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Apr 3, 2014 · Former first lady Barbara Bush was the wife of President George H.W. Bush and mother of President George W. Bush. Updated: May 10, 2021 Photo: Pam Francis/Getty Images
After serving as Second Lady from 1981 to 1989, Barbara Pierce Bush served as First Lady of the United States when her husband George H. W. Bush won the Presidency. She is also the mother of...
May 8, 2024 · Barbara Bush (1925–2018) was American first lady from 1989 to 1993. She was the wife of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, and the mother of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. She was noted for her charitable and humanitarian efforts.
Barbara Bush. Rarely had a first lady been greeted by the American people and the press with the approbation and warmth accorded to Barbara Pierce Bush. Perhaps this was prompted by the image she called "everybody's grandmother." People were comfortable with her white hair, her warm, relaxed manner, and her keen wit.
Apr 17, 2018 · Pam Francis/Getty Images. Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday. She was 92. "A former first lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce ...
Apr 21, 2018 · April 21, 2018. HOUSTON — At the Episcopal church that has been her spiritual home for more than 50 years, the former first lady Barbara Pierce Bush was celebrated at her funeral as one of the ...
1925 - 2018. First Lady Barbara Bush, 1989. Library of Congress. Born in 1925 to Pauline and Marvin Pierce, Barbara Pierce grew up in Rye, New York. She met George H. W. Bush, then known as "Poppy," in 1941, at a Christmas dance in Greenwich, Connecticut. The two hit it off immediately.
