I mean, we are facing so many very, very important issues and those are the issues that you heard talked about last night from the Republican convention, and that you'll hear my husband talk about. And those are the really important issues facing our country right now.

On October 2 during a private dinner at the White House with his wife President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to replace O'Connor. Bush's mother Jenna Welch was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 78. Laura bought a tan two-toned dress off the rack for the wedding.

Bush. In May 2010 Bush released her memoir Spoken from the Heart in conjunction with a national tour. She represented the United States during her foreign trips which tended to focus on HIV/AIDS and malaria awareness.