Presidents

Barbara Bush: Presidential Matriarch

Myra Gutin

About the Program

Myra Gutin, communication professor at Rider University, recounts Barbara Bush's four years as First Lady.  Ms. Gutin argues that Mrs. Bush was more politically astute and successful than her husband and details the former First Lady's deft understanding of public relations.  Myra Gutin recounts Barbara Bush's years in the White House at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Building in Washington, D.C.

About the Authors

Myra Gutin

Myra Gutin is the author of The President's Partner: The First Lady in the Twentieth Century.  She is a communication professor at Rider University.


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Barbara Bush: Presidential Matriarch

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Past Airings

  • Sunday, July 3rd at 4am (ET)
  • Saturday, July 2nd at 2:30pm (ET)
  • Saturday, May 14th at 4pm (ET)
  • Monday, May 2nd at 7am (ET)
  • Saturday, April 23rd at 3:15pm (ET)
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