She met her husband in 1977 and married him that same year.
Together with the [[Library of Congress]], Laura Bush launched the first National Book Festival in [[Washington, D.C.]], in September 2001. The 2004 National Book Festival drew 85,000 book-lovers from across the nation. Also included in Mrs. Bush's projects are support for education campaigns for [[breast cancer]] and heart disease. She also helped to start Preserve America, a national initiative to protect our cultural and natural heritage.<ref>[httphttps://www.whitehouse.gov/firstlady/flbio.html Biography] The White House</ref>
== 1963 Car Accident ==