kennebunkport to help then former president bush write speeches, and he announced they were all going to take a dip, as bush would say, in the chilly ocean in june in kennebunkport. she said, well, mr. president, i don t have a bathing suit. and he said, no problem. he pulled out swim trunks of his own for the guys and barbara bush s bathing suit. she came out to the pool, saw barbara bush with some friends. you might think that barbara bush might be none too pleased to see this 20-something in her one piece skirted bathing suit, and mrs. bush just said, i m so glad we found something for you, and that was the beginning of a nice relationship for them. jonathan capehart, after three terms of presidents bush, the name bush has become a politically controversial name in our culture except when it is preceded by the name barbara. yeah. i mean she was the backbone and the spine and the foundation of that family. and really the greatness of that family comes into high relief
formidable woman. but also a gracious woman. we have an op-ed up on our site right now by a former bush speechwriter, mary kate carey, and it opened with an unusual line. the first time i met barbara bush, i was wearing her bathing suit, and it s a story about how she was summoned up to kennebunkport to help then former president bush write speeches, and he announced they were all going to take a dip, as bush would say, in the chilly ocean in june in kennebunkport. she said, well, mr. president, i don t have a bathing suit. and he said, no problem. he pulled out swim trunks of his own for the guys and barbara bush s bathing suit. she came out to the pool, saw barbara bush with some friends. you might think that barbara bush might be none too pleased to see this 20-something in her one piece skirted bathing suit, and mrs. bush just said, i m so glad we found something for you, and that was the beginning of a nice relationship for them. jonathan capehart, after