lot of her kids called her that because she was the enforcer. her husband was away a lot of times and she was the one basically raising the kids. jeff toobin, mike shields. >> george h.w. bush was a heroic navy pilot, lied about his age to get into the navy and was shot down. they truly embody a family of service, the whole family. and it comes from the top. it came from barbara. she was both a loving, caring mother and she said there, the enforcer. she was tough. one of the anecdotes we were talking about that really sticks with me is, in 1987, when george h.w. bush was running for president, he was the vice president, and he finished third