Her story began with a little collection of books spread out on hardpacked earth beneath a wooden stairway, where she played school with her younger sister.
George H.W. Bush: “Her story began with a little collection of books spread out on hardpacked earth beneath a wooden stairway, where she…”
On the recordApril 3, 1990
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the National Teacher of the Year Award
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