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Page, Susan.
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Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
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Page, Susan.
Bush, Barbara, 1925-2018.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents' spouses -- Biography.
Presidents' spouses.
MARC Display
The matriarch :
Barbara
Bush
and the
making
of an
American
dynasty
/ Susan Page.
by
Page, Susan.
Twelve, 2019.
Call #:
973.928 B978pm
Subjects
Bush
,
Barbara
, 1925-2018.
Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents' spouses -- Biography.
Presidents' spouses.
ISBN:
9781538713648 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Barbara
Bush
and the
making
of an
American
dynasty
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 418 p. : ill. (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [353]-400) and index.
Summary:
"The Matriarch tells the riveting tale of a woman who helped define two
American
presidencies and an entire political era... As a girl in Rye, New York,
Barbara
Bush
weathered criticism of her weight from her mother, barbs that left lifelong scars. As a young wife, she coped with the death of her three-year-old daughter from leukemia, a loss that changed her forever. In middle age, she grappled with depression so serious that she contemplated suicide. And as first the wife and then the mother of
American
presidents, she made history as the only woman to see -- and advise -- both her husband and son in the Oval Office. As with many women of her era,
Barbara
Bush
was routinely underestimated, her contributions often neither recognized nor acknowledged. But she became an astute and trusted political campaign strategist and a beloved First Lady. She invested herself deeply in expanding literacy programs in America, played a critical role in the end of the Cold War, and led the way in demonstrating love and compassion to those with HIV/AIDS. With her cooperation, this book offers
Barbara
Bush
's last words for history -- on the evolution of her party, on the role of women, on Donald Trump, and on her family's legacy."--Dust jacket flap.
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