Who knew that, while George W. Bush held office at the White House, a supporter of gay marriage and abortion rights lurked under the same roof? That would be his wife, Laura Bush, who told Larry King and his shiny suspenders on Tuesday that she disagreed with her husband on those two big social issues. But they weren’t the cause of any Bush family culture wars, according to Laura, who tells King in this clip that she and W. didn’t squabble over their differences in these departments. — KA

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