Former White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Transportation, Andy Card, to Serve as Interim CEO; Nationwide Search Underway COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The George & Barbara Bush Foundation today announced that David B. Jones is retiring as Chief Executive Officer effective June 5, 2020. Jones, 75, took over the CEO role in 2016...
From the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy We are excited to announce the launch of Mrs. Bush’s Story Time, our new podcast for families featuring original recordings from the radio program of the same name. Mrs. Bush’s Story Time, a radio program co-produced with the Philadelphia-based Children’s Literacy Initiative and ABC Radio, originally aired from...
From the Kansas City Public Library Barbara Bush was one of America’s most popular first ladies, warm and unpretentious but also possessing a sharp wit and bluntness that led her family to nickname her “the enforcer.” Her advice ranged from such practical admonishments as “don’t complain and don’t explain” to the whimsical (and still practical):...
Friends of the George & Barbara Bush Foundation, Today we pause to remember and celebrate our widely admired and inspiring friend Barbara Pierce Bush, who passed away two years ago. It speaks to the lasting impact she had on all of us that Mrs. Bush remains such a driving, guiding force in all our lives....
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com By Matt London for Fox News Fox News anchor and former White House press secretary Dana Perino remembered former first lady Barbara Bush as a woman who lived the values that she preached. “She never dyed her hair and she didn’t want to dye her hair,” said Perino on a new episode of Fox Nation’s “Dana...
From Today.com Jenna Bush Hager and Willie Geist share items in their lives that they can’t live without. Willie talks about the Altoids he loves and Jenna shares “Pearls of Wisdom,” the book by her grandmother and former first lady Barbara Bush.
In a new book, son Jeb Bush recalls: “Mom opened her eyes and said, ‘My God, George, you are devastatingly handsome’ “ By Sam Gillette of People Magazine A new book by former First Lady Barbara Bush, published posthumously, gives fresh insight into her historic romance with former President George H. W. Bush. In Pearls of Wisdom: Little...
Image credited to Jenna Bush Hager By Kerry Breen of Today “For heaven’s sake, enjoy life.” Former first lady Barbara Bush was known for her literacy programs, her passion for education, and her words of wisdom. Famous for handing out advice to everyone from family to staffers to Supreme Court justices, she always had a comment on...
