What is Laura Bush?
{{about|the first lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009|the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993|Barbara Bush}} {{expand English|Laura Bush|date=December 2024|topic=gov}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Laura Bush | image = Laura Bush portrait.jpg | birth_name = Laura Lane Welch | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1946|11|4}} | birth_place = [[Midland, Texas|Midland]], [[Texas]] | predecessor1 = David Richards | successor1 = Anita Thigpen Perry | spouse = {{marriage|[[George W. Bush]]|1977}} | children = {{hlist|[[Barbara Bush (born 1981)|Barbara Pierce Bush]]|[[Jenna Bush Hager]]}} | parents = {{hlist|Harold Welch|Jenna Hawins}} | signature = Laura Bush signature.svg | caption = Official portrait, 2005 | website = | termstart1 = January 17, 1995 | termend1 = December 21, 2000 | governor1 = George W. Bush | president = [[George W. Bush]] | termstart = January 20, 2001 | termend = January 20, 2009 | predecessor = [[Hillary Clinton]] | successor = [[Michelle Obama]] | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | profession = {{hlist|author|teacher|librarian|memiorist}} | education = {{hlist|[[Southern Methodist University]]|[[University of Texas at Austin]]}} | title = [[First Lady of the United States]] | title1 = [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas|First Lady of Texas]] }} '''Laura Lane Welch Bush''' (born November 4, 1946) is an [[Americans|American]] [[teacher]] and [[author]]. She was the [[First Lady of the United States|first lady of the United States]] from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of the 43rd president of the United States, [[George W. Bush]]. Before becoming first lady, she was the [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas|first lady of Texas]] from 1995 to 2000 when her husband was governor.