Former First Lady Barbara Bush died at the age of 92 on April 17, 2018. Barbara Bush has the distinction of having been the only woman since Abigail Adams to be both the wife of a U.S. President (George H.W. Bush) and the mother of a U.S. President (George W. Bush). Mrs. Bush championed literacy before and during her White House tenure and was also a fundraiser for charitable causes her entire life. Mrs. Bush was known for her clever quips to the press which were at odds with her rather reserved appearance and demeanor. Here are ten vocabulary words drawn from quotes by Barbara Bush.
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