Bio Barbara Bush
Rarely had a first lady been greeted by the American people and the press with the approbation and warmth accorded...
Barbara Bush Reads to a Young Audience
- Photographer
- Carol T. Powers
- Credit
- The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum/ NARA
Barbara Bush Reads to a Young Audience
First Lady Barbara Bush reads to a group of children in the White House Library.
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