. At age 94, the same age at which Bush died, Carter is now the oldest living president.

Photos: Honoring former President George H.W. Bush

The official schedule for ceremonies honoring the late George H.W. Bush was released on Saturday. The four-day tribute includes lying in state at the U.S. Capitol for parts of three days, a funeral at the Washington National Cathedral and eventual burial at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum back in Texas.

Bush's casket will lie in state through Wednesday morning. An honor guard will be in attendance and the public will be allowed into the Capitol from 7:30 p.m. Monday until 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Sen. John McCain, a war hero like Bush, is the last person to lie in state at the Capitol following his death in August. Bush called McCain \"a patriot of the highest order\" following his death.

There will be a departure ceremony for Bush at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday at 10 a.m. and his casket will arrive at the Washington National Cathedral five miles away at 11 a.m.

The funeral at the Washington National Cathedral, set to be attended by a wide array of former presidents and politicians, including Trump, will last 90 minutes.

Following the funeral, Bush's casket will return to Joint Base Andrews at 1:15 p.m. for the flight back to Houston. His arrival at Ellington Field is expected at 4:30 p.m. Central time on Wednesday.

Bush will then lie in repose at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, where first lady Barbara Bush's funeral was held in April.

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PHOTO: In this March 8, 2017, file photo, the Mensch International Foundation presented its annual Mensch Award to former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush at an awards ceremony hosted by Congregation Beth Israel in Houston.
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The president's casket will depart by railroad on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Central time and arrive at Texas A&M University in College Station, home to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, at 3:45 p.m. Bush, an admirer of trains, has had a special one with a glass viewing car designed to carry his remains to internment.

Bush will be interred next to his wife and daughter Robin at 4:15 p.m.

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