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A look at the legacy of Barbara Bush, who died Tuesday at age 92.

Family literacy was Barbara Bush’s cause as First Lady, and she called it “the most important issue we have.”
 
Former first lady Barbara Bush attends day two of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center on Sept. 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. [Photo by Scott Olson | Getty Images (2008)]
Former first lady Barbara Bush attends day two of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center on Sept. 2, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. [Photo by Scott Olson | Getty Images (2008)]
Published April 17, 2018

Barbara Pierce Bush was born June 8, 1925, in Rye, New York. Her father was the publisher of McCall's and Redbook magazines. She and George H.W. Bush married on Jan. 6, 1945, when she was 19 and while he was a young naval aviator.

After World War II, the Bushes moved to Texas where he went into the oil business. They had six children and have been married longer than any presidential couple in American history.

George H.W. Bush, 93, was the nation’s 41st president and served from 1989 to 1993. Eight years after he and the first lady left the White House, Mrs. Bush stood with her husband as their son George W. was sworn in as the 43rd president. Jeb Bush served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007 and ran for president in 2016.

Jeb Bush with his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, at a rally in Derry, N.H., Feb. 4, 2016, during his campaign for president. [Stephen Crowley | New York Times]
Barbara Bush, center, at a rally for her son, Jeb Bush, in Miami, on June 15, 2015. Bush, the wife and mother of presidents who has long been among the most popular members of her famous family, has decided to stop seeking medical treatment to prolong her life as she faces a variety of ailments, people close to the family said on April 15, 2018. [Stephen Crowley | New York Times]
Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush, left, speak before a college basketball regional final game on March 29, 2015, between Gonzaga and Duke, in the NCAA basketball tournament in Houston. [Associated Press (2015)]
The Bush family poses for a photograph during a birthday celebration for former President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush in Houstonon June 10, 1999. Seated, from left to right, Neil Bush, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, former President George Bush, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Marvin Bush, Dorothy Koch. Standing, left to right, Sharon Bush, Laura Bush, former first lady Barbara Bush, Columba Bush, Margaret Bush and Bobby Koch. [Associated Press (1999)]
George Bush, candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, gets returns by phone at his headquarters in Houston on June 6, 1964, as his wife, Barbara, beams her pleasure at the news. [Associated Press (1964)]
U.S. Vice-President George Bush and wife, Barbara, acknowledge a cheering crowd at the Houston Westin Galleria hotel, Oct. 11, 1984. [Associated Press]
President George Bush is sworn into office as the 41st president of the United States by Chief Justice William Rehnquist outside the west front of the Capitol on Jan. 20, 1989. First lady Barbara Bush holds the bible for her husband. Former President Reagan is in the background. [Associated Press (1989)]
President George Bush shakes hands with Desert Storm commander, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, as first lady Barbara Bush pins the Medal of Freedom on the general during a White House ceremony on July 3, 1991. [Associated Press]
First Lady Barbara Bush poses with her dog Millie in 1990. [Associated Press]
Soviet President Gorbachev, left, speaks with first Lady Barbara Bush with the aide of his translator as U.S. President George Bush reads the program at the Royal Opera at Versailles on Nov. 20, 1990. They were among the leaders from 34-nations attending the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. [Associated Press (1990)]
Former first lady Barbara Bush pretends to strain to hear a reporter's question while posing with other former first ladies, on May 11, 1994, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington. Joining Mrs. Bush, from left, are Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan. [Associated Press (1994)]
President George W. Bush, left, with his mother Barbara Bush during their visit to Pensacola Junior College to talk about social security on March 18, 2005. [Associated Press (2005)]
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, left, kisses his mother Barbara as his son George, right, watches as he takes the stage on June 15, 2015, to formally join the race for president with a speech at Miami Dade College in Miami. [Associated Press (2015)]
As President Barack Obama applauds, former first lady Barbara Bush and former President George W. Bush help former President George H.W. Bush stand to acknowledge a standing ovation during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center on April 25, 2013, in Dallas. [Associated Press (2013)]
Former President George H.W. Bush, right, and wife Barbara speak to a member of the crowd after inauguration ceremonies on Jan. 7, 2003, at the Capitol in Tallahassee. [Times (2003)]
Jeb Bush who's running for governor of Florida, has his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, at his side for a political rally at Sun City Center in Hillsborough, on Oct. 21, 1998. [Times (1998)]
Barbara Bush waves to the crowd in the 58th annual Halloween Parade in Bartow on Oct. 31, 2000. The former first lady appeared with her son, Gov. Jeb Bush, in the parade to rally support for her other son, George W. Bush, in his presidential election race. [Times (2000)]
Former President George H. W. Bush and former first lady Barbara watch as the 700-ton island super structure of the newest aircraft carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush, is maneuvered into place on the deck of ship during a ceremony at the Newport News Shipyard on July 8, 2006, in Newport News, Virginia. The placing of the island on the flight desk was part of a ceremony for the carrier that is scheduled to be christened in October. [Photo by Gary C. Knapp | Getty Images (2006)]
Former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush point from their seats on day two of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. [Photo by Justin Sullivan | Getty Images (2008)]
Former first lady Barbara Bush listens to a patient's question during a visit to the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, on Aug. 22, 2013. A family spokesman said April 15, 2018, that the former first lady is in "failing health" and won't seek additional medical treatment. [Associated Press (2013)]