Secrets & Scandals Of America’s First Ladies

Barbara Bush

People recognize Barbara Bush for her gray hair and it became her trademark. She got her gray hair at a very early age due to some horrible emotional trauma. The Bushes’ first daughter, Robin, was diagnosed with leukemia in 1953. After spending eight months in the hospital, with her parents by her side, the little girl succumbed to the disease. Before she became the First Lady, she was Second Lady, but it was then that she took an interest in literacy issues. After her son Neil was diagnosed with dyslexia, she began to work with different literacy organizations to further her cause.