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Former First Lady Laura Bush on the National Book Festival
2009-09-26T09:50:51-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTg4XC8yODkxMjUtMDMtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Scenes were shown of the National Mall as live coverage of the 9th annual National Book Festival was introduced. Former first lady Laura Bush spoke by telephone from Dallas, Texas, about the National Book Festival which she founded in 2001 with the cooperation of the Library of Congress. She talked about book festivals and about what she and former President Bush were reading.
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Scenes were shown of the National Mall as live coverage of the 9th annual National Book Festival was introduced. Former first lady Laura Bus…
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Scenes were shown of the National Mall as live coverage of the 9th annual National Book Festival was introduced. Former first lady Laura Bush spoke by telephone from Dallas, Texas, about the National Book Festival which she founded in 2001 with the cooperation of the Library of Congress. She talked about book festivals and about what she and former President Bush were reading.
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Scenes were shown of the National Mall as live coverage of the 9th annual National Book Festival was introduced. Former first lady Laura Bus… read more
Scenes were shown of the National Mall as live coverage of the 9th annual National Book Festival was introduced. Former first lady Laura Bush spoke by telephone from Dallas, Texas, about the National Book Festival which she founded in 2001 with the cooperation of the Library of Congress. She talked about book festivals and about what she and former President Bush were reading.
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