To help. After studying first ladies and knowing some of them well like my own motherinlaw or one that i admired very much, a fellow texan Lady Bird Johnson, is that we benefit our country benefits by whatever our first ladies interests are. She is the wife of one president and the daughter in law of another. Laura welsh bush became first lady after a controversial election brought her husband george w. Bush to the white house. Laura bush helped comfort the nation pursuing interests including education, literacy and womens health. Good evening and welcome to cspan series first ladies, influence and image. Tonight well tell you the story the wife of our 43rd president. Laura welsh bush and here to do that are two people who know her well through their work. Ann gearhart at the Washington Post is a laura bush biographer and her 2004 book the perfect wife tells the story of laura bush and covered the former first lady since 2001. Welcome to the program. Thank you. Mark updegrove is a pres