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Bush Talks of Past Addiction

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"My only point to you is there are a lot of faith-based organizations that exist to help deal with very difficult problems," Bush said. "It starts with the notion that there is a higher power that will help people change their thinking.

"It's very important for everybody to understand that there is a commonality, that we all have to deal with the same problems in different ways," Bush said. "First is to recognize that there is a higher power. At least that helped in my life -- it helped me quit drinking."

Moseley interjected, "That's right, there is a higher power."

"Step One, right?" Bush said, alluding to Alcoholics Anonymous's second step.

The president tried to relate to Boyd and Moseley in other ways, too. Moseley talked about how he was worried "to death" about his daughters when he was in prison, and Bush interjected, "You can be worried when you are incarcerated, and you can be worried when you are not incarcerated," drawing laughter.

He asked Moseley how old his daughters are, and when told 17, 15 and 13, Bush said, "Hooo, man!"

"Girls love their dad, especially a redeemed dad," Bush said.

After Bush departed the facility, Jean Patterson Cushman, executive director of Episcopal Community Services, said the people who met Bush Tuesday found the president inspiring: "They were kind of amazed that the president would talk to them about his own problems," she said.

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