Overview
- First Lady Melania Trump will lead the unveiling of a USPS stamp honoring former First Lady Barbara Bush at a White House ceremony on May 8, 2025.
- The event will feature Acting Postmaster General Doug Tulino, Alice Yates of the George and Barbara Bush Foundation, and Barbara Bush's daughter, Doro Bush Koch.
- Former President George W. Bush has confirmed he will not attend the ceremony, reflecting ongoing strains in the Bush family's relationship with Donald Trump.
- Barbara Bush, remembered for her advocacy of literacy and family values, reportedly criticized Donald Trump in her later years, calling him a 'symbol of greed' in a 2019 biography.
- This stamp continues the USPS tradition of commemorating first ladies, following stamps for Nancy Reagan in 2022 and Betty Ford in 2024.