The Bush Family Home State Historic Site will be celebrating Laura Bush’s 80th Birthday by hosting Andrew Och, “The First Ladies Man,” on November 7 from 1 pm to 3 pm. Participants will also be given the opportunity to make birthday cards to Laura.
Andrew Och is the First Ladies Man and author of “Unusual for Their Time: On the Road with America’s First Ladies” Vol 1 & 2. He is an award-winning television and multimedia producer who has traveled the world with his pen, paper and camera in search of remarkable stories and people. A Radio/Television and Film graduate from the University of Maryland, Andrew has been a storyteller, Musician and entertainer from a young age. He enjoys the art of communication, and will go anywhere in the world for more knowledge, greater understanding and amazing stories.
Andrew spent over a year traveling to nearly every location that helped tell the stories of every First Lady of the United States of America as a Series Producer for the C-SPAN/White House Historical Association television series – “First Ladies: Influence and Image.” He has studied every First Lady from Martha Washington through both Trump Administrations and continues his research, travels and adventures visiting people and places across the country and around the world. Andrew is also proud to be member of the National First Ladies Day Commission (NFLDC) and the Committee Chair for the NFLDC National Historic First Ladies Trail.
“This will be a great time to learn about the First Ladies and how Laura fit among them,” said Site Manager Troy Gray. “We know you will enjoy the presentation.”
After Andrew’s presentation, he will sell and sign his books.
Laura Bush was born on November 4, 1946, here in Midland, Texas. She was the only child of Jenna and Harold Welch. She graduated from Lee High School and Southern Methodist University. She taught elementary school in Dallas and Houston. She then received her Master of Science degree in library science from the University of Texas at Austin. She worked as a librarian in Houston and Austin. She met George W. Bush at a backyard barbecue after she was invited by her old high school friend Jan O’Neill. George and Laura married three months later. They had twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara. She was First Lady from 2001 to 2009.
The Bush Family Home State Historic Site is located at 1412 West Ohio St. in Midland. The hours for the home are: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; the last tour begins at 4:15 p.m. The Bush Family Home joined the Texas Historical Commission in 2023 and is one of 42 sites in the state of Texas. Learn more: visitbushfamilyhome.com.
