Stars and fans honored George Jones on Friday at the White House . Randy Travis , Brad Paisley and Jones paid homage to Jones . Mandrell spoke about the time she met Jones as a 13-year-old on tour , saying , `` What a joy that memory is to me . '' Laura Bush thanked Tanya Tucker ' widow , Laura Bush , for giving her the opportunity to speak .
Stars and fans honored George Jones on Friday at the White House . Randy Travis , Brad Paisley and Jones paid homage to Jones . Laura Bush thanked Tanya Tucker ' widow , Laura Bush , for giving her the opportunity to speak .