mrs. barbara bush, promotion of childhood literacy and literacy for adults. increased support for the preservation of the white house and establishing the white house endowment fund, a $25 billion fund so private funds are available to keep the public rooms of the white house the way you see them when you visit. certainly, mrs. clinton was a major supporter of that effort and closed out that effort, the $25 billion endowment handled by the historical association. mrs. clinton expanded on that idea. now there is a white house major acquisitions trust so the major paintings or furniture, people can give money for a specific purpose. tremendous effort on behalf of the white house. laura bush, her activities on literacy and the major renovation of the white house on a 10 year cycle and major renovation of the truman bedroom -- lincoln bedroom, which had not been done since the truman administration. she allowed c-span to do a tour of that room. those are the first ladies i served and what they did for the white house and for all of us. [applause] >> thank you, mr

barbara bush had one of the quickest wits i have ever known. she was a grandmotherly figure and the last first lady of the 1950's mold. her family was foremost in her life. mrs. bush had a constant companion, her dog millie, also an author by the way millie, not mrs. bush. when i inquired about millie's arrival, she coming up worry. millie was off with their friends in kentucky where she was getting married. [laughter] i tried to look serious, but i soon learned that explanation. in march, millie had delivered six puppies in the parlor. with mrs. bush there by her side. in fact, i took a mattress from a room and gave it to mrs. bush for her comfort during the delivery. the next day, she presented each child with a puppy and two of them are given to close friends. one of the puppies ranger, was given to the president and became his dog. each day i was a chief usher, i would present myself to the president as they were on their way to the oval office. i presented myself principally for their convenience, in case they had something to tell me or i had information to pass along to them. frequently, president bush would invite me to walk with him while the dogs w

mr. bush will be fitted with a neck brace and receive physical therapy. he uses a wheelchair now because he has a form of parkinson's disease. bush's spokesman tweeted a message from barbara bush saying, quote, a slip and fall is not going to take out a world war ii pilot. >>> five people are still on the run tonight after a massive burglary ring was cracked in maryland. police call it a school for thieves. these three men are among those still on the loose tonight. they're among 14 members of the simple city crime organization who were indicted for racketeering. police tell us the group's responsible for a rash of thefts from cars and gas station all across prince george's county. >>> police are asking nicely for now. if you scooped up any of the money that fell out of an armored truck, please return it. thousands of dollars flew out of the truck last night in the baltimore harbor tunnel. one driver described it as a money storm. motorists stopped in both lanes and started picking it up. police say the truck's door security malfunctioned. >> if everyone else is stopped and i'm stuck right there too, i might as well get up there and pick up some money too. >> it would be

mrs. barbara bush, her promotion of childhood literacy and also literacy for adults, that increased support for the preservation and the redecoration efforts. she established the white house endowment fund, a $25 million fund so that private funds are available to keep the public wings of the white house in the way that you see them when you go to visit. and it certainly mrs. clinton was a supporter of that effort and closed out that effort, the $25 million endowment, which is handled by the white house historic association. and mrs. clinton expanded on that idea, people who wanted to give money for specific purposes , now there is a major acquisitions trust, for major paintings or pieces of furniture, people can give money for specific efforts. and laura bush, her activities on literacy and the major renovation of the white house once again on a tenure -- 10 year cycle. and a renovation of the lincoln bedroom, that had not been done since truman. she allowed c-span to come in and do a tour of it. i wanted to mention those first ladies that i served. [applause] [applause] >> thank you mr. w

mrs. barbara bush, her promotion of childhood literacy and also literacy for adults, that increased support for the preservation and the redecoration efforts. she established the white house endowment fund, a $25 million fund so that private funds are available to keep the public wings of the white house in the way that you see them when you go to visit. and it certainly mrs. clinton was a supporter of that effort and closed out that effort, the $25 million endowment, which is handled by the white house historic association. and mrs. clinton expanded on that idea, people who wanted to give money for specific purposes , now there is a major acquisitions trust, for major paintings or pieces of furniture, people can give money for specific efforts. and laura bush, her activities on literacy and the major renovation of the white house once again on a tenure -- 10 year cycle. and a renovation of the lincoln bedroom, that had not been done since truman. she allowed c-span to come in and do a tour of it. i wanted to mention those first ladies that i served. [applause] [applause] >> thank you mr. w