TIME Magazineのインスタグラム(time) - 4月18日 09時02分

Barbara Bush, the beloved wife of the 41st President and mother of the 43rd President, died at 92 on April 17. Her death was confirmed by the office of her husband, former President George H. W. Bush. The family matriarch, she had dropped out of college to follow her childhood sweetheart—and kept following as he went from the House of Representatives to the United Nations, the CIA, Vice Presidency and, finally, the White House. One son became President. Another, the governor of Florida. Her husband's statement noted she was survived by 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Bush, photographed here with Millie on the White House lawn in 1989, championed causes from homelessness to AIDS, but was most known as an advocate for literacy. As a political figure, she was a widely respected and fierce woman—appreciated for her biting wit, unwavering support of family and frank disposition. As TIME noted in a 1989 profile, the First Lady’s relaxed nature was a welcomed departure from the glitz of her predecessor, Nancy Reagan. She owned all of the characteristics that could have been written off as weaknesses: her snow-white hair, the $90 string of faux pearls she wore to hide her wrinkles, her size 14 frame. "I think women like me because they don’t think I’m competitive, just nice," she said once. That sense of humor came in handy on the campaign trail, and her influence over her husband was noticeable. "During Bush’s post-election vacation, he was asked whether he had received any advice about his new job," TIME reported in 1989. "He smiled broadly and pointed to his wife, standing nearby in tennis shoes and sweats. Barbara raised her eyebrows and said, 'Just kidding.' Replied Bush: 'No, she’s not.'" Read more about the life of Barbara Bush on TIME.com. Photograph by Diana Walker—The @life Images Collection/@gettyimages

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