Laura Bush

Michelle Obama Owes Debt to First Lady Laura Bush, Who Was Her Own Woman

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - April 29, 2009

It wasn't easy following first lady Hillary Clinton. more >>

Hillary Clinton Most Important First Lady

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - March 13, 2009

In our Whispers Poll, Clinton beat out the two Bushes and Nancy Reagan. more >>

Not All Bush Gifts Are Presidential

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - January 15, 2009

Bush has received some nice gifts from other heads of state, but what's up with the shoeshine kit? more >>

Bush Parties With the Press

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 18, 2008

At the White House Christmas party for the press, Bush was in fine spirits. more >>

Last Bush Christmas in the White House Before Move to Dallas

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 3, 2008

Laura Bush reveals that she's cutting back on Christmas presents to pay for new Dallas home. more >>

Laura and George Bush's First Home for Sale

By Luke Mullins - The Home Front - September 12, 2008

The couple began their married life in this West Texas property. more >>

Laura Bush's Post Convention Antiquing Trip

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 11, 2008

After she got back from St. Paul Bush and her sister-in-law went shopping. more >>

Usher, Laura Bush Say 'Yeah!' to ServiceNation

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 9, 2008

R&B-hip-hop giant Usher joins Laura Bush on 9/11 to promote the ServiceNation Summit. more >>

Cindy McCain's $300,000 Outfit

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - September 4, 2008

Respectable Republican three-karat diamond earrings. more >>

Laura Bush and Cindy McCain Lead Relief Call

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 1, 2008

With brief appearances at the convention they urge delegates to donate to Gustav relief. more >>

Pawpaw Goofus and Laura Bush in St. Paul

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 1, 2008

Cindy McCain and Laura Bush speak to Louisiana delegates. more >>

Afghanistan Remains a Question Mark Even as First Lady Laura Bush Visits

By John Mashek - A Capital View - June 9, 2008

The country remains a major question mark as President Bush's term winds down. more >>

The Presidency: Photo Op: June 1, 2008

Nation & World - June 6, 2008

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush arrive at a gala for Ford's Theater, which is being renovated. more >>

The Presidency: Photo Op

Nation & World - March 28, 2008

First lady Laura Bush observes a reading lesson in a class at Rolling Ridge Elementary School. more >>

Laura Bush Cheers Aide's Smart Car

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 7, 2008

She was on a waiting list for three years when the call finally came through to first lady Laura Bush's chief of staff, Anita McBride. more >>

Another Weapon in the Malaria War

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 11, 2007

First lady Laura Bush is expanding the administration's war on malaria by teaming up with the group Malaria No More, which supplies African families with nets to ward off insects. more >>

A Really Merry Time

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - December 4, 2007

Senate Democrats didn't spew venom and President Bush didn't respond with insults when they met Monday night for the black-tie Christmas Congressional Ball at the White House. more >>

PHOTO OP: 11:12 a.m., November 15, East Room

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - November 16, 2007

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White House or Crawford For Jenna and Henry's Wedding?

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - August 17, 2007

Paul Bedard says Jenna's probably feels the tug of Texas, but this may be the last time for first lady Laura Bush to put her mark on the East Wing. more >>

Big Hitters Steer Bush Legacy Plan

Washington Whispers - June 17, 2007

President Bush isn't leaving it to strangers to take care of his legacy project, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. more >>

Laura Is the Only Valuable Woman for Bush

By John Mashek - A Capital View - June 13, 2007

President Bush should thank his wife every day. more >>

First lady Laura Bush may have shown her hand this past weekend for where she prefers that her hubby plant his presidential library and museum when he leaves office. Sure, Laura was "officially" touring a fashion exhibit at her alma mater, Southern Methodist University in Dallas. more >>

New Is Old in the Bush Kitchen

Washington Whispers - May 13, 2007

It looks as if all those criticisms two years ago that first lady Laura Bush dumped her Clinton-era chef not because she disliked his style but just to put her stamp on the White House kitchen are proving true. Because at last week's state dinner for Queen Elizabeth, chef Cris Comerford produced a carbon copy meal in the style former Chef Walter Scheib designed--right down to the pea soup, a Bush fave. more >>

The Secret Behind Putting Bush in White Tie

Washington Whispers - May 7, 2007

First lady Laura Bush and her team of cooks and social aides tell reporters that before the state dinner for Queen Elizabeth II, she had to double-team President Bush to persuade him to hold a super-formal white-tie dinner. Mrs. more >>

His and Her Meals for Bill and Hillary

Washington Whispers - February 11, 2007

Maybe that copresidency talk in the early days of the Clinton presidency wasn't so far off. New details from an unusual source suggest that the tag-team presidency even filtered down to the kitchen. more >>