From Patrick Edaburn in The Moderate Voice:
But he is such a decent man.
I remember watching when he was vice president swearing in the new senators, (yes I am nerdy enough to watch the swearing in ceremonies).
They would do an official swearing-in on the senate floor and then a ceremonial swearing-in where the family could get pictures with the vice president.
Every time the family came up he made a concerted effort to greet each one of them as if they were a long lost friend.
He was especially good with children and in particular with those he could sense were uncomfortable or nervous.
On one occasion he learned that there had been a recent death in the family and took several minutes to talk with the family and comfort them over their loss.