She earned her way into the history books. She and Abigail Adams are the only women to be both a wife and mother of a president. Welcome to first ladies influence and image. Tonight is the story of barbara bush. Next 90 minutes, to tell us more about her life and influence are two guests. ,he barbara bush biographer part of the series we have turned to so often. She is a first ladies scholar. Engel is the founding director of the center for president ial history at Southern Methodist university. He is the author of one book on george bushs foreignpolicy. We heard barbara bush talk about the fact that when she became first lady, her words were much more attention getting. That trend continues. We will see clips of an interview that she gave to us in october. One of them has been bouncing all around the News Networks for several days because she talked about president ial dynasties, the lyrical dynasties, political dynasties, and the potential for jeb bushes president ial aspirations. Sh
Yes. I did 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 and nobody cares. The minute you say one thing as the president s wife, you have made the news. Barbara bush used the office of first lady to promote literacy and to raise awareness about aids and homelessness. She earned her way into the history books. She and Abigail Adams are the only women to be both a wife and mother of a president. Welcome to first ladies influence and image. Tonight is the story of barbara bush. For the next 90 minutes, to tell us more about her life and influence are two guests. The barbara bush biographer, part of the series we have turned to so often. She is a first ladies scholar. Jeffrey engel is the founding director of the center for president ial history at Southern Methodist university. He is the author of one book on george bushs foreignpolicy. We heard barbara bush talk about the fact that when sh
In prison. He eventually went home remaining in critical condition. Danielle nottingham, cbs news. Just four months after he left prison in south africa he toured the united states. Among his stops, the bay area. More than 70,000 people packed the Oakland Coliseum to see him, many waving the flag of the African National congress. Mandela was 71 at the time. He told the crowd he felt like a young man again and his batteries had been recharged. Willie brown was host of the event. There have been lots of people in our lifetimes who had positions and they passed on but nobody ever matched the incredible inspiration and humanity of nelson mandela. California was one of the first stages to discourage Financial Investment in south africa during apartheid. Cbs evening news will have much more on the death of nelson mandela. Thats coming up at 5 30. And at 6 00, our own Barbara Rodgers will have a look back at the legendary leader and how he touched the bay area. A night of cold for the bay are
Jacqueline mars, the mars company coowner charged in a crash that killed an elderly woman. Reporter im surae chinn at the Loudoun County courthouse where one of the richest women in the world pleads guilty to reckless driving, a horrific tragedy she caused when she fell asleep at the wheel. 74yearold jacqueline badger mars, coowner ever the multibillion dollar Mars Candy Company crashed headon into a van full of people on the way to a wedding rehearsal dinner october 4. The deadly collision caused 86yearold Irene Ellisor her life and the unborn child of a pregnant mother. The tragedy the families have forgiven the candy heir and pleaded with the judge not to sentence her to jail time. Can created a great deal of plate for our office and the family as family as well and the judge. Reporter the judge listened and did not sentence her to jail. What we saw here today was the a great moment in human forgiveness and human compassion and i thought that was really one of the nicer things you s
Friendship. You want to keep it here on abc news all morning long. All right. We will turn to other major headlines beginning with something of a reversal by the white house involving the president s uncle who had been facing deportation from the u. S. Omar and the president had never met but they said he lived with him three weeks while attending law school. It came after the judge ruled he could stay ignoring a deportationing order two decades ago. Libyan government says so far no one claimed responsibility for shooting an American Teacher to death as he jogged through the streets of benghazi. Despite threats. He chose to stay and Teach High School chemistry. His wife and son had come home to texas for the holidays and he planned to join them next week. Check out that Emirates Airlines jumbo jet trying to land in strong winds yesterday in birmingham, england. It attempted to ground two times and failed both times. It landed at different airport. One passenger tweeted out never flying