MARLEE:..THE MATRIARCH OF A
POLITICAL DYNASTY SPANNING
DECADES-- HAS PASSED AWAY.
FORMER FIRST LADY BARBARA BUSH
HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 92.
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SOUND BARBARA BUSH - JUNE
2015 1:16-1:21"I'VE BEEN THE
LUCKIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD...
TRUTHFULLY.. AND I KNOW
IT."
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MARLEE:..THE NEWS COMES JUST
DAYS AFTER IT WAS REVEALED HER
HEALTH WAS FAILING AND SHE WAS
NO LONGER SEEKING HOSPITAL
CARE.
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POLITICAL REPORTER RICK ALBIN
IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT HER
LASTING IMPRESSION ON WEST
MICHIGAN...BUT OUR TEAM
COVERAGE BEGINS TONIGHT WITH
NBC'S JAY GRAY WHO HAS A LOOK
BACK AT HER REMARKABLE LIFE.
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ATURAL SOUND SHE WAS THE
MATRIARCH OF AN AMERICAN
POLITICAL DYNASTY..BARBARA
PIERCE BUSH WAS THE WIFE OF
THE 41ST PRESIDENT.. AND
MOTHER OF THE 43RD..ANOTHER
SON SERVED AS GOVERNOR OF
FLORIDA, AND MADE A RUN FOR
THE WHITE HOUSE.. HER QUICK
WIT.. AND NO-NONSENSE
DEMEANOR.. MADE BUSH A POPULAR
FIRST LADY..(NAT SOT / BARBARA
BUSH)"AT LAST I GET A CHANCE
TO PROVE I'M SOMETHING MORE
THAN A PRETTY FACE." SHE WAS A
FORCE FOR A NUMBER OF CAUSES
INCLUDING LITERACY.. AIDS..
AND CHILDREN'S ISSUES.."DID
YOU LIKE THAT STORY."DRIVEN
IN-PART BY THE LOSS OF A
DAUGHTER TO LEUKEMIA..WITH HER
HUSBAND.. BUSH RAISED MORE
THAN A BILLION DOLLARS FOR
CHARITY.. AFTER LEAVING THE
WHITE HOUSE..(NAT SOT / PRES.
GEORGE HW BUSH)"MY WIFE
BARBARA, THE SILVER FOX"FORMER
PRESIDENT GEORGE H-W BUSH
PUBLICLY REFEREED TO HIS WIFE
"BAR".. AS THE REASON FOR HIS
SUCCESS..SHE WAS FIERCELY
PROTECTIVE OF .. AND LOYAL TO
HER FAMILY..(NAT SOT / BARBARA
BUSH)"AT THE END OF YOUR LIFE,
YOU WILL NEVER REGRET NOT
HAVING PASSED ONE MORE TEST,
WINNING ONE MORE VERDICT, OR
NOT CLOSING ONE MORE DEAL. YOU
WILL REGRET TIME NOT SPENT
WITH A HUSBAND, A CHILD, A
FRIEND, OR A PARENT."SHE OFTEN
JOKED SHE HAD BEEN LUCKY TO
"MARRY WELL.."WHILE FRIENDS
AND FANS SAY .. IT'S THE
COUNTRY THAT WAS LUCKY.. TO
HAVE SUCH A GRACIOUS AND
CARING WOMAN AS A FIRST LADY
AND IN HER LATER YEARS
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS
"AMERICA'S GRANDMOTHER.."JAY
GRAY - NBC NEWS
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MARLEE:..
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POLITICAL REPORTER RICK ALBIN
JOINS US NOW.RICK -- BARBARA
BUSH WAS A REMARKABLE WOMAN...
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RICK:..FOR MORE THAN 50
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YEARS SHE WAS IN THE THICK OF
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
POLITICAL MOMENTS IN OUR
COUNTRY ALONG SIDE HER HUSBAND
GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH.
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SHE WAS IN WEST MICHIGAN
NUMEROUS TIME LIKE THIS 2013
VISIT TALKING ABOUT THE ROLE
OF FIRST LADIES WITH FORMER
FIRST LADY AND DAUGHTER IN LAW
LAURA BUSH.THINK ABOUT HER
REMARKABLE LIFE, HER HUSBAND
WAS ELECTED TO CONGRESS IN
1966 ... HER SON JEB WAS
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016
AND SHE WAS THERE FOR ALL OF
IT.ONLY THE SECOND WOMAN IN
HISTORY TO BE BOTH THE WIFE
AND MOTHER OF U.S. PRESIDENTS.
SHE WAS COMFORTABLE AND
REASSURING IN PUBLIC.SHE
SERVED WITH A SIMPLE ELEGANCE
THAT KEPT HER APPROVAL RATINGS
FAR HIGHER THAN MOST
POLITICIANS ... INCLUDING HER
OWN FAMILY.SHE WAS ALSO HER
OWN WOMAN AND NOT AFRAID TO
SPEAK HER MIND ... REFERRING
TO THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE ON THE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET, GERALDINE FERRARO,
RUNNING AGAINST HER THEN VICE
PRESIDENT HUSBAND AS SOMETHING
THAT RHYMED WITH RICH, LATER
SHE SAID SHE HAD THE WORD
"WITCH" SHE WAS A UNIQUE FIRST
LADY THAT PEOPLE FELT GUINELY
COMFROTABLE WITH.
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STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP.
AS A WIFE, MOTHER,
GRANDMOTHER, MILITARY SPOUSE,
AND FORMER FIRST LADY, MRS.
BUSH WAS AN ADVOCATE OF THE
AMERICAN FAMILY.SHE WILL BE
LONG REMEMBERED FOR HER STRONG
DEVOTION TO COUNTRY AND
FAMILY, BOTH OF WHICH SHE
SERVED UNFAILINGLY WELL.
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MARLEE:..
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OVER THE NEXT
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FEW DAYS -- STAY WITH 24 HOUR
NEWS 8 ON AIR AND ONLINE FOR
CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE
PASSING OF BARBARA BUSH.
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