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President Bush Built Limestone Altar for Jenna Wedding

Laura Bush: George Built Limestone Altar for Jenna's Wedding

Originally posted 05/05/2008 04:25PM

President Bush has prepared one special wedding gift for daughter Jenna, Laura Bush revealed during a news conference on Monday.

"[It] was his idea to build this beautiful limestone altar," the First Lady told reporters of the now-permanent fixture at the family's Crawford, Texas ranch – where their daughter will wed on May 10. "It's the same thing that our house is made of from a local quarry. And they're the ones that made it."

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Live from New York: It's Laura Bush!

Originally posted 04/22/2008 12:05PM

Video courtesy Today
Tuesday brought a round of firsts for first lady Laura Bush – including her launch as a first-time author, her providing the first public tour of the family's Texas ranch, and her initial stint as a network morning-show host.

"And welcome back to another hour of Today," Mrs. Bush said live from Studio A in New York's Rockefeller Center. "A beautiful crowd here in our plaza in midtown Manhattan. I'm Laura Bush, and I'll be your guest host today, Tuesday, April 22, 2008."

"That's something you don't hear every day," quipped the show's co-anchor Matt Lauer – as the guest host's daughters, Jenna and Barbara Bush, observed their mother from the show's in-studio news desk.

"Very good job," critiqued Jenna.

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Laura Bush Unveils White House Christmas Tree | Laura Bush

Laura Bush Unveils White House Christmas Tree

Originally posted 11/29/2007 02:40PM

The White House's Blue Room has gone green – with this year's Executive Mansion Christmas tree.

Unveiling the 19-year-old, 18-ft, Fraser fir from Mistletoe Farm in North Carolina, First Lady Laura Bush made special appearances on Thursday morning's Good Morning America and Today shows.

"We have to remove the chandelier from the Blue Room because the tree is so big," she has noted, adding, "the tree will be decorated with about 300 – a little over 300 ornaments from around the country."

For Mrs. Bush's comments on the tree and the start of the holiday season, please refer to the official White House Web site. – Stephen M. Silverman

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Laura Bush Treated for Skin Cancer | Laura Bush

Laura Bush Treated for Skin Cancer

Originally posted 12/19/2006 07:45AM

First Lady Laura Bush had a skin cancer tumor removed from her right shin early last month, the White House acknowledged after her bandage was noticed during a Hanukkah reception in the executive mansion Monday.

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Laura Bush Unveils White House Christmas Decor | Laura Bush

Laura Bush Unveils White House Christmas Decor

Originally posted 11/30/2006 03:20PM

What does it take to turn the White House into a winter wonderland? Try 4,638 red ornament balls, 17 Christmas trees, 269 wreaths and 1,089 feet of garland.

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Laura Bush Celebrates Her 60th Birthday | Laura Bush

Laura Bush Celebrates Her 60th Birthday

Originally posted 11/03/2006 10:00AM

First Lady Laura Bush celebrated her 60th birthday on Saturday at the Bush family's ranch in Crawford, Tex., where the President gave her a triple-strand amber-colored necklace.

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Laura Bush: The President Brings Me Coffee | Laura Bush

Laura Bush: The President Brings Me Coffee

Originally posted 06/22/2006 09:40AM

He may be the President of the United States, but George W. Bush is not too busy to fetch his wife Laura her morning coffee, the First Lady reveals.

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Laura Bush Guest Stars on Extreme Makeover | Laura Bush

Laura Bush Guest Stars on Extreme Makeover

Originally posted 09/28/2005 08:00AM

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition got a special guest star during a taping Tuesday: First Lady Laura Bush.

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Ex-Apprentice Player Vetrini Gets Engaged

Ex-Apprentice Player Vetrini Gets Engaged

Originally posted 05/10/2005 08:00AM

ENGAGED: Former The Apprentice contestant Ereka Vetrini, 29, who is now the announcer on The Tony Danza Show, became engaged to Randy Burkholder, her longtime boyfriend, over the weekend, the program has announced. Burkholder proposed at sunset on a beach in Aruba, where he had taken Vetrini for a weekend getaway. Celebrating the event and making their first on-air appearance as an engaged couple, Burkholder is due to assist Vetrini as she opens Tuesday's Danza show. As for Tony Danza, 54, on Monday he lost control of his vehicle, which flipped over as he and NASCAR star Rusty Wallace were racing go-karts on Manhattan's West 66th Street. Though he was not wearing a helmet, the TV host was not injured.

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Laura Bush's Comic Routine Stops the Show | Laura Bush

UpdatePosted 05/02/2005 03:00PM

Laura Bush's Comic Routine Stops the Show

Originally posted 05/02/2005 08:00AM

Forget Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – the weekend's big comedy duo was George W. and Laura Bush.

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