Susan Page

Susan Page is the Washington bureau chief of USA Today. This essay is drawn from her book The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty, published on April 2 by Twelve.

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Barbara Bush’s Greatest Loss

She was forever changed by the death of her daughter Robin, at age 3.
- Susan Page
- May 9, 2019
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Barbara Bush’s Long-Hidden ‘Thoughts on Abortion’

In four yellowing pages, she outlined her struggles with the question, and the pivotal role the death of her daughter Robin played in forming her views.
- Susan Page
- Mar 29, 2019

Susan Page

Barbara Bush’s Greatest Loss

Barbara Bush’s Long-Hidden ‘Thoughts on Abortion’