Today you can no longer say, ‘The drug problem worries me’ or ‘Crime worries me’ or ‘Illiteracy worries me.’ If it worries you, then you’ve got to do something about it.
Born - June 8, 1925 in New York, New York
Parents - Marvin Pierce & Pauline Robinson Pierce
Married - January 6, 1945 to George Herbert Walker Bush
Children - George Walker (1946 – present),
Pauline Robinson “Robin” (1949 – 1953),
John Ellis “Jeb” (1953 – present),
Neil Mallon (1955 – present),
Marvin Pierce (1956 – present),
Dorothy Pierce (1959 – present)
Education – Smith College in 1943 – 1944 in Northampton, Massachusetts
Occupation – Author
Firsts - 1st First Lady to write a memoir from her dog’s perspective.
Causes - Advocated for volunteerism and support causes for the homeless, AIDS, the elderly and school volunteer programs
Post White House residence - Houston, Texas; Kennebunkport, Maine
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