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Barbara Bush

First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1925-2018) · United States · Politicians · Died at 92

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She's one of only two American women to be both wife and mother to a president - a distinction shared with Abigail Adams that puts her at the center of two separate administrations and bookends to a political dynasty.

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A life in dates

2018Died17 April 20182005“What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they [the Hurricane Katrina refugees in the Houston Astrodome] all want to stay in Texas.”In their words6 March 2005Marketplace (6 March 2005)

1998Honorary Doctor of the University of MiamiAward1997Harold W. McGraw Prize in EducationAward1994“For heaven's sake enjoy life. Don't cry over things that were or things that aren't. Enjoy what you have now to the fullest.”In their wordsp. 531

1992“The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions.... You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you’re not going to change each other’s minds.”In their words24 August 1992On the abortion debate, in which her stance was the opposite of her husband's, as quoted in Time magazine (24 August 1992)

1990American Library Association Honorary MembershipAward1925Born8 June 1925

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  1. What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they [the Hurricane Katrina refugees in the Houston Astrodome] all want to stay in Texas.

    Mar 6, 2005, Marketplace (6 March 2005), Own words

  2. For heaven's sake enjoy life. Don't cry over things that were or things that aren't. Enjoy what you have now to the fullest.

    1994, p. 531, Own words

  3. The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions.... You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you’re not going to change each other’s minds.

    Aug 24, 1992, On the abortion debate, in which her stance was the opposite of her husband's, as quoted in Time magazine (24 August 1992), Own words

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Awards

Honorary Doctor of the University of Miami1998
Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education1997
American Library Association Honorary Membership1990
Texas Women's Hall of Fame
Honorary Doctor of the Hofstra University

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Barbara Pierce met George H. W. Bush at 16, married him in 1945, and followed him to Texas in 1948 as he built an oil fortune and then a political career. They raised six children and lost their daughter Robin to leukemia at age three in 1953. Through the 1960s and '70s she moved with him from Washington to New York to China, becoming an active campaigner whenever he ran. As second lady from 1981 to 1989 she hosted events and traveled on diplomatic missions; as first lady from 1989 to 1993 she promoted literacy, supported AIDS patients, and navigated Graves' disease while fiercely protecting her family. Her commencement speech at Wellesley College drew controversy beforehand but was widely seen as a success. She stayed on the trail after leaving the White House, campaigning for her sons George W. and Jeb as they pursued governorships and the presidency.

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Category
Politicians
Type
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2018 · aged 92

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