Podcast

Michele Stanton, former personal aide to Barbara Bush, joins Sam LeBlond on this edition of “All the Best.” Listen as Michele reminisces on how she first came to meet the Bush family, what it was like to work for Barbara Bush, and one of her favorite memories: George H. W. Bush's Ocean Avenue block party in Maine. Plus, Michele shares her “pearl of wisdom” in honor of Barbara Bush's bestselling new book. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/. 

With this July marking 30 years since George Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, civil rights champion Lex Frieden joins All the Best to talk about the movement that led to the ADA becoming a reality. Listen to Lex share his life story, which includes a car accident during his freshman year in college which left him paralyzed and experiencing discrimination by being turned away from being admitted to the university of his choice due to his disability. Later, Lex worked with George H. W. Bush and other inspiring, like-minded advocates to make the ADA the world’s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities. But the work is not finished. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/. 

"All the Best" host Sam LeBlond welcomes Julie Cooke to the show! Julie Cooke was the Director of Projects under First Lady Barbara Bush. Listen as the two discuss Barbara Bush’s legacy of family literacy for all, her enduring popularity, and why it's important to make every day count. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/. 

On this family edition of "All the Best," host Sam LeBlond is joined by his uncle Jeb, who served as Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Listen as Governor Bush reminisces about growing up in the Bush family, the political life lessons he learned from his father George H. W. Bush and brother George W. Bush, the state of politics today. Governor Bush wraps up this revealing conversation sharing his optimistic thoughts on the future of our nation. To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/. 

In this episode of "All the Best,” host Sam LeBlond is joined by British Robinson, the President & CEO of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Starting even before her husband’s 1980 campaign for the presidency, Barbara Bush came to believe that helping more Americans, of all ages, learn to read would help more families achieve the American Dream. Listen as British Robinson shares how the Foundation continues to embody the legacy of Barbara Bush and how the mission continues to grow. Plus, Robinson talks about Mrs. Bush's inspiring new book "Pearls of Wisdom” — which is now a New York Times bestseller! To read the full transcript of this episode visit https://www.georgeandbarbarabush.org/podcast-transcript/.