Born in 1925 to Pauline and Marvin Pierce, Barbara Pierce grew up in Rye, New York. She met George H. W. Bush, then known as "Poppy," in 1941, at a Christmas dance in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Born in 1925 to Pauline and Marvin Pierce, Barbara Pierce grew up in Rye, New York. She met George H. W. Bush, then known as "Poppy," in 1941, at a Christmas dance in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Bush’s latest book release. Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush collaborated to create their new picture book, I Loved You First, which illustrates the connection between parents and their ...