• FILE - In this 1964 file photo, George H.W. Bush sits on couch with his wife, Barbara, and their children. George W. Bush sits at right behind his mother. Behind couch are Neil and Jeb Bush. Sitting with parents are Dorothy and Marvin Bush. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. Photo: File, AP / Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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FILE - In this 1964 file photo, George H.W. Bush sits on couch with his wife, Barbara, and their children. George W. Bush sits at right behind his mother. Behind couch are Neil and Jeb Bush. Sitting with parents are Dorothy and Marvin Bush. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this 1964 file photo, George H.W. Bush sits on couch with his wife, Barbara, and their children. George W. Bush sits at right behind his mother. Behind couch are Neil and Jeb Bush. Sitting with ... more
Photo: File, AP
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FILE - In this Aug. 18, 1988, file photo, Barbara Bush cheers and waves to her husband, George H.W. Bush, as Rev. Billy Graham, right, stands beside her at the Republican National Convention, in New Orleans. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this Aug. 18, 1988, file photo, Barbara Bush cheers and waves to her husband, George H.W. Bush, as Rev. Billy Graham, right, stands beside her at the Republican National Convention, in New Orleans. A ... more
Photo: Tanney Maury, AP
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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 1985, file photo, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, right, stand with Vice President George Bush and Barbara Bush following the oaths in the Capitol Building in Washington. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this Jan. 21, 1985, file photo, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, right, stand with Vice President George Bush and Barbara Bush following the oaths in the Capitol Building in ... more
Photo: Bob Daugherty, AP
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FILE - In this Nov. 8, 1999, file photo, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, left, chats with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, right, as Barbara Bush looks on before Bush was awarded the honorary citizenship of Berlin. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 1999, file photo, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, left, chats with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, right, as Barbara Bush looks on before Bush was awarded the honorary ... more
Photo: Herbert Knosowski, AP
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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 1991, file photo, Barbara and George H.W. Bush exchange gifts with Pope John Paul II in a private meeting, before the U.S. president meets with other churchmen in the Vatican. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. (AP-Photo/Denis Paquin, File) less
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 1991, file photo, Barbara and George H.W. Bush exchange gifts with Pope John Paul II in a private meeting, before the U.S. president meets with other churchmen in the Vatican. A family ... more
Photo: Denis Paquin, AP
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En esta imagen del 6 de noviembre de 1997, el expresidente George Bush abraza a su esposa, Barbara, después de su discurso por la dedicación de la Biblioteca Presidencial George Bush en College Station, Texas. (AP Foto/Pat Sullivan, Archivo) less
En esta imagen del 6 de noviembre de 1997, el expresidente George Bush abraza a su esposa, Barbara, después de su discurso por la dedicación de la Biblioteca Presidencial George Bush en College Station, ... more
Photo: Pat Sullivan, AP
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FILE - In this May 5, 1989, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush throws out the first pitch before the start of the Texas Rangers game against the New York Yankees in Arlington, Texas. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this May 5, 1989, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush throws out the first pitch before the start of the Texas Rangers game against the New York Yankees in Arlington, Texas. A family spokesman said ... more
Photo: Bill Janscha, AP
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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 1990, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush, left, plays pool as she visits with elementary students at the game room of the Boys and Girls Club Southeast Washington, D.C. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this Feb. 27, 1990, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush, left, plays pool as she visits with elementary students at the game room of the Boys and Girls Club Southeast Washington, D.C. A family ... more
Photo: Dennis Cook, AP
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FILE - In this May 14, 1990, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush receives an honorary degree during the commencement ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this May 14, 1990, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush receives an honorary degree during the commencement ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. A family spokesman said Tuesday, ... more
Photo: George Widman, AP
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FILE - In this Aug. 18, 1992, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush reacts to Sen. Phil Gramm, who delivered the keynote address to the Republican National Convention at the Houston Astrodome. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this Aug. 18, 1992, file photo, first lady Barbara Bush reacts to Sen. Phil Gramm, who delivered the keynote address to the Republican National Convention at the Houston Astrodome. A family spokesman ... more
Photo: Marcy Nighswander, AP
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FILE - In this May 11, 1994, file photo, former first lady Barbara Bush, right, playfully strains to hear a reporter's question while posing with other former first ladies, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington. Joining Barbara Bush, from left are; Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this May 11, 1994, file photo, former first lady Barbara Bush, right, playfully strains to hear a reporter's question while posing with other former first ladies, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in ... more
Photo: Denis Paquin, AP
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FILE - In this 1990 file photo, first lady Barbara Bush poses with her dog Millie in Washington. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92.
FILE - In this 1990 file photo, first lady Barbara Bush poses with her dog Millie in Washington. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92.
Photo: Doug Mills, AP
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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, Barbara Bush, right, jokes with her son Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, while introducing him at a town hall meeting at West Running Brook Middle School in Derry, N.H. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, Barbara Bush, right, jokes with her son Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, while introducing him at a town hall meeting at West Running ... more
Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP
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FILE - In this June 12, 2012, file photo, former first lady Barbara Bush touches the hair of her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, as they arrive for the premiere of HBO's new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this June 12, 2012, file photo, former first lady Barbara Bush touches the hair of her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, as they arrive for the premiere of HBO's new documentary on his life ... more
Photo: Charles Krupa, AP
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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 1984, file photo, Barbara Bush, wife of then-U.S. Vice-President George Bush, is photographed at the debate between Bush and Democrat Geraldine Ferraro. A family spokesman said Tuesday, April 17, 2018, that former first lady Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92. less
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 1984, file photo, Barbara Bush, wife of then-U.S. Vice-President George Bush, is photographed at the debate between Bush and Democrat Geraldine Ferraro. A family spokesman said Tuesday, ... more
Photo: File, AP
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Barbara Bush was a deeply rooted member of one of America's most recent political families — while sharing a distinction with one of its first.

Bush, who died Tuesday at age 92, was one of only two first ladies who had a child who was elected president. The other was Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams.

She and George H.W. Bush made presidential history in another way, too. The Bushes, who were married Jan. 6, 1945, had the longest marriage of any presidential couple in American history.

"I had the best job in America," she wrote in a 1994 memoir describing her time in the White House. "Every single day was interesting, rewarding, and sometimes just plain fun."

Here's a collection of images chronicling the former first lady's life and times.

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