Making Our Own Way | George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

Making Our Own Way

A restored 1947 Studebaker (identical to the one Bush drove to Texas in 1948) welcomes you into the life of the family as they began a new journey in West Texas. It is here that George W. was joined by siblings Pauline Robinson (Robin), John (Jeb), Neil, Marvin, and Dorothy (Doro) Bush. Included in this area is the tragic story of Robin's fatal battle with Leukemia.
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In 1948 the Bush family made their way to West Texas in a 1947 Studebaker, identical to the replica shown here.
George Bush holds his daughter, Pauline Robinson "Robin," 1953. Named after Barbara's mother, Robin was born not long after the Bushes moved to Texas. Tragically, Robin died of leukemia just before her 4th birthday.
After graduating Yale in two and a half years via an accelerated program, the Bush family moved to West Texas where Bush would build his business career and his family.