Biography
Barbara Bush - the spouse of the 41st US president and mother of the 43rd. During the reign of George Bush, a senior woman was not only a husband's companion and raised his children, but also engaged in charity, organized educational projects and earned a reputation as the most complacent and friendly first lady.Childhood and youth
If they deeply dig into the biography of the Barbara family, then there are links with the 14th US president by Franklin Pierce, who led the country in the middle of the 19th century. However, this did not foresee that a simple girl from New York, born on June 8, 1925, will eventually become a noticeable figure in the political world.
Embed from getty imagesShe grew up in the family of Polina and Marvin Pier, who brought up four children - Barbara had Brothers James and Scott and Martis Sister. The friendly atmosphere was supported by family evenings of reading, which remained in memory for life. The future first lady lost his mother at the age of 14 - she died in a car accident. Father worked in the publishing business and achieved notable results in this area.
Pier grew athletic and active: Swim, went by bike, was engaged in tennis. In 1943 he graduated from a private boarding school and became a student of the Smith College in Massachusetts, but she threw her studies, coming married.
Personal life
Barbara's personal life settled in his youth. With a future husband, Pierce met at 16 years old on the Christmas ball in Connecticut. He studied at the Military Academy and was going to the front, but before that, young people managed to engage. George served in naval aviation, and all the planes on which I had to fly, gently called Barbaram. Bush returned home at the end of 1944, and in January 1945 a wedding took place.Embed from getty imagesLovers were married in New York, and then moved from place to place, axis in the end in Midland, Texas. The spouse by that time graduated from the prestigious Yale University and was configured to develop a political career. Barbara supported the spouse, while remaining the keeper of a homely hearth. In 1946 she gave birth to her husband firstborn. Son George Bush - younger went in the footsteps of the Father and in 2001 became president of the United States.
Total couple had six children. In 1949, the daughter of Powlin Robinson appeared, which did not survive up to 4 years. The cause of death was leukemia. The tragedy harvested the health and mental balance of women, but life continued. In the 1950s, Bush's family was replenished with sons John, Neil, Marvin and Dorothy daughter. Barbara and George children are engaged in politics, business and public activities. They gave grandchildren's parents, and in 2013 the former first lady first became a great-grandmother.
Career
Barbara's husband built a political career, and in the meantime, the woman brought up children, but found the time to support the spouse in election campaigns and numerous trips. In the 1960s, Bush ranked positions in the US Congress, and in 1970 became the ambassador to the UN. During this period, the spouse was engaged in charitable activities and installation of diplomatic ties.
Embed from getty imagesAfter losing the elections of 1980, George was in the position of vice-president for two deadlines, and during this time Barbara got used to publicity, performances and earned a woman's reputation friendly, witty and self-critical. Against the background of the "Bohemian" Ronald Reagan, the wife of Bush seemed simple Americans from the people and enjoyed this way, even when George became the head of state in 1989.
In the status of the first Lady Barbara chose a priority task of the dissemination of literacy, especially among the poor. It organized funds and programs that fight with hereditary illiteracy. For Americans, the President of the President enjoyed popular and love that other chapters of the United States did not have achieved. Like Raisa Gorbacheva, Bush tried to raise her husband's rating and its political popularity.
Death
Barbara lived a long life and died in 92 years. In the last decade, it was disturbed by various ailments with which the doctors managed to successfully cope. Ulcery disease, replacement of aortic valve, pneumonia - all these health problems were solved on time.
Bush died at home in Houston in April 2018, leaving good memory about himself. No wonder hundreds of people came to say goodbye to the former first lady, including high-ranking US and other countries. The husband lived without a wife for a short time, doubling the autumn of the same year. On the last photos it is clear that the elderly spouses are still full of tenderness to each other. Both are buried on the territory of the Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.