After he takes the oath of office on Friday, Vice President-elect Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceControversial CDC guidelines were written by HHS officials, not scientists: report Former DeVos chief of staff joins anti-Trump group Scott Walker helping to prep Pence for debate against Harris: report MORE says he will look to George H.W. Bush’s tenure as former President Ronald Reagan’s second in command, he said on Wednesday.

“When I think of the kind of president that I'll be serving, I've been paying special attention to then vice president George Herbert Walker Bush,” Pence told “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd Wednesday. “Because I think then, as now, that vice president had the opportunity to serve a leader who came to Washington, D.C. to bring transformational change. And they did it.”

Bush went on to serve as president himself after Reagan's second term.

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Pence’s comments came the same day that Bush, 92, underwent a procedure to clear his airway. The former president is in stable condition, but is remaining in intensive care for observation, according to a spokesman.

“I think the way that he served President Reagan would be a manner in which I hope to serve this new transformational leader,” Pence said. “President-Elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE is coming to Washington, D.C. to change Washington, D.C., to restore America at home and abroad. And I hope to serve him as well and as effectively.”

Pence also expressed admiration for former Vice Presidents Dick Cheney and Dan Quayle, both of which played active roles in the administrations of George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, respectively.