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First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush

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  • 50th Wedding Anniversary
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  • Mrs. Bush and Lady Bird Johnson, former First Lady, share a laugh at an event to celebrate the Dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Library in Grand Rapids, Michigan
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Second Lady Barbara Bush greets former First Lady Rosalyn Carter during an event in which former Presidents Carter, Ford, and Nixon and their spouses met with the Reagans and Bushes before departing to Egypt to attend the funeral of slain Egypt Preside...
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Second Lady Barbara Bush greets former  President Gerald Ford during an event in which former Presidents Carter, Ford, and Nixon and their spouses met with the Reagans and Bushes before departing to Egypt to attend the funeral of slain Egypt President ...
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Second Lady Barbara Bush greets former  President Jimmy Carter during an event in which former Presidents Carter, Ford, and Nixon and their spouses met with the Reagans and Bushes before departing to Egypt to attend the funeral of slain Egypt President...
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • George W. Bush with his wife Laura, twin daughters Barbara and Jenna, and mother Barbara Bush at a Reagan/Bush rally in Midland, Texas
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush, accompanied by wives Nancy and Barbara, join hands after the President endorses Bushes run for the Presidency during the President's Dinner, Washington, DC
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush works in her flower garden at Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, ME,
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush cooks for her family, Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, ME
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  • Barbara Pierce Bush at Manursing Beach Club, Rye, New York
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  • George Bush with Barbara Pierce (and George's youngest brother, Bucky), circa 1942
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  • Photograph of Barbara Pierce Bush at Age Seven
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  • George Herbert Walker and Barbara Pierce Bush
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  • Barbara Pierce Bush
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  • Barbara Pierce, circa 1943
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  • Barbara Pierce with her Tyler House Classmates at Smith College
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  • Barbara Bush Plays Tennis at the Arizona Inn, Tucson, Arizona
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  • Barbara Bush Prepares for a Moped Ride with C. Fred at Walker's Point
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  • Barbara Bush and Alix Devoie Visit the Forbidden City in China
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  • Barbara Bush in China
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  • Barbara Bush Extends the Dorsal Fin of a Sail Fish they Caught Off the Coast of Cancun, Mexico
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  • Barbara Bush Reacts as Clown Jokes with her During Presentation to School Children
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • First Lady Barbara Bush
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  • Barbara Bush Reads as Son, Neil, Studies in their Home in Washington, DC
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara Bush and Friends Examine a Section of Needlepoint Rug she is Making
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Studio Portrait of Barbara Pierce
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  • Barbara with her Poodle, Turbo
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  • George and Barbara at Kennebunkport
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  • Barbara Pierce, Age 17
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  • George Bush takes the Oath of Office as the 41st President of the United States
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs. Bush attend Inaugural Ball at the Air and Space Museum
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs. Bush Attend the Inaugural Ball at the DC Armory
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs. Bush Attend the Inaugural Ball at the DC Armory
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara walks toward husband on Grounds of White House
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  • Reading to children at Free Library Philadelphia
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush greets Armenian children
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs Bush wave from the steps of Marine One
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs. Bush walk with Millie
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  • President and Mrs Bush leave Marine One
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  • View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush with Millie
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  • First Lady Barbara Bush
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  • Official Portrait of Barbara Pierce Bush, taken in the White House Residence
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  • Mrs. Bush takes Millie's puppies for a walk in the Rose Garden
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs Bush with Pope John Paul II
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Bush and Barbara Bush with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs Bush on the rocks at Walker's Point
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara plays tennis at Walker's Point
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush watches President Bush play doubles tennis with their son, Jeb, at Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, Maine
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs. Bush walk towards their home on Walker's Point after the President's arrival from Washington
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush attends the United Nations International Literacy Day Celebration in New York City with children from the New York City schools
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Interview with Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Bush and Barbara Bush walk arm-in-arm toward Marine One
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara Bush reads to children on Sesame Street
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush taping Sesame Street
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  • Medal of arts to John Updike
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  • Mrs Bush sits on floor with grandchildren
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara Bush and Millie pose for cover of "Millie's Book"
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara Bush and Millie visit retirement and nursing center
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Bush and Barbara Bush casual portrait at Camp David
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • First Lady Barbara Bush
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush and Millie
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush with Millie
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush and Raisa Gorbachev deliver Commencement Addresses at Wellesley College
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush addresses Foster Grandparents Reception
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • First Lady Barbara Bush at the White House
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Barbara Bush works at her desk at Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, Maine
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Bush and Barbara Bush hold hands as they walk down driveway
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Bush and Barbara Bush at Walker's Point
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush interviewed by Joan Lunden
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush ppening celebration for Millie's book
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush remarks at tea
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush visits patients at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara Bush meets with families of the Iraqi Hostages
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush, Ranger, and Millie in sweatshirts
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush visits Martin County Literacy Council
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Photograph of President George and Barbara Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush and Millie watch President Bush play tennis
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara Bush golfs at Cape Arundel golf Course in Kennebunkport, ME
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Bush and Barbara Bush stand on rocks with Millie at Walker's Point
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Bush and Missouri Governor John Ashcroft attend a "Parents as Teachers" parent/child group at the Ferguson-Florissant School District in Florissant, Missouri where Mrs. Bush reads "Brown Bear Brown Bear" to the children
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs. Bush walk towards Marine One to leave for Camp David
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara and Laura Bush visit Bryan's House for Children with AIDS
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs. Bush pose with the former presidents and first ladies in the replica of the Oval Office at the Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The participants include: Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, former Pre...
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs Bush at dedication of Reagan Library
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs Bush and Former First Ladies at dedication of Reagan Library
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs. Johnson, President and Mrs. Carter, President and Mrs. Ford, President and Mrs. Nixon, President and Mrs. Reagan, President and Mrs. Bush Attend Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Bush and Barbara Bush add their signatures to the "Earth Pledge"
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Photo session in the Vermeil Room with Millie for the Houston Post
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs Bush hugs her grandchildren upon arrival at the Houstonian Hotel
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs. Bush walk with their grandchildren at Camp David
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Bush and Barbara Bush walk with Millie at Camp David
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara Bush and Millie are interviewed in Green Room by Paula Zahn of CBS This Morning
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Mrs Bush hosts Hillary Clinton at the White House after the election
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • Barbara Bush stands next to gingerbread house with White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President Bush and Barbara Bush greet President Elect, Mrs Clinton, and their Daughter Chelsea
    View in the National Archives Catalog
  • President and Mrs. Bush take a last walk around the White House Grounds
    View in the National Archives Catalog
    50th Wedding Anniversary
    Mrs. Bush and Lady Bird Johnson, former First Lady, share a laugh at an event to celebrate the Dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Library in Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Second Lady Barbara Bush greets former First Lady Rosalyn Carter during an event in which former Presidents Carter, Ford, and Nixon and their spouses met with the Reagans and Bushes before departing to Egypt to attend the funeral of slain Egypt Preside...
    Second Lady Barbara Bush greets former  President Gerald Ford during an event in which former Presidents Carter, Ford, and Nixon and their spouses met with the Reagans and Bushes before departing to Egypt to attend the funeral of slain Egypt President ...
    Second Lady Barbara Bush greets former  President Jimmy Carter during an event in which former Presidents Carter, Ford, and Nixon and their spouses met with the Reagans and Bushes before departing to Egypt to attend the funeral of slain Egypt President...
    George W. Bush with his wife Laura, twin daughters Barbara and Jenna, and mother Barbara Bush at a Reagan/Bush rally in Midland, Texas
    President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush, accompanied by wives Nancy and Barbara, join hands after the President endorses Bushes run for the Presidency during the President's Dinner, Washington, DC
    Mrs. Bush works in her flower garden at Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, ME,
    Mrs. Bush cooks for her family, Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, ME
    Barbara Pierce Bush at Manursing Beach Club, Rye, New York
    George Bush with Barbara Pierce (and George's youngest brother, Bucky), circa 1942
    Photograph of Barbara Pierce Bush at Age Seven
    George Herbert Walker and Barbara Pierce Bush
    Barbara Pierce Bush
    Barbara Pierce, circa 1943
    Barbara Pierce with her Tyler House Classmates at Smith College
    Barbara Bush Plays Tennis at the Arizona Inn, Tucson, Arizona
    Barbara Bush Prepares for a Moped Ride with C. Fred at Walker's Point
    Barbara Bush and Alix Devoie Visit the Forbidden City in China
    Barbara Bush in China
    Barbara Bush Extends the Dorsal Fin of a Sail Fish they Caught Off the Coast of Cancun, Mexico
    Barbara Bush Reacts as Clown Jokes with her During Presentation to School Children
    First Lady Barbara Bush
    Barbara Bush Reads as Son, Neil, Studies in their Home in Washington, DC
    Barbara Bush and Friends Examine a Section of Needlepoint Rug she is Making
    Studio Portrait of Barbara Pierce
    Barbara with her Poodle, Turbo
    George and Barbara at Kennebunkport
    Barbara Pierce, Age 17
    George Bush takes the Oath of Office as the 41st President of the United States
    President and Mrs. Bush attend Inaugural Ball at the Air and Space Museum
    President and Mrs. Bush Attend the Inaugural Ball at the DC Armory
    President and Mrs. Bush Attend the Inaugural Ball at the DC Armory
    Barbara walks toward husband on Grounds of White House
    Reading to children at Free Library Philadelphia
    Mrs. Bush greets Armenian children
    President and Mrs Bush wave from the steps of Marine One
    President and Mrs. Bush walk with Millie
    President and Mrs Bush leave Marine One
    Mrs. Bush with Millie and her puppies at the White House
    Mrs. Bush with Millie
    First Lady Barbara Bush
    Official Portrait of Barbara Pierce Bush, taken in the White House Residence
    Mrs. Bush takes Millie's puppies for a walk in the Rose Garden
    President and Mrs Bush with Pope John Paul II
    President Bush and Barbara Bush with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
    President and Mrs Bush on the rocks at Walker's Point
    Barbara plays tennis at Walker's Point
    Mrs. Bush watches President Bush play doubles tennis with their son, Jeb, at Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, Maine
    President and Mrs. Bush walk towards their home on Walker's Point after the President's arrival from Washington
    Mrs. Bush attends the United Nations International Literacy Day Celebration in New York City with children from the New York City schools
    Interview with Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer
    President Bush and Barbara Bush walk arm-in-arm toward Marine One
    Barbara Bush reads to children on Sesame Street
    Mrs. Bush taping Sesame Street
    Medal of arts to John Updike
    Mrs Bush sits on floor with grandchildren
    Barbara Bush and Millie pose for cover of "Millie's Book"
    Barbara Bush and Millie visit retirement and nursing center
    President Bush and Barbara Bush casual portrait at Camp David
    First Lady Barbara Bush
    Mrs. Bush and Millie
    Mrs. Bush with Millie
    Mrs. Bush and Raisa Gorbachev deliver Commencement Addresses at Wellesley College
    Mrs. Bush addresses Foster Grandparents Reception
    First Lady Barbara Bush at the White House
    Mrs. Barbara Bush works at her desk at Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, Maine
    President Bush and Barbara Bush hold hands as they walk down driveway
    President Bush and Barbara Bush at Walker's Point
    Mrs. Bush interviewed by Joan Lunden
    Mrs. Bush ppening celebration for Millie's book
    Mrs. Bush remarks at tea
    Mrs. Bush visits patients at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C
    Barbara Bush meets with families of the Iraqi Hostages
    Mrs. Bush, Ranger, and Millie in sweatshirts
    Mrs. Bush visits Martin County Literacy Council
    Photograph of President George and Barbara Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine
    Mrs. Bush and Millie watch President Bush play tennis
    Barbara Bush golfs at Cape Arundel golf Course in Kennebunkport, ME
    President Bush and Barbara Bush stand on rocks with Millie at Walker's Point
    Mrs. Bush and Missouri Governor John Ashcroft attend a "Parents as Teachers" parent/child group at the Ferguson-Florissant School District in Florissant, Missouri where Mrs. Bush reads "Brown Bear Brown Bear" to the children
    President and Mrs. Bush walk towards Marine One to leave for Camp David
    Barbara and Laura Bush visit Bryan's House for Children with AIDS
    President and Mrs. Bush pose with the former presidents and first ladies in the replica of the Oval Office at the Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The participants include: Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, former Pre...
    President and Mrs Bush at dedication of Reagan Library
    Mrs Bush and Former First Ladies at dedication of Reagan Library
    Mrs. Johnson, President and Mrs. Carter, President and Mrs. Ford, President and Mrs. Nixon, President and Mrs. Reagan, President and Mrs. Bush Attend Dedication of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
    President Bush and Barbara Bush add their signatures to the "Earth Pledge"
    Photo session in the Vermeil Room with Millie for the Houston Post
    Mrs Bush hugs her grandchildren upon arrival at the Houstonian Hotel
    President and Mrs. Bush walk with their grandchildren at Camp David
    President Bush and Barbara Bush walk with Millie at Camp David
    Barbara Bush and Millie are interviewed in Green Room by Paula Zahn of CBS This Morning
    Mrs Bush hosts Hillary Clinton at the White House after the election
    Barbara Bush stands next to gingerbread house with White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier
    President Bush and Barbara Bush greet President Elect, Mrs Clinton, and their Daughter Chelsea
    President and Mrs. Bush take a last walk around the White House Grounds
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