George Bush and Barbara Pierce met in December
George Bush and Barbara Pierce met in December 1941, shortly after the US entered World War 2, when they were still in high school. She was 16 and he was 17. They became engaged 18 months later when George enlisted in the Navy. They celebrated their 73rd anniversary in Jan 2018, as the longest married presidential couple in US history (BSLOC_2021_3_46)
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13497996
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45389640
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3000px x 1751px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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