成人直播 honors the life of First Lady Barbara Bush

First Lady Barbara Bush at the George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture in 2013
First Lady Barbara Bush at the George and Barbara Bush Distinguished Lecture in 2013

The 成人直播 is saddened to learn of the passing of our dear friend, former First Lady of the United States Barbara Bush. 

Standing beside her husband, Mrs. Bush epitomized the can-do spirit of America鈥檚 鈥淕reatest Generation鈥 serving as a tireless advocate for universal literacy, children鈥檚 health, and other important causes. In her latter decades, as she and the former President made Walker鈥檚 Point their summer home, she made a lasting impression on us at the 成人直播. After arriving in Kennebunkport each summer, it was not uncommon for the Bushes to take their boat up the coast to visit 成人直播鈥檚 Biddeford Campus.  

鈥淢rs. Bush鈥檚 remarkable life will continue to inspire us,鈥 said 成人直播 President James D. Herbert, Ph.D. 鈥淲ith her commitment to her family, her faith, and the causes she held dear, she exemplified the degree to which each of us is capable of making the world a better place.鈥  

In 2008, Mrs. Bush was instrumental in helping 成人直播 to forge a partnership with the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University and to create 成人直播鈥檚 own . Overlooking the Saco River in Biddeford, the facility houses a rich collection of photographs and paintings celebrating the Bushes鈥 love of the Maine coast, as well as a replica of the Oval Office during the Bush Presidency, and a statue of the President.  

In 2010, it was 成人直播鈥檚 pleasure to inaugurate the , an annual event honoring the legacy of President and Mrs. Bush as political and community leaders. For the next several years, as summer turned to fall and students repopulated 成人直播鈥檚 campuses, the entire university community would look forward to the special day when the Bushes visited Biddeford for the lecture named in their honor.

The President and First Lady attended the lecture each year until failing health forced them to miss the event for the first time in 2016.

To learn more about the President and First Lady鈥檚 enduring legacy at 成人直播, visit and .

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