We always get up about 5:30, and George gets up and goes in and gets the coffee and brings it to me, and that's been our ritual since we got married. And we read the newspapers in bed and drink coffee for about an hour probably, read our briefing papers.

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.