Remembering Barbara Bush, political dynasty matriarch
We look back at the life of former first lady Barbara Bush. Son and former President George W. Bush describes his family saying goodbye, then Judy Woodruff ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: She was a wife and mother to presidents, but a lack of pretension and a sense of humor that could be self-deprecating were what endeared Barbara Bush to the American people. She stood out in a crowd, with a shock of white hair that earned her the family nickname Silver Fox. It was part of Barbara Bush's determination to be herself, as she recalled in 2004 for a PBS documentary. BARBARA BUSH, Former First Lady: Who's jealous of an overweight, white-haired woman? Nobody. So, I think that was in my benefit, in a way. JUDY WOODRUFF: The future first lady was born Barbara Pierce in New York City in 1925, to Marvin and Pauline Pierce. Her father was president of McCall Corporation, of "Redbook" and "McCall" magazine fame. The family lived in Rye, New...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: She was a wife and mother to presidents, but a lack of pretension and a sense of humor that could be self-deprecating were what endeared Barbara Bush to the American people. She stood out in a crowd, with a shock of white hair that earned her the family nickname Silver Fox. It was part of Barbara Bush's determination to be herself, as she recalled in 2004 for a PBS documentary. BARBARA BUSH, Former First Lady: Who's jealous of an overweight, white-haired woman? Nobody. So, I think that was in my benefit, in a way. JUDY WOODRUFF: The future first lady was born Barbara Pierce in New York City in 1925, to Marvin and Pauline Pierce. Her father was president of McCall Corporation, of "Redbook" and "McCall" magazine fame. The family lived in Rye, New...
