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Also Known As Barbara Pierce
Born June 8, 1925 • New York City • New York
Died April 17, 2018 (aged 92) • Houston • Texas
Title / Office first lady (1989-1993)
Notable Family Members spouse George H. W. Bush • son George W. Bush • son Jeb Bush

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George H.W. Bush and his family, 1964
First Lady Barbara Bush (centre) with her predecessors at the opening of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, November 1991. (From left) Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Nancy Reagan (back row), Bush, Rosalynn Carter, and Betty Ford.
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