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  Navy Times - Carrier Bush christened
Following a time-honored tradition, Doro Bush Koch — sister of the current president and daughter of the former president — smashed a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow to formally christen the massive ship.
And first lady Laura Bush and President Bush’s mother, Barbara Bush, were on hand to watch the 1 1/2-hour event punctuated by thunder and heavy rain, as were another Bush son, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and some of the former president’s grandchildren.
The elder Bush said that after the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor, everyone was anxious to serve because the nation was united against the totalitarian threat against freedom, he said.
www.navytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-2162736.php   (726 words)

  
 Bush family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dorothy Walker Bush (1901-1992), the wife of Prescott, was the daughter of George Herbert Walker of the well-connected Walker family of bankers and businessmen
Obadiah Newcomb Bush (January 28, 1797–1851) was the son of Timothy Bush, Jr.
James Smith Bush (1825-1869), an Episcopal priest in New Jersey, California, and New York, was the son of Obadiah Bush and the father of Samuel Prescott Bush.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bush_family   (1167 words)

  
 My Father, My President by Doro Bush Koch
Bush "41" deferred to his daughter’s perspective as she gathered the memories and details of a life filled with power, loss, love and a respect for others that only this up-close-and-personal audio book could tell in Ms.
Bush's personal papers, files and first-hand accounts by many who touched him, are the resource that allows listeners to hear for the first time the back story of a man who took us into a war we still fight today.
Doro Bush Koch, long a background figure in this very foreground American family, rises to the occasion of laying the historical foundation of a political dynasty.
www.myshelf.com /biography/06/myfathermypresident.htm   (305 words)

  
 DenverPost.com - Bush clan dubs Navy's latest
Doro Bush Koch, left, daughter of former President George H.W. Bush, joins her father, Mike Petters of Northrup Grumman and President Bush on the carrier s deck on Saturday.
Doro Bush Koch, the elder Bush's daughter, handled the ritual smashing of a bottle of sparkling wine against the flattop's bow.
Bush father and son and several relatives joined hundreds of others, from government dignitaries to shipyard workers, at Northrop Grumman Newport News, where the $6 billion, 1,092-foot-long carrier is being built.
www.denverpost.com /nationworld/ci_4458956   (394 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
The youngest child of George H. and Barbara Bush is the author of "My Father, My President, a Personal Account of the Life of George H. Bush." She is Doro Bush Koch and her father is George H. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.
BUSH: Well, I didn't do much editing because it was in pretty good shape but she sent me the galleys and all that before they got in this form and then I've read it in this form and she didn't need kibitzing.
BUSH: Yes, it is. And also there is kind of a hopeful message here because she -- it was on the cutting edge of some different medicines up at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, which is a great cancer center.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0610/05/lkl.01.html   (5903 words)

  
 The Books: My Father, My President by Doro Bush Koch
When George H. Bush asked his daughter, Doro, to write this memoir, she contacted hundreds of his friends and associates; tapped the memories of family members; and collected information from the former president's never-before-released files.
Doro shows him courting his future wife, Barbara, and how the death of their first daughter brought them closer.
Doro tells how they raised five children through much of her father's long and storied career, and offers fascinating details about his tenures as head of the Republican National Committee during Watergate, ambassador to the U.N., America's liaison to China, and vice president under Ronald Reagan.
www.hachettebookgroupusa.com /books/38/1594835934/index.html   (264 words)

  
 My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H. W. Bush by Doro Bush Koch Warner Books - Bar Brews ...
Doro Bush Koch, the only remaining daughter of George H.W. Bush, was asked to write this personal memoir about her father.
Doro, as a loving daughter, is far from objective about her famous dad, but that's what makes this book interesting.
Dorothy, or Doro, his daughter, has put together her recollections along with those of hundreds of President Bush's family, friends, political friends/foes, etc. She has not delved deeply into politics and I don't think that was her intention.
www.barbrews.com /r-2/m-Books/b-2376/a-0446579904/Default.aspx   (1241 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Presidents Bush christen carrier
President Bush also drew laughs in lauding the warship's state-of-the-art design before pausing for a punch line aimed at his mother's well-known steely constitution: "She is unrelenting, she is unshakable, she is unyielding, she is unstoppable," he thundered.
As a young pilot, Bush flew bombing missions off the USS San Jacinto, part of a naval task force in the Pacific; in 1944, his plane was shot down by Japanese anti-aircraft fire.
Bush, accompanied by a security guard and an aide, retreated into a nearby subway station and was followed by about 50 pickets, said Bob Grove, a Port Authority spokesman.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003294470_bush08.html   (797 words)

  
 Bookreporter.com - MY FATHER, MY PRESIDENT by Doro Bush Koch
Doro Bush Koch took on this unprecedented task, surely an offer she could not refuse.
Doro (her actual name is Dorothy, but the family adopted the shorter form early on) went about her job with zest and efficiency.
Doro shows genuine affection for her father, excusing his personality quirks and giving him the benefit of every doubt.
www.bookreporter.com /reviews2/0446579904.asp   (658 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Aircraft carrier named after Bush senior
Doro Bush Koch, the former president's daughter and the current president's sister, smashed a bottle of sparkling wine against the bow of the vessel and declared, "I hereby christen thee USS George H.W. Bush.
There were Bush family, friends, political supporters, longtime advisers and members of the administration of the first President Bush, some of whom also served the second Bush presidency.
The most recent questions were prompted by a report that the elder Bush and his wife, Barbara, felt that their son had taken the wrong approach in dealing with Saddam Hussein and Iraq.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650197047,00.html   (841 words)

  
 MiamiHerald.com | 11/19/2006 | Inside a political family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bush Koch, a Republican suburban mom of four married to Democrat Bobby Koch in an era when the party faithful snarl at their ideological opposites, jokes that she and her husband are used to canceling out each other's votes on Election Day.
Former President Bush also talks to his daughter about his mistakes during a long career that included time in Congress, and his stint as United Nations ambassador, CIA director and vice president for two terms.
Bush also regrets that he wasn't as charismatic and vocal as his boss Ronald Reagan, and he thinks that fact ultimately lost him reelection in 1992 when the economy was improving but his opponent Bill Clinton effectively pointed out the nation's weaknesses.
www.miami.com /mld/miamiherald/entertainment/books/16039606.htm   (1097 words)

  
 A Liberty Medal Event: Doro Bush Koch on George H.W. Bush - National Constitution Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In an exciting companion program to the award of the Liberty Medal to Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Doro Bush Koch, daughter of George H.W. Bush and sister of George W. Bush, discusses the new memoir she has written about her father’s life.
Bush served in Congress, headed the CIA, served as U.S. Liaison to China during Chairman Mao’s rule, chaired the Republican National Committee during Watergate, and was Vice President during the administration of Ronald Reagan before becoming President in 1989.
Doro brilliantly captures the essence of a father to whom family and friendship is—quite simply—all.
www.constitutioncenter.org /visiting/CalendarofEvents/Events/2006_10_15_16567.shtml   (324 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: My Father, My President: Books: Doro Bush Koch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Koch includes campaign war stories and briefly salutes Bush's budget deal and policy initiatives like the Americans with Disabilities Act, but her father's politics seem mainly an extension of his personal character and charm, as he works with world leaders to finesse the fall of communism and unite against Saddam Hussein.
Koch states up front that this book is written from the perspective of a daughter and concedes that while "a daughter may not have either the expertise or objectivity of a historian.
She cites Bush's hallmark modesty and his mother's admonition against the egotism of "The Great I Am" as reason for his reluctance to write a memoir.
www.amazon.ca /Father-President-Doro-Bush-Koch/dp/1594835934   (822 words)

  
 About Doro Bush Koch, author of "My Father, My President"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Doro Bush Koch is the sixth child and only surviving daughter of George H. and Barbara Bush.
Doro Bush Koch has accomplished something truly special—for this moving story of her father’s life will not only capture the hearts of the general reader but also garner the respect of historians who will savor her wonderful anecdotes and her telling insights into her close-knit family.
President Bush could not have found a better person to bring his warm and loving personality to life.
www.myfathermypresident.com /doro.html   (110 words)

  
 Bush Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bush includes fascinating letters (and some diary entries) from his life and career that reveal the public and private man in an interesting (and unghosted) manner.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush looks back on the years between 1992, when she and her husband departed the White House, and 2001, the year her son was inaugurated as President of the United States.
Revised by Lawrence Bush, this is Rosten's classic celebration and exploration of the Yiddish language--nothing less than a "mitzvah" (a "good work", a virtuous, kind, considerate, ethical deed).
aol.alibris.com /search/books/author/Bush   (1328 words)

  
 Elder Bush's 'ship has come in'
The USS George H.W. Bush, named after the former president, is a $6-billion US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that stretches 333 metres and will carry a crew of about 3,000 sailors when it enters service in 2008.
Bush and his son, President George W. Bush, attended the christening ceremony in Newport News, Va., on Saturday.
Doro Bush Koch, the elder Bush's daughter, broke a bottle of sparkling wine against the ship's bow.
www.cbc.ca /technology/story/2006/10/07/bush-ship.html   (1301 words)

  
 Critical Praise: Doro Bush Koch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Hence, the warmth and abundance of recollections Doro has gathered together from those who know him best give a unique insight into the private world of a very public life.
Doro brilliantly captures the essence of a father to whom family and friendship is-quite simply-all.
"Doro Bush Koch has accomplished something truly special - for this moving story of her father's life will not only capture the hearts of the general reader but it will also garner the respect of historians who will savor her wonderful anecdotes and her telling insights into her close-knit family.
www.twbookmark.com /authors/26/3590/critical_praise.html   (209 words)

  
 Celebration of Reading
Bush was joined by authors Michael Crichton, Julianna Baggott and Jill Conner Browne, and his parents, former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush, to celebrate literacy in Florida.
Learning to read as a family is the main focus of the initiative, Bush said, and many people who have excelled in the program said they did it for their children.
Members of the punditry class are under the misapprehension that whichever Bush occupies the highest elected office also runs the Bush family.
www.barbarabushfoundation.com /gp.html   (1248 words)

  
 ANNAPOLIS, MD - Doro Bush Koch Addresses Enthusiastic Women in Support of the President   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Doro was interrupted by applause time after time as she spoke of Mr.
Bush's principled leadership and strong resolve to fight the war on terrorism.
She is the daughter of President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush and is married to Bobby Koch (pronounced Cook), president and CEO of Wine Institute.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1245538/posts   (755 words)

  
 My Father, My President, by Doro Bush Koch
The author is the little-known daughter of former president George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.
Doro Bush Koch does not try to determine the historical significance of her father's presidency, but she does present an insider's view of a thoughtful, considerate man who achieved fame as a World War II pilot, oil businessman, UN Ambassador, U.S. Ambassador to China, CIA Director, Vice President, and President of the United States.
The book concludes with George Bush reading a letter he wrote to all of his children, knowing their concerns about his being 80 years old.
www.roadtripamerica.com /read/My-Father-My-President.htm   (344 words)

  
 Doro Bush Koch Discusses Her Father at the National Constitution Center Presented in Conjunction with the 2006 Liberty ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Doro Bush Koch Discusses Her Father at the National Constitution Center Presented in Conjunction with the 2006 Liberty Medal - National Constitution Center
Doro Bush Koch Discusses Her Father at the National Constitution Center Presented in Conjunction with the 2006 Liberty Medal
Doro Bush Koch will discuss details about her father’s illustrious life and presidency.
constitutioncenter.org /PressRoom/PressReleases/2006_09_28_16767.shtml   (341 words)

  
 Welcome to the George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Website - Northrop Grumman Newport News
Former President Bush served as the keel authenticator and keynote speaker for the ceremony.
Pictured from left: Doro Bush Koch, President George H.W. Bush, and Northrop Grumman Newport News welder Mike Eaton show the authentication plate to the audience after Eaton welded President Bush's initials into the steel.
In 1944 while flying from an aircraft carrier on a bombing mission against a Japanese radio station on Chichi Jima, the torpedo bomber of LTJG George Bush was severely damaged by anti-aircraft fire.
www.nn.northropgrumman.com /bush/photo_gallery_keel.html   (327 words)

  
 Memoir: Bush Sr.'s Daughter - Newsweek Books - MSNBC.com
Doro Bush Koch talks about her new book—and growing up in a presidential family.
As a father and younger man, he dealt with the daily challenges of raising five young children, as well as the tragic death of his daughter from leukemia at age 4.
Doro Bush Koch: My dad reached the highest pinnacle of his career when he became president, but he also had some low points, such as the death of a daughter.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/15163459/site/newsweek   (574 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Aircraft Carrier Christened in George H.W. Bush's Honor - Local News | News Articles | National News | US ...
AP President Bush, left, former President George H.W. Bush, and Northrop Grumman's Mike Petters watch Doro Bush Koch christen the aircraft.
Four of his fellow Navy pilots from the war traveled to the ceremony, an event the former president called the "third happiest day of his life," after his wedding and the day when two of his sons were elected governors.
Bush parachuted into the sea and was rescued by a Navy submarine.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,218497,00.html   (906 words)

  
 Welcome to the George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Website - Northrop Grumman Newport News
Dorothy Bush Koch, known as Doro, is a Houston, Texas, native who currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
She is the daughter of President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush and is married to Bobby Koch, president and CEO of Wine Institute.
The foundation’s mission is to establish literacy as a value in every family in America by helping every family in the nation understand that the home is the child’s first school, that the parent is the child’s first teacher and that reading is the child’s first subject.
www.nn.northropgrumman.com /bush/sponsor.html   (300 words)

  
 Dorothy Bush Koch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dorothy Bush Koch, often called "Doro," (born August 18, 1959), is the daughter of the 41st President of the United States George H. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush and the youngest sibling of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.
Her other four siblings are Jeb Bush, Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, and the late Robin Bush who died of leukemia in 1953.
Since the time of her childhood, Dorothy has spent most summers and holidays at the Bush Compound, a sprawling estate in Kennebunkport, Maine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dorothy_Bush_Koch   (353 words)

  
 ABC News: Carrier Named for Elder Bush Christened   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
"She is unrelenting, she is unshakable, she is unyielding, she is unstoppable," Bush said, lauding the warship's state-of-the-art design before pausing for a punch line aimed at his mother's well-known steely constitution.
The christening ceremony was scheduled to be nearly two hours long, but deafening thunderclaps, lightning, wind and intermittent heavy rain left the speakers mostly abandoning their prepared remarks to merely introduce the next in line.
The elder Bush choked up during his informal and sentimental address, while talking about the men with whom he served in World War II.
abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=2540980   (397 words)

  
 George H. W. Bush Christened At Newport News
George H. Bush (CVN 77) will complete construction and be delivered to the Navy in 2008, and is the final Nimitz-class carrier to be built.
The ship’s sponsor, Bush’s daughter, Doro Bush Koch, christened the ship with the ceremonial breaking of a champagne bottle across the bow.
George H. Bush’s weight was also reduced by about 100 tons using a modernized covering on the ship’s flight deck.
www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=25973   (705 words)

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