page_title: Lee Atwater
section_title: Marriage and children
hierarchical_section_title: Lee Atwater / Personal life / Marriage and children
caption_attribution_description: English: PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH VISIT WITH LEE ATWATER ALONG WITH GOV. SUNUNU, GEORGE W. BUSH, DORO LEBLOND AND MARVIN BUSH IN THE WEST SITTING ROOM. ATWATER VISITS THE OVAL OFFICE WHERE HE IS GREETED BY GEN. SCOWCROFT, ROBERT GATES, VP QUAYLE. GEORGE W. AND MARVIN BUSH ARE PRESENT.
context_page_description: Harvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater was an American political consultant and strategist for the Republican Party. He was an adviser to US presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and chairman of the Republican National Committee. Atwater aroused controversy through his aggressive campaign tactics.
context_section_description: Atwater married Sally Dunbar in 1978. They had three children, Sara Lee, Ashley Page, and Sally Theodosia. His widow ran for Superintendent of Education for South Carolina in 2014. She was endorsed by former President George H.W. Bush.
caption: Atwater greeting President George H. W. Bush in 1990
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