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So she started going around and talking to people about her experiences in china and that is when she got involved with the l literacy campaign. which she thought was the key of unlocking the hearts and minds of the country. she became the general of book festivals and laura bush emulated her. created a texas book festival and it is mainly her devotion to her husband and the fact that they had this incredible marriage and the fact of how loyal she was to people that knew her. even somebody like ...

Pearl snanecklaces. she was beloved in the white house. when i interviewed her about the butlers and the white house, she remembered their names. and i think the love story between her and president bush is incredible. longest presidential marriage in history. 73 years. she was asked if she had any flaws and she said no, he was a saint. she told me i have been so happy as first lady, so many good things have happened in my life, i have no complaints and all because of my husband. and so i think ...

As ferris beuller said on his day off, life moves fast and if you dont observe it, youre going to miss it. >> reporter: bush was elected ronald reagans vice president. eight years later, he sat in the oval office. barbara bush loved living in the white house, keeping diaries of her time there and using them to help write her memoirs. two other books showed her lighter side and a dogs eye view of the executive mansion. mrs. bush knew well her vision of a first ladys role. >> i think the person wh...

Reagan had been married to jane wyman before. the whole kennebunkport compound was reminiscence of the kennedys and cape cod. her staying with her husband but doing thing once her own terms. she was frustrated because he couldnt tell her anything anymore. they shared everything together. so she started going around and talking to people about her experiences in china and that is when she got involved with the literacy campaign. which she thought was the key of unlocking the hearts and minds of t...

She was asked if she had any flaws and she said no, he was a saint. she told me i have been so happy as first lady, so many good things have happened in my life, i have no complaints and all because of my husband. and so i think this is a really inspirational story and as douglas said, we hear about the reagans a lot, but the bushes had these deep devotion to each other and their family. and an end of an era, this reagan/bush era of decorum. and it is sad. >> just on the medical front, we know s...

But i think she did things the way barbara bush would do it. she did it on her terms, don. >> jeff, the white house is responding tonight, correct? >> don, they are indeed. slightly unusual, two separate statements coming from the president himself and the first lady as well, even though other presidents, the clintons and the obamas issued one statement. lets take a look at a couple of these statements, first from president trump who is having a dinner this evening with japanese prime minister s...

Expressing my deep condolences to the entire bush family on the passing of former first lady barbara bush. a wonderful, wonderful person. for decades barbara was a titan in american life. her presence and character were engraved into americas identity. her strength and toughness really embodied the spirit of our country and her warmth and devotion earned the admiration of an entire nation and indeed the entire world. she was a tireless champion for literacy. she was a fierce advocate for the ame...

Obama. >> reporter: we are indeed, anderson. president trump and first lady melania trump issued separate statements this evening. they are at their mar-a-lago resort having dinner with the japanese prime minister. the presidents statement reads in part this, anderson. it says, mrs. bush was an advocate of the american family. among her greatest achievements was recognizing the importance of literacy as a fundamental family value that requires nurturing and protection. she will long be remembere...

I passed the limousine, looks inadmissible smiled and nodded approval. when we got to the un she passed me and she said now you are smart and dry. looking out for somebody else, caring about others. jillian: walk us through the love story between barbara george hw. in her last moments in her last days he was by her side holding her hand. a remarkable love story 73 years of marriage, incredible. >> they have a wonderful family, tight, caring family. whenever they were together they finished each ...

Spoke at your school or whether you saw her on television or whether somebody interviewed her. so many tributes coming in. we have a live look at the church where everything will take place later this week. the flags here at half-staff. in fact, all throughout houston we flew in last night as we drove through town. everywhere you look including here im standing at the home behind me, all the flags are at half-staff in memory of mrs. bush who will lie in repose at saint martins church in houston,...