“I love him to death.

He’s a wonderful man.

He’s a funny man.”

Former President George W. Bush with Michelle Obama

George W. Bush and wife, Laura Bush, were also in attendance.

The American people were so surprised that Michelle Obama and I could be friends," he said.

“It was a simple gesture,” she toldTodayof Bush giving his wife a cough drop.

Former President George W. Bush with Michelle Obama

“I looked over and I said, ‘Hand me a cough drop’ … “I said, ‘How long have you had these things?’

He said, ‘A long time; we’ve got a lot of these.”

When Michelle mouthed a silent “thank you” to her husband’s predecessor, the moment went viral.

George W. Bush hands Michelle Obama cough drop with Barack Obama

Later that year at George H.W.

Bush also never has anything but praise for Michelle.

“She kind of likes my sense of humor.

George W. Bush and Michelle Obama with Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi

Anybody who likes my sense of humor, I immediately like,” Bush toldPeople.

We have to say, we love to see these two together.