Barbara Bush was ‘first lady of the greatest generation’
Barbara Bush was ‘first lady of the greatest generation’ The casket of former first lady Barbara Bush is moved after a funeral service at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Saturday, April 21, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip , Pool) more > Print By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press - Updated: 1:31 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2018 HOUSTON (AP) — Barbara Bush was the “first lady of the greatest generation.” Addressing former presidents, ambassadors and hundreds of other mourners inside the nation’s largest Episcopal church on Saturday, historian Jon Meacham recalled Barbara Bush’s quick wit that made her so popular. He also spoke of her devotion to her husband of 73 years, former President George H.W. Bush, noting he was the “only boy she ever kissed.” Meacham recalled her work bringing awareness to AIDS patients and in promoting literacy. He also said the wife of the 41s...