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Barbara Bush Fell Into A Deep Depression Amid George’s Affair: New Book

The former president allegedly cheated on his wife with his secretary.

Barbara bush depression george hw bush affair new book

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First Lady Barbara Bush opened up about a period of deep depression and suicidal thoughts she experienced in the 1970s amid rumors that her husband George H.W. Bush was having an affair with his secretary Jennifer Fitzgerald. Barbara spilled all her secrets in a new book, The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty. Click through the gallery for all the info.