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Beatrice Gormley
Laura Bush
America's First Lady
Laura Bush has loved education and reading since she was a young child. From 2001 to 2009, she brought her talent, experience, and love of children to a much wider audience as the wife of the forty-third president of the United States, George W. Bush.
This biography tells the story of Laura's childhood in Midland, Texas, of her years as a teacher and librarian, of her first meeting with her husband, of the birth of their twins, and of her important work as an advocate for women and children.
From School Library Journal:
Grade 5-8. A solid, straighforward biography. While not as overwhelmingly positive as Antonia Felix's Laura: America's First Lady, First Mother, Gormley also finds little fault with her subject. She traces the first lady's early years in Texas as an only child, and examines her stints as a teacher, librarian, and gubernatorial and presidential spouse. The author consistently focuses on Bush's devotion to reading and literacy, including her creation of both the Texas and National Book Festivals. The
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Laura Bush: an intimate portrait of the first lady
(Book)
When Laura Bush moved into the White House on January 20, 2001, everyone wanted to know what kind of first lady she would be. Would she be like Mamie Eisenhower? Would she follow in Barbara Bush’s footsteps? Would she be another Hillary Clinton? “I think I’ll just be Laura Bush,” she would say. On Saturday, April 30, 2005, the world got a glimpse of what that meant when she pushed aside the leader of the free world and stole the show at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Wearing a shimmering lime green Oscar de la Renta gown, Laura wisecracked that she was a “desperate housewife” married to a president who was always asleep at nine. Replayed constantly on the air, the stand-up routine with its impeccable comedic timing turned the first lady into a glittering star. But while the performance catapulted her to new status, it did not answer the question of who this former teacher and librarian really is and just what role she plays in influencing her husband and shap
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Laura Bush
First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Laura Lane Welch Bush[1] (née Welch; born November 4, 1946) is an American educator who was the first lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.[2][3][4] Bush was previously the first lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000 when her husband was governor.
Born in Midland, Texas, Bush graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in education, and took a job as a second grade teacher. After attaining her master's degree in library science at the University of Texas at Austin, she was employed as a librarian.
Bush met her future husband, George W. Bush, in 1977, and they were married later that year. The couple had twin daughters in 1981. Bush's political involvement began during her marriage. She campaigned with her husband during his unsuccessful 1978 run for the United States Congress, and later for his successful Texas gubernatorial campaign.
As First Lady of Texas, Bush
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