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Institute programming. i hosted in march the u.s. afghan womens council, because i want to continue working to support afghan women and to make sure that they can -- that, you know, the taliban doesnt reverse their progress theyve been able to make so far. so this was a conference that i hosted that focused on literacy for girls and women in afghanistan. >> larry: the library will be at southern methodist? >> at smu. uh-h uh-huh. >> larry: thats your alma mater, right? >> thats my alma mater, ri...

>> thats right. it will be part of the bush library that will be at smu. weve already started the institute programming. i hosted in parr the u.s. afghan womens council, because i want to continue working to support afghan women and to make sure that they can -- that, you know, the taliban doesnt reverse their progress that theyve been able to make so far. so this was a conference that i hosted that focused on literacy for girls and women in afghanistan. >> larry: the library will be at southern...

>> larry: one week from tonight we have mick jagger. first, we welcome back laura bush. her new book is "spoken from the heart." a terrific read published by scriptners. you were such a private first lady. wasnt this hard for you to do? >> it actually was not. it was really great to have a chance to do this. it was really great to have a chance to do this. i wanted it to be very candid. i wanted it to be revealing. and i knew there were a lot of gaps that what reporters asked me about,...

one week from tonight weve got mick jagger here for the hour. right now we welcome back former first lady laura bush to "larry king live." we spent many hours together. her new book is "spoken from the heart." a terrific read published by scriptners. you see its cover. you were such a private first lady. wasnt this hard for you to do? >> it actually was not. it was really great to have a chance to do this. i wanted to be very candid, i wanted it to be revealing. and i knew there were a...

Youthful. it was popular in my youth. >> larry: how do you account for their popularity? >> they have a sound people like and charisma that appeals to people. >> larry: we have a funny item from the book. the royal family is not without its quirks. when prince charles and camilla duchess of cornwall came to visit us, they requested glasses of ice before we began a long receiving line. the staff dutifully produced them and the prince removed a flask from his pocket and added to each a small splas...

Youthful going on here. >> i dont know if it was youthful. he was popular in my youth. >> larry: how do you account for their longevity? >> i think they have a sound that people like and a sort of charisma that appeals to people. >> larry: okay, we have a funny item from the book. the royal family is not without its quirks. when prince charles and camilla, duchess of cornwall came to visit us, they requested glasses of ice. the staff dutifully produced them and the prince added a splash of strai...