But her twin sister, Barbara Pierce Bush ... into the family's holiday decor, showcasing red stockings hanging up by a cozy looking fireplace and an already lit up Christmas tree.

Barbara Bush wrote her first book to promote her literacy awareness efforts in 1984. C. Fred's Story tells a story about living in Washington told from the point of view of the family dog.

1989 – Founds the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. 1989 – Makes public that she was diagnosed in 1988 with Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disease that commonly affects the thyroid.