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Exclusive: Laura Bush talks life after the White House

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    Former first lady on Bush Foundation, global health initiative

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-- to the big debate in Boca yesterday I had yesterday I traveled to Dallas in the morning for an exclusive interview with.

First Lady Laura Bush former first lady of course.

Mrs.

bush speaking out -- a number of issues including a very important one we're gonna bring you that next hour -- also took the chance to ask her about life after the White House.

As well as the current political landscape.

And she offered a bit of advice at my request to the families of the presidential candidates in the final sprint to Election Day.

And I think the political but I do an askew since you've been through it six times now by my count.

As we're in the last two weeks of this election whether.

You have any thoughts for First Lady Michelle Obama or and Romney and how to get through the next fourteen days.

Well I know they'll be able to get there without any thoughts for me for -- you know I just wish about the best and know what it's like in each of the last.

I know people are tired they are tired probably because they campaigned really.

Very hard but also know that the adrenaline -- of those last.

Few weeks and few days in men and election night and so of course I just wish the best.

How are you doing.

We're doing great.

At Georgia and our very happy could be held in Texas.

Living what I call the afterlife now in this state that George -- the promise.

-- So we're glad to be here we're building the bush presidential center it's almost complete the buildings almost finished -- start and in the end.

A later this year and then have the grand opening next April.

It and that this will include but that in the presidential museum and archives that belonged to the United States.

Government in the in the bush institute -- will be run by the bush.

Foundation and that's where we're working on the policy issues that were most important -- including human freedom.

In freedom for women obviously.

But also global health freedom from disease.

And we announced our global -- the nation he -- launch -- Atlantis.

These -- in Africa it's pink ribbon red ribbon.

Adding that testing and treatment -- cervical and breast cancer to that aids platform.

-- set up across Africa well George was president under the president's emergency plane -- -- -- And of course on pink ribbon red ribbon -- working with -- American.

And nonprofits.

Corporations and and other groups and in fact with the US State Department is our partners and -- a lot of ways.

Both sides of the island brought together to work -- -- -- important.

Projects.

And your book I know you wrote there is much.

Meaning and purpose in a post Presidential Life that certainly seems to be true for you so much again thank you very best -- We'll start.