Since childhood, Cornwell has been friends with the family of evangelist Billy Graham and his wife Ruth Bell, often serving as the family's unofficial spokesperson to the media. She also wrote an authorized biography of Ruth Bell Graham. Cornwell was previously a personal friend of President George H. W. Bush. She referred to him as "Big George" and vacationed at the family's summer retreat in Kennebunkport, Maine, but later distanced herself from the Bush family.
Since childhood, Cornwell has been friends with the family of evangelist Billy Graham and his wife Ruth Bell, often serving as the family's unofficial spokesperson to the media. She also wrote an authorized biography of Ruth Bell Graham. Cornwell was previously a perso.nal friend of President George H. W. Bush. She referred to him as "Big George" and vacationed at the family's summer retreat in Kennebunkport, Maine, but later distanced herself from the Bush family