We talk to her in 2013 about her life before being married. About her public and private life after marriage. Barbara bush, with all the posts you and your husband have held over the years, was there one that best prepared you for the white house, and when you became first lady, and you feel prepared . The answer is that i feel prepared . Yes. First of all, i was not elected. So it didnt make that much difference. I didnt notice the difference between being the Vice President s wife and the president s wife is huge, because the Vice President s wife can say anything. Nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as the president s wife, you have made news. That was a lesson i had to learn pretty quickly. But, i felt very prepared, because we had lived in washington off and on. My father in law had been a u. S. Senator, although we lived in texas. I think probably i was very comfortable. I had a wonderful, loving family, and so did george, and i think we feel comfortable, so i love being t
Her life before being married as well as her public and private life after marriage. Barbara bush, with all the posts that you and the president have held over the years, was there one that best prepared you for the white house, and when you became first lady, did you feel prepared . The answer is did i feel prepared . Yes, i really did. First of all, i wasnt elected so it didnt make that much difference. I did notice, though, the difference between being the Vice President s wife and the president s wife is huge because the Vice President s wife can say anything. Nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as president s wife, you have made the news. So that was a lesson i had to learn. Pretty quickly. But i felt very prepared because we had lived in washington off and on. Our my fatherinlaw had been a u. S. Senator. Although we lived in texas, i think i was very comfortable. I had a wonderful, loving family, and so did george. And i think we felt comfortable. So i liked being the wife
Her life before being married as well as her public and private life after marriage. Barbara bush, with all the posts that you and the president have held over the years, was there one that best prepared you for the white house . And when you became first lady, did you feel prepared . The answer, did i feel prepared . Yes, i really did. First of all, i wasnt elected, so it didnt make that much difference. I did notice, though, the difference between being the Vice President s wife and the president s wife is huge because the Vice President s wife can say anything. Nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as president s wife, youve made the news. So, that was a lesson i had to learn pretty quickly. But, i felt very prepared because wed lived in washington off and on. Our father my fatherinlaw had been a u. S. Senator. Although we had lived in texas, why, i think probably i think i was very comfortable. I had a wonderful loving family and so did george, and i think we felt comfortable.
Legacy of his grandparents a george h. W. Bush and barbara bush. Thank you. Welcome. I feel like i probably do not need to introduce my fellow panelists here, because everyone knows who they are, but on my left we have george p. Bush. Speaking on behalf of the bush brand. [applause] susan page is the washington andau chief for usa today author of the bestselling biography of barbara bush called the matriarch. She will be signing copies of it after this. [applause] beschloss, one of our most wellknown president ial historians who has written so many things, so many books, i will be asking you about some of the stuff that i found in my worn copy of character of all. Something i want to ask all of lost given that we have barbara bush and george h. W. Bush so close together, what kind of reassessment do you think this has brought for the country as to what the bush name and what the significance really was of all of the work that they did in so many arenas of Public Service . Looking back
Our best wellknown president ial historians who has written so many things and so many books, but im going to be asking you about some of the stuff i found in my old wellworn copy of character above all. The first thing id like to ask all of you is, we lost our bush and george bush just so close together. What kind of reassessment do you think this has brought for the country as to what the bush name stood for and whats the significantly was of all the work that they did in so many arenas of Public Service . Looking back on it now, close to a year, i just think about life the Public Service. I think about world war ii generation. It really wasnt about them as individuals. I think it was actually a turning of the page of our countrys history in many respects. And i was privileged to be asked to give the eulogy for my grandfather when we came back to houston and really was a celebration of both of their lives. Wasnt a celebration of one individual but also celebration of our heritage. Wh