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Barbara Pierce Bush |
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Barbara Pierce was born on June 8,1925 in New York City.
She attended Rye Country Day School and then was sent to Ashley Hall in Charleston to study. She met George Bush during the Christmas holiday of 1941. They became engaged just before Barbara entered Smith College in Massachusetts in 1943. George was serving in the Navy at that time. She dropped out of college in her second year and married George on January 6, 1945. She was 19. After the war, George finished his education at Yale and he and Barbara moved to Texas. They had six children including George W. who later became President. Their daughter, Robin, was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 3 years old. She died in the fall of 1953. During her time as First Lady, Barbara became involved in many literacy projects. It may have been because her son Neil had dyslexia. She has written two books on literacy and an autobiography. Her autobiography was published in 1993 and became a best seller. She was the second First Lady to have both a husband and a son serve as President.
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