and has always been known in her family as bar, and that is barbara pierce bush. i started to work on the barbara bush -- it seems like aeons ago like in the 2000's. and the book was finally published in 2008. i was very, very fortunate -- mrs. bush was kind enough to see me. she made access to every member of her staff available so i do feel what i was able to share in the book is a pretty balanced interpretation of her time, both in the public eye and in the white house. our time is limited this afternoon and what i'd like to do is share with you some basic bigraphical information, just a little bit and if you have questions about that or anything else, i'm more than happy to address them during our question and answer period. but we'll have a quick look at her biography. then i'd like to share with you some thoughts about her advocacy of literacy. her great success as public communicator and finally her role and her reactions to the campaign of 1992, which for her in many ways was a watershed. as i was preparing for this, i thought there were three questions tha

. >> barbara pierce bush remains an enigma and few would argue with her celebrity, popularity or influence. schuster considerable energies to improve the lot of americans in the area of the other six days of receipt is said testament to her tenure and she has earned the title first lady. she became a public face of the george h. to ehud frustration wisconsin travel and ceremonial events using the podium effectively to articulate and was a perceptive politician who knew how to work or been to arm of necessary and during her busy public life she made comments that could tarnish her image but with us service to bush and her family and country while there was the ebb and flow hers is a life well lived befitting many. thank you very much. if you have any questions i will be more than happy to answer them. [applause] >> with the less the commencement speeches at the time she had reset corporate chef with her? bernanke's. she accompanied her that day and she introduced mrs. gorbachev and she also spoke to the graduates and that offered an interesting counterpoint to nancy reagan because mrs. gerb