Watch American History tv this weekend on cspan3. Up next on American History tv on cspan3, an interview laura bush, what was your initial reaction the first time your husband said i think im going to run for president . Well, i cant really remember initially what my act reaction was. I think it was a bit slower than all of a sudden saying im going to run for president. He was governor and had been governor for one term and reelected and i slowly think we both started talking about it. He talked about it and of course other people were talking to him about it. I knew what it was like. I knew already what it would be like to run for president. I knew what it would be like to live in the white house. George and i had an advantage that only one other family has had so far, the John Quincy Adams family. Because wed seen somebody we loved in that office, and we visited him very often. We moved to washington in fact in 1987, rather, to work on president bushs campaign. And so i saw them then
He talked about it and of course other people were talking to him about it. I knew what it was like. I knew already what it would be like to run for president. I knew what it would be like to live in the white house. George and i had an advantage that only one other family has had so far, the John Quincy Adams family. Because wed seen somebody we loved in that office, and we visited him very often. We moved to washington in fact in 1987, rather, to work on president bushs campaign. And so i saw them then when they were campaigning nationwide, and they still had time to babysit barbara and jenna on a saturday night when george and i would want to go out to dinner. Really that year and a half we lived in washington until president bush was elected in november of 1988. It was a wonderful bonding time for our family. It was the only time i ever lived in the same town with my inlaws. And my motherinlaw and i really had a chance to bond. Our little girls had a chance to get to know their gra
Band that we invited to one of them. That was to show the heads of what supported us and what American Music was important to us. We would usually travel the day after the state visit with the head of state. Our very first state dinner was september 6, 2001. It was right before september 11 and it was with mexico, president fox and martin fox. Relationship we expected to spend the most time on. We had a long border with mexico and it was of particular interest to us, all of the border issues. Ie next day, marta fox and traveled to chicago. Andent to a show mexicanamerican art that was at the museum. We invited all of the artists to a luncheon afterwards. Which was interesting, this chance to be able to show both art, but thatcan originated in her country, in mexico, to the first lady. Jimenez, a favorite of mine, traveled to us and came to the state dinner. He could not come to the museum because he had worked in a show. He came to the museum because he had worked in that show. I forgo
Of course, we would try to get entertainment that represented the United States in a wonderful way, like the new Orleans Jazz Band that we invited to one of them. That was to show the heads of what supported us and what American Music was important to us. We would usually travel the day after the state visit with the head of state. Our very first state dinner was september 6, 2001. It was right before september 11 and it was with mexico, president fox and martin fox. Relationship we expected to spend the most time on. We had a long border with mexico and it was of particular interest to us, all of the border issues. Ie next day, marta fox and traveled to chicago. Andent to a show mexicanamerican art that was at the museum. We invited all of the artists to a luncheon afterwards. Which was interesting, this chance to be able to show both art, but thatcan originated in her country, in mexico, to the first lady. Jimenez, a favorite of mine, traveled to us and came to the state dinner. He c
Thanks to both of you for being here and taking our calls and questions throughout the evening. Were going to close with some thoughts about the memories of the bush family. The president and their two daughters on their mother, first Lady Laura Bush. Thanks for being with us. I do not want to steal barbaras i feel like i always steal her energy when i go first. You go first this time. Probably her work for women. All over, really. We were so lucky because our parents took us to travel to africa, so we got to see clinics and schools and meeting people whose lives will be forever changed. I would say her work for women. And my dad, too, i am very proud of him for that. I would definitely echo that. After 9 11 i am going to cry. In front of all the people. I think the work that she did after 9 11 and how comforting she was to everyone in the country is an incredible legacy and was really critical to the country healing after 9 11. [applause] if i were doing a series of first ladies, i wo