A video advertisement starring each of the former presidents is slated
to air during the first game of the 2017-18 NFL season Thursday night.
“Hurricane Harvey brought terrible destruction — but it also brought out the best in humanity,” Clinton says in the video.
“As former presidents, we wanted to help our fellow Americans begin to recover,” Obama says.
“People
are hurting down here,” George W. Bush says, “but as one Texan put it,
‘we’ve got more love in Texas than water.’ ” His father, George H.W.
Bush, then says “we love you, Texas.”
The “One America Appeal” website included information on Harvey recovery efforts and offers ways for people to donate to help victims.
A
statement announcing the campaign said it will also plan to help
victims of Hurricane Irma, ahead of its projected landfall in Florida.
“As
the nation carefully watches the advance of Hurricane Irma, the
presidents stand ready to expand their appeal to help those affected by
that storm,” the statement said.
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