Former First Ladies Barbara & Laura Bush talk about advice they'de give to future First Ladies or Spouses in an exclusive interview with C-SPAN for its First Ladies series. More information here: firstladies.c-span.org/
Barbara Bush's advice "...be yourself. And see if you can watch your mouth. I had trouble with that. But I would say just be yourself. And take advantage of the opportunity. I mean, you -- I had lunches for deformed children, heart, arthritis, cancer. Nobody paid any attention, except in the hometown where the doctor came from or the sick child came from or the -- and then you got great publicity out in the country. That's where it counts. Who cares what -- sorry -- the broadcasts say or something? What you care about is that the people know they're being helped."
Laura Bush continues, "Stand back and be quiet. I don't know. It will be interesting when it finally happens what the First Gentleman will do. I hope they'll take on men's health, perhaps."