The author traces the eight years between the presidencies of her husband and son, discussing her charity work, relationships with her children and grandchildren, and her family's reactions to September 11 and its aftermath.

"The best advice First Lady Barbara Bush offered her family, staff, and close friends"-- As a mother, Barbara Bush made sure we all knew that your children must come first, and one of the most important things you can do is to read to them. As a friend and mentor, she showed that you had to be true to yourself. Even at the end of her life, she taught us how to die with grace. Her advice ranged from what to wear, what to say or not say, and how to...

Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years later they stood by their father's side when he took the same oath. They spent their college years watched over by Secret Service agents and became fodder for the tabloids, with teenage mistakes making national headlines. But the tabloids didn't tell the whole story. In SISTERS FIRST,...

"A celebration of families in which two sisters wish for a sibling and are surprised with a new baby brother and a new cousin"--

"For more than thirty years photographer Harry Benson has been going to the White House - and returning with indelible images of our presidents and their families. Now, for the first time, Benson has collected the best of these photographs in a book. Here are John and Jackie Kennedy sharing a private joke; Richard Nixon at his resignation, flanked by a tearful Pat; a somber Jimmy Carter standing alone in the Oval Office; Ronald and Nancy Reagan in...