certainly the women's health part is something that I've become very interested in. It's not something I thought about when George [Bush] was elected...what I'd always been interested in was education.

I was so fortunate. My parents lived lives of service. They helped other people, that was their second nature; it came to them so naturally. It wasn't forced. This is their character, and it's a big advantage I have, being raised by people like this, having a secure and stable life, and a lot of love and encouragement.

I also know that there are a lot of people around the United States who want my husband to win and who are for him and who support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. And I feel good about those people, too.

I see that one part of the education of women is health education. We know that women who are educated have much healthier families.

We all, parents, educators, community leaders, and every... citizen, need to come together to find new ways to engage children with the natural environment.

There's nothing political about American literature.

There are a lot of women that I think are very powerful and would be great presidents.