- Born
- Birth nameLaura Lane Welch
- Height5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Laura Bush is an American educator who was First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her husband, George W. Bush, from 2001 to 2009. Bush previously served as First Lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
Born in Midland, Texas, Bush graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in education, and took a job as a second grade teacher. After attaining her master's degree in library science at the University of Texas at Austin, she was employed as a librarian.
Bush met her future husband, George W. Bush, in 1977, and they were married later that year. The couple had twin daughters in 1981. Bush's political involvement began during her marriage. She campaigned with her husband during his unsuccessful 1978 run for the United States Congress, and later for his successful Texas gubernatorial campaign. She became First Lady after her husband was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2001.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseGeorge W. Bush(November 5, 1977 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- Only First Lady to date (2018) who gave birth to twins.
- Twin daughters, Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, born 25 November 1981.
- Her favorite actress is Meryl Streep.
- Her favorite singer is Van Morrison. Morrison was invited to play at Bush's inaugural ball, but declined.
- While first lady she consistently had historically high approval ratings for the position, reaching peaks of 85%.
- I don't need people to watch what I say because I'm pretty well behaved.
- When I was in my 20s, I was a bookworm - spent 12 hours of the day in the library. How I met George, I'll never know.
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