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Laura Welch Bush

Laura Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of President George W. Bush and serves as First Lady.

Laura Welch was born in Midland, Texas. She met George W. Bush in 1977 at the home of mutual friends and married him in November of that year. She is a former schoolteacher and librarian. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1968 from Southern Methodist University[?] in Dallas, Texas.

Ms. Bush earned a Master of Science degree in Library Science in 1973 from the University of Texas at Austin. She is the second First Lady (the first being Hillary Clinton) to hold the Master of Science degree. As First Lady, she has championed education causes and launched the first National Book Festival. Ms. Bush has taken a decidedly less prominent role in policy-making than her predecessor.

The Bushes have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna, currently taking tertiary study.


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