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President Bush Still Obeys His Mother
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Topics: Authority; Honor; Mothers; Obedience; Parents; Respect; Significance
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First Lady Laura Bush recalls one overnight visit with her husband in the home of his parents, the former President and Mrs. Bush.

"George woke up at 6 A.M. as usual and went downstairs to get a cup of coffee," Laura says. "And he sat down on the sofa with his parents and put his feet up. And all of a sudden, Barbara Bush yelled, 'Put your feet down!'

"George's dad replied, 'For goodness' sake, Barbara, he's the President of the United States.'

"And Barbara said, 'I don't care. I don't want his feet on my table.'"

The president promptly did as he was told, for as Mrs. Bush observes, "Even Presidents have to listen to their mothers."

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The official White House photograph of George W. Bush.

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Official White House portrait of former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush.

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