Barbara Bush

First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1925–2018)

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Lived 1925–2018, aged 93United States

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United States rank#79
Politicians rank#177
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#79
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Era
1925–2018
Aged 93

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SpouseGeorge H. W. Bush

ChildGeorge W. Bush

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Updated 2026-05-29

First lady from 1989-93 and mother of two presidents (George W. and Jeb), Barbara Bush built her public profile around literacy advocacy and an apolitical grandmotherly image that played well across demographics.

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Barbara Bush was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. She was previously second lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, when her husband was vice president under President Ronald Reagan, and founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Among her children are George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd governor of Florida. Bush and Abigail Adams are the only two women to be the wife of one U.S. president and the mother of another. At the time she beca…

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