i m a lucky man that barbara bush was my mother. with us tonight to remember, nicolle wallace, host of deadline white house, friday afternoons here at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. and of course the former white house communications director under president george w. bush. she was also press secretary for jeb bush while he was governor of florida. we re also joined tonight by pulitzer prize winning author and historian and bush biographer, john meacham. he happens to be an msnbc contributor. his biography of bush 41, destiny and power, the american odyssey of george herbert walker bush. nicolle, yes, this was a family
barbara and george h.w. bush just celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary in january, and that is a record for presidential couples. while first lady, she championed family literacy, and for 73 years she was the chief operating officer and enforcer of a sprawling and storied american political family. her oldest son, former president george w. bush 43 said in a statement tonight, quote, barbara bush was a fabulous first lady and a woman unlike any other who brought levity, love, and literacy to millions. to us, she was so much more. mom kept us on our toes and kept us laughing until the end. i m a lucky man that barbara bush was my mother. with us tonight to remember, nicolle wallace, host of deadline white house, friday afternoons here at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. and of course the former white house communications director