George HW Bush Releases 1st Post-Hospital Photo 3/8/13
Associated Press
3/8/13
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Former President George H.W. Bush appears to
be back to his normal duties as a former president since his lengthy stay in a
Texas hospital.
Bush had lunch Thursday with his longtime friend, former Canadian Prime
Minister Brian Mulroney, at his presidential library at Texas A&M University.
Bush's office announced the meeting and released the first photo of a Bush since
he left a Houston hospital in January.
Bush was hospitalized for two months as he underwent treatment for a
bronchitis-related cough and other health issues. At age 88, he's the oldest
living former president.
The photo shows a healthy-looking Bush seated in a chair with his wife,
Barbara, and Mulroney, along with a mutual friend and prominent Republican
supporter, Jose "Pepe" Fanjul. The Cuban-born sugar executive lives in Florida.