Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92

[Far West]

Her death, which the office of George H.W. Bush confirmed in a statement Tuesday, came after the former first lady announced that she would no longer continue medical treatment after a series of hospitalizations in the last few years.

[URL='https://twitter.com/jgm41']Jim McGrath
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Statement by the Office of @GeorgeHWBush on the passing of Barbara Pierce Bush this evening at the age of 92.

4:37 PM - 17 Apr 2018

 

[Far West]

 

[Far West]

Barbara Bush promoted women’s rights, and her strong personal views sometimes surfaced publicly and raised eyebrows — especially when they clashed with Republican Party politics. For instance, she once said as her husband ran for president that abortion should not be politicized.

She also was not shy about the possibility of a female president, disarming a Wellesley College audience at a 1990 appearance protested by some on campus who questioned her credentials to address female graduates aiming for the workplace.

“Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps and preside over the White House as the president’s spouse.

“I wish him well,” she said.

 

[Far West]

Her son, former President George W. Bush, released this statement:

 

[Guard Dad]

She was a great lady. R.I.P. Barbara.

 

[uga1]

R.I.P Mrs Bush

 

[cptlo]

 

[J-man]

This time it appears to be true. RIP graceful and classy lady.

 

[dana]

My prayers are with the family. May she rest in peace.

“At the end of your life you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child or a parent.”
― Barbara Bush, Reflections: Life After the White House