- In her own words, "I married
the first man I ever kissed, George Bush"
- They met at a country club dance when
she was sixteen and he a year older, and have been happily married
ever since
- George's political career kept them
on the move to which she stated that the single longest residence
they shared was the eight years they lived in the vice presidential
mansion.
- During the presidential campaign she
accidentally cut her ankle on the side of the stage that required
eight stitches, and refused medical attention until George finished
his speech
- Similar to Mrs. Truman, Barbara politely
told the press they should be talking to the president, not her
- As First Lady she made illiteracy
a priority, and hosted a weekly radio show on ABC, Mrs. Bush's
Reading Time. She published her autobiography, Barbara
Bush, A Memoir, shortly after leaving the White House
- A reporter once remarked her spaniel
Millie was the ugliest dog in the capital
- She then "helped her pet"
write - a best seller - Millie's Book, a perspective on
life in the White House through the eyes of the canine
- When she was informed that she would
be expected to donate her inaugural outfit to the Smithsonian
Institute, Mrs. Bush purchased a cheap [her words] pair of $20
heels to wear to the ceremony, "My feet ached for hours,"
she later commented
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