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Laura Bush

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Laura Bush

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Also known as Laura Lane Welch, Laura Welch, Laura Welch Bush, Laura Lane Welch Bush

First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009

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Laura Bush was born on November 4, 1946, and has two children. She is the author of 27 works, including *Eat Shit & Smile*, *Hunting for True Wealth*, *Beyond My Body*, *Endless Revolution*, and *Efficiency Bitch*. Crossref records indicate she has five works. Her official website is laurawbush.com, and she has 285,328 social media followers.

In recorded quotes, Bush stated she prefers to be called Laura Bush rather than first lady. She noted that she and George share the same values in almost every way, with only very minor differences on some issues. She also remarked that, in contrast to her husband, she can pronounce the word nuclear.

A separate MusicBrainz entry lists an artist named Laura Bush as a group from the United Kingdom, with genres including 90's alternative, alternative rock, british, english, and grunge. This artist has 72 listeners and a playcount of 1,140 on Last.fm.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
27

Top works

  • Eat Shit & Smile
  • Hunting for True Wealth
  • Beyond My Body
  • Endless Revolution
  • Efficiency Bitch

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1992
90's alternativealternative rockbritishenglishgrungehard rock

Discography

Official siteDiscogsStream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
72
Total plays
1,140

Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. She was the First Lady from 2001 to 2009. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in education and soon took a job as a second grade teacher. After attaining her master's degree in Library Science at the University of Texas at Austin, she was employed as a librarian. She met George Walker Bush in 1977, and they were married later that year. The couple had twin daughters in 1981. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Laura+Bush">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

    · 2018 · cited 36,259x

  2. The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software platform partners

    · 2019 · cited 21,728x

  3. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,787x

  4. How Many Interviews Are Enough?

    · 2006 · cited 16,304x

  5. Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine

    · 2020 · cited 14,074x

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Quotes

  • “A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.”
  • “Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library. … An investment in libraries is an investment in our children's future.”
  • “I'm not wild about the term first lady. I'd just like to be called Laura Bush.”
  • “We talk about issues, but I'm not his adviser, I'm his wife... I find that it's really best not to give your spouse a lot of advice. I don't want a lot of advice from him.”
  • “In almost every single way, George and I share the same values. And if we differ on some issues, it's very, very minor.”
  • “In contrast to my husband, I can pronounce the word nuclear.”

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Encyclopedic overview

Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is an American educator who was the first lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. Bush was also the first lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000 when her husband was governor.

Born in Midland, Texas, Bush graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in education, and took a job as a second grade teacher. After attaining her master's degree in library science at the University of Texas at Austin, she was employed as a librarian. Bush met her future husband, George W. Bush, in 1977, and they were married later that year. The couple had twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna in 1981. Bush's political involvement began during her marriage. She campaigned with her husband during his unsuccessful 1978 run for the United States Congress, and later for his successful Texas gubernatorial campaign.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laura Bush” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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