Tony Blair to Visit NBC's MEET THE PRESS, 4/28

NBC's David Gregory sat down with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Dallas, TX yesterday following the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

The extended exclusive interview will air Sunday, April 28, on "Meet the Press." All content will be available on www.MeetThePressNBC.com.

Exceprts from the interview follow:

David Gregory: You saw President Bush up close as a man during very difficult times for any leader. Talk about your relationship and what it was like to sit there today and this moment of finality even for a former president - the dedication of his library.

Tony Blair: Well I thought, it was great advertisement for America today by the way, you had five presidents including President Obama and all behaving with a sort of graciousness and a civility toward each other that I thought was fantastic and President Obama actually put his finger on it when he said, 'it's impossible to know George Bush and not like him,' so you know, often people say to me back home, they say, 'come on, you didn't like him really, did you?'

And I say you can totally disagree with him but as a human being he is someone of immense character and genuine integrity, so, you can say- people have different views about decisions, but there's very few people who know him and don't like him and respect him as a person.

Source: NBC News "Meet the Press"