- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBarbara Pierce
- Nicknames
- Silver Fox
- Bar
- Miss Frank
- The Enforcer
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Barbara Bush was born on June 8, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. She was married to George H.W. Bush. She died on April 17, 2018 in Houston, Texas, USA.
- SpouseGeorge H.W. Bush(January 6, 1945 - April 17, 2018) (her death, 6 children)
- ChildrenPauline Pierce Bush
- RelativesLauren Bush Lauren(Grandchild)Jenna Bush Hager(Grandchild)Barbara Bush(Grandchild)
- Frequently wore blue dresses ("Barbara Blue")
- Her pearl necklace
- She and Abigail Adams were the only women, so far, in American history who have been the wife of one president and the mother of another president. First Lady Anna Elizabeth (Symmes) Harrison was the only woman to have been both the wife of a U.S. president (William Henry Harrison) and the grandmother of a U.S. president (Benjamin Harrison).
- Fourth cousin, four times removed, of U.S. President Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), through their common Pierce ancestors.
- Daughter Pauline Robinson Bush died of leukemia two months shy of her 4th birthday.
- Children: George W. Bush (b. 6 July 1946), Pauline Pierce "Robin" (20 December 1949 - 11 October 1953), Jeb Bush (b. 11 February 1953), Neil Bush (b. 22 January 1955), Marvin Bush (b. 22 October 1956) and Doro Bush (b. 18 August 1959).
- Portrayed by Phil Hartman on Saturday Night Live (1975).
- [ in 2013, on the notion that son Jeb might run for President] We've had enough Bushes.
- You don't just luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.
- [on support for The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy] Our friends hide their wallets when they see us coming. But we are desperate to solve this problem. We have some exciting ideas we would like to try.
- [on the advantage of having turned ninety] Sometimes when someone asks me to do something I really don't want to do, I can say, "I might not be alive." It works.
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