born november wife 43rd president united_states lady bush graduated bachelor degree education took job second grade teacher attaining master degree library science austin employed librarian bush avid proponent bush met future husband married later year couple twin daughters bush political involvement began marriage campaigned husband unsuccessful run united_states congress later successful texas gubernatorial campaign lady texas bush implemented initiatives focused health education literacy aided husband campaigning presidency number ways notably delivering address republican national convention gained national attention lady husband defeated democrat polled popular ladies bush involved national global concerns tenure continued advance trademark interests education literacy establishing semi annual national book festival encouraged education worldwide scale advanced women causes cure organizations represented united_states foreign trips tended focus hiv aids malaria awareness bush memoir spoken heart published early life career born november midland texas child born bush english french swiss ancestry father home builder later successful real estate developer mother worked father business early parents encouraged read leading love reading said learned important reading home mother little girl mother read stories loved books going library summer liked spend reading library enjoyed women books reading gives enjoyment life bush credited second grade teacher inspiring interest education night november ran stop sign struck car resulting death driver victim close friend classmate douglas accounts douglas boyfriend time passenger treated minor injuries according accident report released city midland response open records request charged incident bush spokesman said tragic accident deeply affected families painful involved including community large book spoken heart says accident caused lose faith years attended san junior high school midland graduated lee went attend dallas member graduated degree education graduating began career second grade school teacher taught years school houston attained master science degree austin soon employed librarian gardens branch following year moved austin took job librarian reflected employment experiences group children saying worked teacher librarian learned important reading school life marriage family met july mutual friends joe jan invited bush backyard home proposed end september married november year midland church baptized bought tan toned dress rack wedding couple mexico detailed choice marry best decision life child said gained brothers sisters wonderful laws accepted year marriage couple began campaigning congressional candidacy according asked marry said yes promise campaign speech soon relented gave speech courthouse steps texas narrowly winning primary lost general election bush attended inauguration father law vice president january running mate ronald_reagan won presidential election attributed father law vice presidency giving husband national exposure bushes tried conceive years pregnancy happen easily november gave birth twin daughters barbara jenna twins born weeks early emergency section developed life threatening pre twins graduated high school attended yale_university austin respectively date bush lady given birth twins credited wife decision stop drinking reflected thought husband drinking amid knowing desired way living approaching related father alcoholic pattern wished repeat family credited having effect private life according people magazine reporter steel influence think built ways person today bush traveled kuwait april accompanying father law mother law brothers law president bush invited return middle_east time presidency times year bush husband travel family estate bush compound better known walker point located maine compound bush family gatherings held nearly years lady texas bush lady texas husband elected governor texas served lady state january december asked interest politics responded doesn drive years hold single formal event worked women children causes including health education literacy implemented major initiatives time kids awareness campaign educate parents family literacy cooperation family literacy urged texas communities establish family literacy programs reach read reading program early childhood educational program raised money public libraries establishment texas book festival established lady family literacy initiative encouraged families read bush established rainbow rooms state effort provide emergency services neglected abused children promoted adopt program provide support position advocate disease breast cancer awareness husband announced campaign president united_states agreed dreamed run office bush campaign worked assure voters lady seek emulate lady hillary_clinton asked like past ladies insisted july delivered address delegates republican national convention national stage december husband resigned governor texas prepare inauguration president united_states january lady united_states lady bush involved issues concern children women nationally internationally major initiatives included education women health education children early administration bush known focus attention education included recruiting highly qualified teachers ensure young children taught focused early child development promote reading education partnered launch annual national book festival january bush testified asking higher teachers salaries better training head start programs credited creating national initiative called ready read ready learn promotes reading young age promote american patriotic heritage schools helped launch bush media executives worked provide grant school libraries gulf_coast devastated hurricanes katrina immediately following september attacks bush spoke america children need children safe homes schools need people love care bad people world good people following day composed open letters america families focusing elementary middle school students distributed state education officials took interest emotional effects attacks children particularly disturbing images repeatedly television year anniversary encouraged parents instead read children light saying don let children images especially september know probably television plane hitting building buildings falling later tenure honored united_nations body named honorary ambassador position announced host conference global literacy conference held september encouraged constant effort promote literacy highlighted successful literacy programs coordinated result trips abroad witnessed literacy benefited children poorer nations bush authored children book daughter jenna called read published april july visited home national historic site north_carolina met superintendent friends home president students boys girls club north_carolina october visited historic home museum praised works farmer boy happy golden years prairie felt association child estate visit said read books daughters gave writer treasures grant september attacks september bush hosted father mother law intended testimony congress education instead september attacks bush taken inside white house placed underground bunker later met husband returned washington florida weeks september terrorist attacks bush inaugurated music concert kennedy center organized families victims received applause returned compliment members audience added event tragic americans deepened appreciation life fragile gift need senator introduced bush event praised said knew deceased sibling late president proud bush believes september attacks ignited interest way afghanistan women treated allowed leave homes composed high number terrorist attacks afghanistan prior attacks women health rights signature issues relating health women established involved major campaigns bush involved awareness campaign organization established lung raise awareness heart disease women prevent condition serves honorary position ambassador program leading federal government effort women wake risk heart disease commented disease like women assumed heart disease man disease cancer fear heart disease kills women country forms cancer combined comes heart disease education prevention little red dress save lives undertaken signature personal element traveling country talking women hospital community events featuring experiences women live lived condition outreach credited saving life woman went hospital experiencing symptoms heart attack predecessor lady bush dedicated ladies red dress collection john kennedy center exhibit containing red suits worn ladies meant raise awareness highlighting america ladies participated fashion shows displaying red dresses worn celebrities bush mother diagnosed breast cancer age endured surgery currently signs cancer breast cancer activist mother behalf involvement susan cure applauded foundation efforts eliminating cancer said short years ago diagnosis breast cancer left little hope recovery thanks work women men beating breast cancer beating odds position gain international support foundation initiative experts united_states brazil costa_rica mexico november person president deliver weekly presidential radio address opportunity discuss plight women afghanistan leading invasion afghanistan saying brutal oppression women central goal terrorists husband originally address felt later recalled moment found voice instead voice found words summarized goals moral involvement afghanistan famous speeches administration speech people afghanistan march trips country lady campaigning bush campaigned republicans country year elections attending hosting giving speeches deemed bush administration working women rights issues women dirty work partly test bush campaign husband impending years sought election campaigning husband election cited campaign later disputed campaigned republicans country elections credited having raised million campaign republican_party succeeding keeping separate schedule allowed tend traditional duties lady bush participant elections beginning campaigning april poll numbers decreased approval rating superseded president bush approval rating praised americans cnn noted bush popularity writing lady treated like rock star campaign trail local republicans lining photographs crosses country help candidates bush relied strategy praising republican candidate achievements attending events alongside september bush appeared spoke republican national convention introduced husband popularity style approval ratings consistently ranked high january usa today cbs poll recorded approval rating percent disapproval percent places bush popular ladies white_house press secretary said popular welcome parts country president races trouble good reasoned bush hard dislike adopting partisan causes literacy breast cancer attract support americans coming mild ordinary woman church mother organize suburban statements criticism bestowed boring disagreed wallace asked american people beginning lose confidence president bush saying don think don believe polls travel country people response husband response lot difficult challenges right united_states decisions president surrounding difficult challenges hard hard decisions course people unhappy decisions think people know thinks right united_states especially war terror thinks people united_states protect polls high weren page january second inauguration ceremonies husband looked highly people magazine washington_post fashion sense inauguration wore winter white dress matching coat designed following inauguration inaugural bush wore pale lace gown crystals long silver blue mist gown designed according washington_post look glamorous foreign trips husband second term bush involved foreign matters traveled numerous countries representative united_states lady took goodwill trips africa purpose raise awareness hiv aids malaria bush stressed need education greater opportunities women taken trips countries promote gain support president bush emergency plan aids relief countries include haiti took trip burma spoke support pro democracy movement urged soldiers militias refrain violence later october ventured middle_east bush said region attempt improve america image highlighting concern women health specifically promoting breast cancer awareness work middle east partnership breast cancer awareness research defined trip successful saying stereotypes broken sides overall bush traveled countries years husband presidency touring second term views policy bush republican identified marriage asked abortion bush said believe wade overturned comment women right abortion country limit number try reduce number lot ways talking responsibility girls boys teaching having classes schools churches sunday school bush responded question interview concerning calling elected leaders sex marriage don think campaign tool obviously requires lot sensitivity talk issue lot sensitivity july south_africa bush suggested husband replace retiring supreme_court justice connor woman october private dinner white house wife president bush nominated replace connor later month faced intense criticism questioned charges nature legacy late october days year presidential election bush hosted hour session historians discussing like remembered leading meeting termed legacy lunch according historian time history lady directly reached historians talk accomplishments meeting said bush wanted change perception traditional lady stayed husband bush chief staff called characterization bush unfair conceding traditional noted bush broke tradition addressing issues customary april months bushes left office wrote piece titled lady america proud positively assessed bush role lady expressed bush successes rooted dignity brought office despite reserved style making good role model young women representing american finest gore concluded bush returned private life continue remembered lady america proud poll asked popular lady past years found bush ranked fourth place hillary_clinton mother law barbara direct successor subsequent activities february month husband left office moved new residence dallas november lady accompanied husband visit families veterans fort hood couple expressed wishes trip publicized revealed trip following morning bush released memoir spoken heart conjunction national tour interview larry king live bush asked sex marriage said views issue said believes legal future bush offered support issue saying couples committed love ought sort rights bush referred interview support wade think important abortion remain legal think important people medical reasons reasons february consent included pro gay advertisement statement bush spokesperson states bush approve inclusion advertisement associated group way aware advertisement night requested group remove july spoke estate praised works particular anniversary said prior speech visited houses anniversary november guest tonight years prior estate visit visited concord massachusetts met president listened chorus bush continued remain involved concerned state women afghanistan speaking editorials appearances women girls helped abandoned planned withdrawal troops afghanistan april bush attendance news conference said recently built presidential library museum monument husband instead representation white_house struggles america tenure mentioned having trouble clothes library admitting probably worn place month announced serve speaker august convention stressed importance child literacy continuing advocating issue associated tenure lady early august reported husband stable condition having heart calling terrific caught time stressed importance regular check ups doctors september appeared fundraiser organization april gave speech center texas spoke behalf company program girls month appearances schools colorado scheduled speak anniversary bombings arrive daughter husband journalist bush speaking arrangements issues relating husband presidency april bush reputed stance foreign aid calling view realistic asserting united_states save lives bush attended centennial anniversary road national park july august shared public photos newborn granddaughter later month lady accompanied husband appeared new_orleans order commemorate tenth anniversary hurricane katrina october featured speaker bush speaker austin february event designed promote financing awareness women fighting heart disease march bush attended funeral california promoted women novel lives afghanistan women published bush institute pertaining obama administration course obama presidency developed alliance immediate successor lady despite political differences called friend role model bush setting high bar tenure lady bush defended obama husband campaign president publicly coming defense received criticism remark proud country time adulthood campaign obama sent bush note election met bush white house november bush giving obama tour family soon home september bush openly praised president barack_obama lady reasoned president obama performing presidency despite having multiple initiatives taking place complimented lady transformation white_house comfortable home family following year september bush obama commemorated ninth anniversary september attacks leading ceremony national memorial park acted speakers met families victims flight plane crash remarks sang praises obama bush handling aftermath september attacks bush called lady serves country grace july bush obama appeared africa ladies summit husbands present leading white_house refer joint appearance proof support africa united_states regardless political party remarks bush obama stressed importance role models months later april bush spoke income inequality said income want sure working getting paid men got ladies right don paid tough job august bush obama appeared kennedy center shortly afterward bush told washington_post believed obama ready leave white house march bush obama named chairs find park campaign attempt increase national park support introduce park service centennial following year pair joint appearance george bush presidential library museum september bush appearing physically obama present video obama spoke admiration bush turn mentioned collaborations great example world women different political parties united_states agree issues involvement later months bush campaigned republican presidential nominee hosting fundraiser september appearing michigan following month campaign event michigan campaign said having bush fuel fire momentum seeing campaigned vice presidential nominee telling crowd detroit better answers economy foreign policy election lost president obama bush asked march interview positions social issues sex marriage abortion led half female voters voting president bush responded candidates frightened candidates time expressed liking republican_party having room difference opinion party room bush active presidential campaign brother law hosting endorsing politically involved leaving white_house seven years prior supporting brother law alongside rest family words candidate march affirmed support brother law calling husband huge supporters reported assisting campaign fundraising florida october commenting calling help popular member family according friend bush family reportedly surprised course election cycle february amid brother law campaign trailing south_carolina polls bush traveled husband ultimately dropped south_carolina following month bush declined answering vote republican primary nominee said going period time election cycle libraries bush created america libraries support education nation children providing funds update extend book print collections america school libraries year grants awards schools bush 21st century grant offered library services provides funding recruitment education library students continuing education profession development new programs bush bestowed grant schools austin texas women health august founded institute aims integrate research education community outreach approach women health begun efforts establish multi campus women health institute subsidiary center jenna women center opened midland texas august deliver expert medical care women families operating partnership named bush mother excellence research education community outreach awards honors tenure lady received number awards honors october humanity honored recognition efforts behalf education named fascinating person year honored years support america libraries april opposed honored support usa patriot act cancellation poetry forum concern poets express opposition war iraq guild opposition policies spending priorities husband administration october conferred president order single class order makes lady recipient state visit president philippines received award honor dedication help improve living conditions education children world march accepted chancellor medal behalf disaster relief workers world learning facilities named bush elementary school houston texas elementary school outside austin texas camp military base texas awarded christian freedom international freedom award bush bush admiral navy seal oversaw raid killed named distinguished alumnus austin october bush conferred honorary doctor letters degree recognition longtime advocacy behalf education health care human rights following address gave university campus november received prevent person vision award portrayed film bestseller novel american wife based life
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