you to my book thing. and i said, i do, because i felt like a jack ass at the kentucky derby, i knew i couldn t wind but i know the association would be helping me. she said, get out of here. there were oftentimes when she would say, al, do me a favor, get out. you re talking about their daughter robyn who died at the age of 3 of leukemia. it was in that year that i understand mrs. bush s hair actually turned white in the grief of that loss. and as you said, senator simpson, a loss that there s no such thing as closure, it stayed with them their whole lives. they will be buried next to her, both of them, when the time comes for the former president. mrs. bush will be buried next to her daughter robyn. senator simpson, it s an honor to talk to you, thank you so much. you ve followed it all and done it beautifully. thank you for your remembrance of her, beautifully done. she deserves a whole lot more.
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
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bought the book she wrote on millie when it came out. that was the impact she had, the vision we have of the first family and their pets and children in the white house together. it had a huge impact on millions of people. i think it s a beautiful tribute that we can sit and talk about this. i don t think it s appropriate for to us take the moment to talk about barbara bush to talk about the president. i do. we can talk about the president every single day, we talk about the president enough. this is the time to talk about the bush family and celebrate her life. i ve been talking about their daughter robyn who died at the age of 3, and that grief. barbara bush s hair turned white in that year. she kept it white, she was very young when that happened. and i just think of her living her entire life with this marker of the time that her daughter died. it s something obviously she carried in her heart all the time. whenever she looked in the mirror she would see that white hair as a
jamie, an extraordinary way to end a remarkable life, holding the hand of the man you met when you were 16 years old. president bush s chief of staff jean backer, she said, of course 41 is broken hearted to lose his barbara, his wife of 73 years. he held her hand all day today and was at her side when she left this good earth. she said, obviously this is a very challenging time but it will not surprise all of you who love him that he is stoic and strong and is being lifted up by his large and supportive family. he s determined to be there for them as well. and, you know, it s a sad day, but she would also want us to be making a bourbon toast to her. that was her last drink. she would want us to be celebrating at the same time. hopefully the liquor store is