
Laura Bush
@laurawbush
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Former teacher, librarian, and First Lady of the United States
Dallas, TX
Joined April 2010
Today is #EARTHDAY 🌎 Celebrate with us by visiting the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park! “Many years ago this site would have been a breathtaking Texas prairie. Today the park is planted once again with native habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Visitors can
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Countries and communities thrive when women hold equal and active roles. This #InternationalWomensday2024, we are celebrating the voices of women who are making lasting changes at home and abroad. Read here: https://t.co/kToUMCFxpj
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MARCH 23 at 10 AM — Join us this spring season at the Bush Center for a joyful celebration of Easter spirit! The Family Easter Celebration offers egg hunts, a bunny petting zoo, and the chance to visit with the Easter Bunny himself! 🐰 Your Easter experience includes admission
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“Reading opens doors to imagination and opportunity. That’s why today, I celebrated @UnitedWay’s #ReadAcrossAmerica2024 by reading to first grade students at J.N. Ervin Elementary School in Dallas. By reading to students in your communities, you can inspire a lifelong love of
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Young readers make strong Texas leaders. I’m proud to be this year’s @unitedwaydallas Honorary Reading Day Chair! Join me on March 1 to share the joy of reading with thousands of North Texas students.
📅 Mark your calendars for #ReadingDay2024 on March 1! 🏫 We're teaming up with 1,000 North Texas classrooms to encourage early literacy and inspire our next generation of leaders to dream big. ✋ Sign up to volunteer at https://t.co/R1zUcjciRD and change a child's life.
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Enjoy an evening walk in the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park this fall! Furry friends are welcome!🍁🐾 The park is open daily for self-guided tours from sunrise until sunset. Learn more: https://t.co/kpjbwCNIzW
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The 2023-2024 Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries grant application is now open through November 27. The Laura Bush Foundation provides funds to our nation’s schools so they can extend, update and diversify the book and print collections in their libraries with the
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Mrs. Laura Bush's 2023 Summer Reading List for Kids is live! Parents and caregivers can use this list as a resource to keep their youngest readers through middle schoolers engaged in reading over the summer break. Which book is your favorite? 📚 https://t.co/6GEZvGdUJH
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Spend #EarthDay with us at @TheBushCenter’s Native Texas Park! The wildflowers are in bloom, and they are spectacular this year! Free guided tours with are available every Saturday at 10 am through May 27, weather permitting.
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The 2023 #ForumOnLeadership livestream is live. Will you be tuning in today? https://t.co/UXZv7hGbv4
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This #WomensDay, we celebrate the hope and opportunity PEPFAR has given to strong women and girls, like Faith and Tatu, around the world. We must all continue to support PEPFAR as we fight to end AIDS as a public health threat.
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We were happy to see Faith and Tatu recently when the @TheBushCenter marked the 20th anniversary of PEPFAR. Thanks to PEPFAR, 25 million lives have been saved, and 5.5 million babies like Faith have been born HIV-free in the last two decades.
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Faith, who was 2 when President Bush and I first met her, is now in her last year of high school. She’s taking placement exams for college and wants to pursue a career in interior design.
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Fifteen years later, Tatu is still nursing and gives back by helping other women navigate diagnosis and treatment so that they can care for their families, contribute to their communities, and pursue their dreams.
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On this #InternationalWomensDay, I’m grateful for courageous women leaders like my friend Tatu Msangi, a single mother who learned she was HIV-positive during pregnancy and enrolled in a program to prevent mother-to-child transmission. https://t.co/nH74YvpFoh
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Grateful to congressional leaders supporting the “Women’s Suff. Nat’l Monument Location Act.” The Nationall Mall is where ‘we the people’ showcase our history. It’s the land that holds our national memory. And it’s where the #WomensMonument belongs. https://t.co/hs4pEOFbzM
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This is a critical moment for us to counter autocrats who target women. It is time to stand with the women of Iran as they demand respect for their fundamental rights. Learn more and sign the letter of solidarity at https://t.co/qCOVdqOziq.
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Global action in solidarity with Iranian women & girls who are courageously demonstrating peacefully for their fundamental human rights.
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Congratulations to this year’s @TexanbyNature 20! Through your actions and efforts in conservation, you are setting the standard for sustaining a prosperous economy, rich natural resources, and a secure future for the next generation. Learn more at https://t.co/mKlzH6QTuM.
#txn20
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I stand proudly with the women of Iran. Learn more here: https://t.co/DmK4xkqDHf
#IRIoffCSW #WomenLifeFreedom
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