Apr 18 ‘She was this kind of person they don’t make any more.’ Friends, former staff remember Barbara Bush By Matt Loffman, Saher Khan Family friends and former staff shared their memories of former first lady Barbara Bush, the wife of the 41st U.S. president, George H.W. Bush, and mother of the 43rd president, George W. Bush. Continue reading
Apr 17 Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at 92 By Lorna Baldwin, Jaywon Choe Barbara Bush, a former first lady and linchpin of one of American's leading political families, has died in Houston, Texas. A statement from the family did not immediately identify a cause of death. Continue reading
Apr 16 Barbara Bush is ‘a fighter,’ in good spirits, granddaughter says By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press A family spokesperson did not elaborate on the nature of Bush's health problems but on Monday said she's suffered in recent years from congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Continue reading
Apr 15 Spokesman: Former first lady Barbara Bush in failing health By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press Former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment, a Bush family spokesman said Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 19 41st President Bush battles pneumonia, wife has bronchitis By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, on Thursday remained hospitalized in Houston, where he was in intensive care for pneumonia and she was being treated for bronchitis. Continue reading
Jan 13 Bush sisters pen letter to Obama girls before White House exit By Dan Cooney “We have watched you grow from girls to impressive young women with grace and ease,” the Bush daughters wrote in the letter, published by Time magazine. “And through it all you had each other. Just like we did.”… Continue reading
Feb 15 George W. Bush jumps back into presidential politics By Julie Pace and Bill Barrow, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President George W. Bush was making his first direct foray into the 2016 campaign Monday in South Carolina, hoping a state that put him on the path to the White House 16 years ago can do… Continue reading
Jul 17 Former President George H.W. Bush expected to make full recovery, doctors say By David Sharp, Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — The fractured neck bone suffered by former President George H.W. Bush when he fell at his summer home will be allowed to heal on its own, a recovery that could take three to four months, officials said. Continue reading
Jul 16 George H.W. Bush, 91, hospitalized after breaking neck bone in fall By Associated Press KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush, at 91 the oldest living former president, was being treated at a hospital early Thursday for a broken bone in his neck suffered in a fall. Continue reading