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Barbara Bush’s literacy legacy

by Donna Tam

Apr 17, 2018

The former first lady is best known as matriarch of a political powerhouse.

Jeb Bush's wife Columba Bush, left, and former first lady Barbara Bush share a moment in 2016, during at an event for Jed Bush's presidential campaign.

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