First lady Melania Trump paid tribute to former first lady Barbara Bush during a U.S. Postal Service stamp unveiling ceremony honoring President H.W. Bush's wife. The big picture: Former President George W.

First lady Melania Trump honored one of her predecessors, the late first lady Barbara Bush, Thursday with the unveiling of a new US postage stamp at the White House Thursday, heralding Bush’s “forward-thinking vision” and 1990 call for a female president.

George W. Bush did not attend a White House event honoring his late mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, with a commemorative U.S. postal service stamp.