
AUTHOR PROFILE
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush is described in biographical records as a First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1925–2018). The selections gathered here touch on family, parenting. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.
“But whatever the era, whatever the times, one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children and you must hug your children and you must love your children. Your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the White House but on what happens inside your house.”— Barbara Bush
Biography at a glance
- Profile: First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993
- Life: 1925–2018
- Public roles: First Lady of the United States and Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States
- Quotes in this collection: 1
Life and work
Barbara Bush held public roles including First Lady of the United States and Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States. Biographical records connect Barbara Bush with Smith College and Rye Country Day School. This collection includes one quotation credited to Barbara Bush. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.
Reading the quotations
The selections gathered here touch on family, parenting. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.