Barbara Bush through the years
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Barbara Pierce Bush, born June 8, 1925, is the wife of George H.W. Bush, who served as president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. She is the mother six, including George W. Bush, who was president from 2001 to 2009, and Jeb Bush, a former governor of Florida.