Laura Bush

Laura Bush
Official portrait, 2005
First Lady of the United States
In office January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Hillary Clinton
Succeeded by	Michelle Obama
First Lady of Texas
In office January 17, 1995 – December 21, 2000
Preceded by	David Richards
Succeeded by	Anita Thigpen Perry
Personal details
Born	Laura Lane Welch (1946-11-04) November 4, 1946 Midland, Texas
Spouse(s)	George W. Bush
Children	Barbara and Jenna Bush
Parents	Harold Welch and Jenna Hawkins
Alma mater	Southern Methodist University (SMU) University of Texas at Austin
Occupation	Author Teacher Librarian
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Laura Lane Bush (née Welch; born November 4, 1946) is an American teacher, librarian, memoirist, author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of President George W. Bush. She also served as the First Lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000 when her husband was governor.

Bush was born at Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas. She is the only child of Harold Bruce Welch and Jenna Louise Hawkins. Laura and George met and married in 1977. She is the mother of Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Bush Hager who were born in 1981. Before she became First Lady she worked as a librarian and a school teacher in Dallas and Austin, Texas.

Other websites

• Official Site Archived 2005-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Laura Bush at whitehouse.gov