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Photojournalism and the American Presidency - Reading America's Photos
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George H.W. Bush, Forty-First President
First Lady Barbara Bush at an adult education center in London, © Diana Walker, UT Center for American History

Photograph by: Diana Walker, 1989
First Lady Barbara Bush warns the students at an adult education center in London that her piecrust is not exactly something to write home about.
Did you know?
Barbara Bush met her future husband at a dance when she was only 16. They became engaged a year and half later, just before George went off to World War II as a Navy pilot. He returned on leave for Christmas in 1944, and they were married two weeks later.
See also:
Barbara Pierce Bush
 
Click below to enlarge photographs:
Former Texas congressman and CIA director George H.W. Bush, accompanied by his son George W. Bush before announcing his candidacy in 1980Candidate Bush gives a speech.President-elect Bush's and his granddaughter, Ellie LeBlond.
First Lady Barbara Bush at an adult education center in LondonPresident Bush and Polish President Lech WalesaPresident Bush shows the pressures of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
President Bush visits Saudi Arabia.President Bush visits with American soldiers in Saudi Arabia.President Bush and Secretary of State James Baker
President Bush appears at a press conference.Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney reports to President Bush.President Bush examines hurricane damage in his home
President Bush on Air Force OnePresident Bush concedes the election to Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton. Presidents Bush, Ford, and Carter with First Ladies Johnson, Bush, Ford, and Carter at the Gerald Ford Library

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