Editing Laura Bush (section)

===Public appearances===
On October 26, 2009, Bush spoke at the 25th Annual Women's Conference in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/news/ci_13646767|title=Laura Bush wows Utah women|first=Cathy|last=Mckitrick|date=October 26, 2009|publisher=sltrib.com|access-date=May 9, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915023023/http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/news/ci_13646767|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 31, 2012, Bush and her husband unveiled [[John Howard Sanden's Portraits of President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Welch Bush|their official portraits]] painted by [[John Howard Sanden]] in a ceremony at the White House attended by several members of their family and former members of the Bush administration. Bush jokingly told then First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] at the ceremony that "nothing makes a house a home like having portraits of its former occupants staring down at you from the walls".<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/us/politics/obama-hosts-george-w-bush-for-portraits-unveiling.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/us/politics/obama-hosts-george-w-bush-for-portraits-unveiling.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Political Truce for a Portrait Unveiling|date=31 May 2012|author=Mark Landler|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=26 March 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Bush was portrayed in the White House's Green Room in her portrait, wearing a midnight blue gown.<ref name='WhiteHouse'>{{cite web|title=Background Information on the Presentation of Portraits of President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Welch Bush|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/31/background-information-presentation-portraits-president-george-w-bush-an|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|date=May 31, 2012|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=March 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326172144/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/05/31/background-information-presentation-portraits-president-george-w-bush-an|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 25, 2012, she spoke at the Luisa Hunnewell's estate, where she praised [[Edith Wharton]]'s works, in particular ''[[Ethan Frome]]'' on her 150th anniversary.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jaclyn Reiss |url=http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/wellesley/2012/07/former_first_lady_laura_bush_v.html |title=Former first lady Laura Bush visits Wellesley to celebrate Edith Wharton's 150th birthday |website=Boston.com |date=July 25, 2012 |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728011019/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/wellesley/2012/07/former_first_lady_laura_bush_v.html |archive-date=July 28, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also said that prior to this speech she also visited houses of [[Mark Twain]]<ref>{{cite news|date=July 24, 2007 |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070724-7.html |title=Mrs. Bush's Remarks to the Press Pool After Tour of Mark Twain House and Museum |place=[[Hartford, Connecticut]] |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-date=November 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101141234/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070724-7.html |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |url-status=live}}</ref> at his 166th anniversary on November 29, 2001, and was a guest of the show ''[[Mark Twain Tonight]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/11/20011129-21.html |title=Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Opening of the Mark Twain Symposium |date=November 29, 2001 |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115557/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/11/20011129-21.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |url-status=live}}</ref> Ten years prior to the Luisa Hunnewell's estate visit she also visited [[Louisa May Alcott]]'s [[Orchard House]] in [[Concord, Massachusetts]] at which she met with the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]]'s President and listened to [[Concord-Carlisle High School]]'s chorus.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=June 14, 2014 |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020620-23.html |title=Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House |date=June 20, 2002 |archive-date=November 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101122921/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020620-23.html |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2013, Bush was in attendance at a news conference, where she said the recently built [[George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum]] was not a monument for her husband but instead a representation of the White House and the struggles of America during his tenure. She also mentioned not having trouble donating clothes to the library, admitting that she probably would have never worn them again in the first place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/24/laura-bush-george-presidential-library/2109437/|title=Laura Bush: New library not 'a monument' to her husband|first=Judy|last=Keen|newspaper=USA Today|date=April 24, 2013|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223182832/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/24/laura-bush-george-presidential-library/2109437/|url-status=live}}</ref> That month it was announced that she would serve as a keynote speaker for the 2013 Global Business Travel Association Convention in August.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.successfulmeetings.com//News/Products-and-Services/GBTA-Announces-Laura-Bush-as-2013-Keynote-Speaker/|title=GBTA Announces Laura Bush as 2013 Keynote Speaker|publisher=successfulmeetings.com|first=Matt|last=Alderton|date=April 26, 2013|access-date=December 8, 2015|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917034432/http://www.successfulmeetings.com//News/Products-and-Services/GBTA-Announces-Laura-Bush-as-2013-Keynote-Speaker/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the convention, she stressed the importance of child literacy, continuing her advocating of an issue that she had become associated with since her tenure as First Lady.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gbta.org/PressReleases/Pages/rls080713.aspx|title=Mrs. Laura Bush, Former First Lady of the United States Spoke at 2013 GBTA Convention|date=August 7, 2013|publisher=gbta.org|access-date=December 8, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210641/http://www.gbta.org/PressReleases/Pages/rls080713.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> In early August 2013, she reported that her husband was in stable condition after having a stent implanted in his heart, calling it "terrific" that it was caught in time, and stressed the importance of regular check ups with doctors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/park-cities/headlines/20130807-george-w.-bush-doing-great-after-heart-procedure-laura-bush-says.ece|title=George W. Bush 'doing great' after heart procedure, Laura Bush says|first=Tom|last=Benning|date=August 7, 2013|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208214933/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/park-cities/headlines/20130807-george-w.-bush-doing-great-after-heart-procedure-laura-bush-says.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> In September, she appeared at a fundraiser for the organization Solutions for Change.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/sep/21/laura-bush-solutions-for-change/|title=Laura Bush champions local nonprofit|first=Roxana|last=Popescu|publisher=The San Diego-Union Tribune|date=September 21, 2013|access-date=December 8, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208131727/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/sep/21/laura-bush-solutions-for-change/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 26, 2014, she gave a speech at the Ericsson Center in [[Plano, Texas]], where she spoke on behalf of the company's mentoring program for girls.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=May 8, 2014|url=http://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/business/ericsson-welcomes-laura-bush-to-plano-campus/article_c5fac89c-ccc8-11e3-97f3-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Ericsson welcomes Laura Bush to Plano campus|date=April 26, 2014|publisher=PlanoStar Courier|archive-date=July 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710143247/https://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/business/ericsson-welcomes-laura-bush-to-plano-campus/article_c5fac89c-ccc8-11e3-97f3-0019bb2963f4.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Throughout the month, she made appearances at fundraisers for schools in [[Colorado]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://legacy.9news.com/story/news/local/2014/04/05/laura-bush-attending-colorado-schools-fundraiser/7344107/|title=Laura Bush attending Colorado schools fundraiser|date=April 5, 2014|publisher=legacy.9news.com}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On May 9, 2014, she was scheduled to speak at the [[Boston Convention and Exhibition Center]] on the anniversary of the [[Boston Marathon bombing]]. She was to arrive there with her daughter [[Barbara Bush (born 1981)|Barbara Pierce Bush]], her husband George W. Bush, and [[Soledad O'Brien]], a journalist.<ref>{{cite news|title=Laura Bush, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Russell coming to AARP convention in Boston |author=Shira Schoenberg |date=May 6, 2014 |url=http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/laura_bush_whoopi_goldberg_bil.html |access-date=May 7, 2014 |archive-date=May 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507234042/http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/laura_bush_whoopi_goldberg_bil.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2015, Bush had several speaking arrangements on issues relating to her husband's presidency.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jacksonville.com/news/2015-11-10/story/laura-bush-talks-family-life-and-bobbleheads-jacksonville-speaker-series|title=Laura Bush talks family, life and bobbleheads in Jacksonville Speaker Series|first=Rhema|last=Thompson|date=November 10, 2015|publisher=jacksonville.com|access-date=December 6, 2015|archive-date=December 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210210654/http://jacksonville.com/news/2015-11-10/story/laura-bush-talks-family-life-and-bobbleheads-jacksonville-speaker-series|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsok.com/article/5442096|title=Former first lady Laura Bush to speak at 2015 Water4 gala|date=August 25, 2015|first=Brandy|last=McDonnell|publisher=NewsOK|access-date=December 6, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208235814/http://newsok.com/article/5442096|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/11/former_first_lady_and_recent_a.html|title=Former First Lady and recent Alabama visitor Laura Bush turns 69|publisher=al.com|first=Erin|last=Edgemon|date=November 4, 2015|access-date=December 6, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208231017/http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/11/former_first_lady_and_recent_a.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July, the former first lady, accompanied by her husband, attended the centennial anniversary of Tioga Road In Yosemite National Park in July<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/245375/laura-bush-helps-rededicate-tioga-road.html|title=Laura Bush Helps Rededicate Tioga Road|publisher=myMotherLode.com|first=B.J.|last=Hansen|access-date=October 25, 2015|archive-date=October 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010224334/http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/245375/laura-bush-helps-rededicate-tioga-road.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and appeared in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] in order to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/former-president-george-w-bush-wife-laura-bush-visit-warren-easton-hs/34978474|title=Former President George W. Bush, wife Laura Bush visit Warren Easton H.S.|first=Andy|last=Cunningham|publisher=wdsu.com|access-date=November 28, 2015|archive-date=November 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127062737/http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/former-president-george-w-bush-wife-laura-bush-visit-warren-easton-hs/34978474|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bush-returns-to-new-orleans-touts-decade-of-reform-since-katrina/|title=Bush returns to New Orleans, touts "decade of reform" since Katrina|date=August 28, 2015|work=CBS News|access-date=November 28, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208134706/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bush-returns-to-new-orleans-touts-decade-of-reform-since-katrina/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October, she was a featured speaker for [[Wayland Baptist University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://lubbockonline.com/education/2015-09-25/wayland-baptist-announces-availability-chapel-tickets-hear-laura-bush-wayland#.VmbhFzZhqqA|title=Wayland Baptist announces availability for chapel tickets to hear Laura Bush at Wayland|date=September 25, 2015|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|access-date=December 8, 2015|archive-date=December 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210200554/http://lubbockonline.com/education/2015-09-25/wayland-baptist-announces-availability-chapel-tickets-hear-laura-bush-wayland#.VmbhFzZhqqA|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.myplainview.com/news/article_74b31cd0-63a5-11e5-b337-6342c6172eec.html|title=Chapel tickets to hear Laura Bush are available to the public|publisher=myplainview.com|date=September 25, 2015|access-date=December 8, 2015|archive-date=October 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031235147/http://www.myplainview.com/news/article_74b31cd0-63a5-11e5-b337-6342c6172eec.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Bush was keynote speaker at the Go Red for Women Summit in Austin in February 2016, an event designed to promote both financing and awareness for women fighting heart disease.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2016/02/26/former-first-lady-laura-bush-speaks-at-austin-event.html|title=Former First Lady Laura Bush Speaks at Austin Event|publisher=twcnews.com|date=February 26, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307125732/http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2016/02/26/former-first-lady-laura-bush-speaks-at-austin-event.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March, Bush attended the funeral of [[Nancy Reagan]] in [[California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2016/03/10/nancy-reagan-funeral-heres-who-attending/81591220/|title=Nancy Reagan funeral: Here's who attended|date=March 11, 2016|publisher=desertsun.com|access-date=March 13, 2016|archive-date=March 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312021942/http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2016/03/10/nancy-reagan-funeral-heres-who-attending/81591220/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/former-first-lady-laura-bush-talks-with-dana-perino-about-new-book-we-are-afghan-women/|title=Former First Lady Laura Bush talks with Dana Perino about new book 'We Are Afghan Women'|first=Dana|last=Perino|publisher=Fox News|access-date=March 13, 2016|archive-date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313121540/http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/03/10/former-first-lady-laura-bush-talks-with-dana-perino-about-new-book-are-afghan-women.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and attended the memorial service for victims in the [[2016 shooting of Dallas police officers|Dallas police officers shooting]] four months later in July.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-w-bush-dancing-swinging-smiling-dallas-police-shooting-memorial-battle-song-a7134836.html|title=George W Bush mocked for dancing during memorial service song for Dallas shooting victims|first=Rachael|last=Revesz|publisher=Independent.co.uk|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-date=May 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531011516/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-w-bush-dancing-swinging-smiling-dallas-police-shooting-memorial-battle-song-a7134836.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 4, 2017, Bush appeared at the annual Union Regional Foundation's Heart of a Woman brunch, saying women do not worry about their own health due to often taking care of someone else and that their improving in health would benefit those around them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2017/02/04/laura-bush-awareness-key-womens-heart-health/97496886/|title=Laura Bush: Awareness key in women's heart health|date=February 4, 2017|work=Times Record News|first=Patrick|last=Johnston|access-date=April 3, 2017|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030125606/https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2017/02/04/laura-bush-awareness-key-womens-heart-health/97496886/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
On March 8, Bush was keynote speaker at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center's annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner, Bush relating that she had learned about the Holocaust through her father.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-skr-laura-bush-keynote-humanitarian-awards-event-tl-0316-20170309-story.html |title=Former first lady Laura Bush gives keynote at Holocaust Museum fundraiser |first=Mike |last=Isaacs |date=March 9, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404043735/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-skr-laura-bush-keynote-humanitarian-awards-event-tl-0316-20170309-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In April, Bush was the keynote speaker of the 25th annual Art of Hope Gala at the [[Dallas Museum of Art]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://healthcare.dmagazine.com/2017/04/06/art-of-hope-gala/|title=Laura Bush Helps Frisco Breast Cancer Foundation Mark Its 25th Year|date=April 6, 2017|publisher=Healthcare.dmagazine.com|access-date=May 9, 2017|archive-date=April 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406195437/http://healthcare.dmagazine.com/2017/04/06/art-of-hope-gala/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 17, Bush made her second visit to the Andrew Johnson Hermitage and gave the keynote address at the 117th Spring Outing celebration.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lebanondemocrat.com/History/2017/05/18/Laura-Bush-speaks-at-the-Hermitage-s-117th-Spring-Outing.html?ci=stream&lp=11|title=Laura Bush speaks at the Hermitage's 117th Spring Outing|date=May 18, 2017|publisher=lebanondemocrat.com|access-date=June 23, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915023031/http://www.lebanondemocrat.com/History/2017/05/18/Laura-Bush-speaks-at-the-Hermitage-s-117th-Spring-Outing.html?ci=stream&lp=11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/05/17/nas-laura-bush/328569001/|title=Former first lady Laura Bush: Knowledge of history basis for 'engaged citizenship'|first=Jordan|last=Buie|newspaper=The Tennessean|date=May 17, 2017}}</ref> On May 31, Bush delivered a speech at the South-Central Monarch Symposium on the [[monarch butterfly]] decline in recent years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2017/05/31/laura-bush-visits-austin-in-a-bid-for-butterflies.html|title=Former First Lady Doesn't Beat Around the Bush About Butterflies|first=Victoria|last=Maranan|publisher=twcnews.com|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914221351/http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2017/05/31/laura-bush-visits-austin-in-a-bid-for-butterflies.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 3, Bush served as the keynote speaker at the National Willa Cather Center dedication in [[Red Cloud, Nebraska]] and officially opened the center with a ribbon cut.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/laura-bush-lauds-willa-cather-s-timeless-tales-at-opening/article_3e63a8cc-91b1-543c-ac95-f21f2f287e0f.html|title=Laura Bush lauds Willa Cather's timeless tales at opening of center that honors Red Cloud's famous novelist|first=Matthew|last=Hansen|date=June 4, 2017|publisher=Omaha.com|access-date=June 23, 2017|archive-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612022303/http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/laura-bush-lauds-willa-cather-s-timeless-tales-at-opening/article_3e63a8cc-91b1-543c-ac95-f21f2f287e0f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, Bush accepted an invitation to join the eminent international Council of Patrons of the [[Asian University for Women]] (AUW) in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The university, which is the product of east–west foundational partnerships (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundation, IKEA Foundation etc.) and regional cooperation, serves extraordinarily talented women from 15 countries across Asia and the Middle East, including Afghanistan and Myanmar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/laura-bush-made-patron-auw-1436581|title=Laura Bush made patron of AUW|date=July 21, 2017|publisher=thedailystar.net|access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722105119/http://www.thedailystar.net/city/laura-bush-made-patron-auw-1436581|url-status=live}}</ref> In September, Bush delivered the keynote address at the Gateway to Opportunity luncheon at the Omni Dallas Hotel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/philanthropy/2017/08/22/laura-bush-speak-family-gateway-luncheon-october|title=Laura Bush to speak in Dallas at Family Gateway luncheon in September|date=August 22, 2017|newspaper=Dallas News|first=Holly|last=Haber|access-date=September 14, 2017|archive-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914215942/https://www.dallasnews.com/business/philanthropy/2017/08/22/laura-bush-speak-family-gateway-luncheon-october|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2020, amid the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Bush and [[Michelle Obama]] made a joint appearance on the ''One World: Together At Home'' televised concert special by the [[Global Citizen Festival]] where they expressed appreciation for healthcare workers, first responders, pharmacists, veterinarians, sanitation workers as well as grocery store workers and those delivering food and supplies to homes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/18/politics/michelle-obama-laura-bush-global-citizen-together-at-home/index.html|title=Laura Bush and Michelle Obama share hopeful message on Global Citizen concert special|date=April 18, 2020|publisher=CNN|access-date=May 6, 2020|archive-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430200645/https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/18/politics/michelle-obama-laura-bush-global-citizen-together-at-home/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery (50857648131).jpg|thumb|Bush and her husband attend a wreath laying ceremony at the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington)|Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]] in [[Arlington National Cemetery]] after the [[inauguration of Joe Biden]].]]

On September 11, 2021, Bush and her husband commemorated the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the [[Flight 93 National Memorial]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/9-11-20th-anniversary-highlights-11631317666|title=U.S. Marks 20th Anniversary of 9/11 With a Day of Memorials|url-access=subscription|first1=Steven|last1=Rosenbush|first2=Jimmy|last2=Vielkind|date=September 11, 2021|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=September 12, 2021|archive-date=September 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911235246/https://www.wsj.com/articles/9-11-20th-anniversary-highlights-11631317666|url-status=live}}</ref>