Overview

• First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance on May 8, 2025, to unveil a U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring former First Lady Barbara Bush.
• The White House East Room ceremony featured remarks from Melania Trump, who highlighted Barbara Bush's advocacy for literacy, women's empowerment, AIDS awareness, and gay rights.
• Barbara Bush, who passed away in 2018, would have turned 100 years old in June 2025, making the stamp a centennial tribute.
• The event was attended by officials from the U.S. Postal Service, the George and Barbara Bush Foundation, and family members, including Barbara Bush's daughter, Doro Bush Koch, but notably not by former President George W. Bush.
• The ceremony marked one of Melania Trump's few public engagements since the start of President Donald Trump's second term in January 2025.