"The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions.... You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you’re not going to change each other’s minds. It’s a waste of your time and my time."
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On the abortion debate, in which her stance was the opposite of her husband's, as quoted in Time magazine (24 August 1992)
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Barbara Bush
Barbara Pierce Bush (8 June 1925 - 17 April 2018) was the wife of the 41st U.S. president, George H. W. Bush, and mother of the 43rd U.S. president, George W. Bush.
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