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Add to Lightbox DownloadFormer first lady Barbara Bush, wife of former President George H.W. Bush and mother of former President George W. Bush, died Tuesday at her home in Houston. She was 92. Bush had been in failing health, suffering from congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. George and Barbara, who celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary on Jan. 6, hold the record for the longest-married presidential pair. Barbara Bush, was known for her wit and emphasis on family. One of her primary causes was literacy and she founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy in 1989. PICTURED: January 30, 1976 - Langley, Virginia, United States of America - GEORGE H.W. BUSH is sworn in as new director of the Central Intelligence Agency by United States Supreme Court Associate Justice POTTER STEWART as Mrs BARBARA BUSH and U.S. President GERALD R. FORD look on at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia on. Bush succeeds William Colby who retired. From left to right: Justice Stewart, BARBARA BUSH, Lieutenant General VERNON A. WALTERS, U.S. Army, DIRECTOR BUSH, and PRESIDENT FORD. (Credit Image: © Barry Soorenko/CNP/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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