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| Jenna Welch Bush | |
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 Jenna Bush (left) at the Sesame Workshop Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner | |
| Born | November 25 1981 Dallas, Texas |
| Parents | George W. Bush and Laura Bush |
Jenna Welch Bush (born November 25, 1981 in Dallas, Texas)Jonathan M. Whitfield (2004-07-17). Neonatal care at Baylor University Medical Center: You\'ve come a long way, baby!. Retrieved on 2007-10-02. is an author and school teacher who is the daughter of U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush as well as the fraternal twin of Barbara Bush. Jenna and Barbara are known as the first First Twins both because they are the children of the US President and because they are the first twin children of a sitting President. She is currently engagedThe Washington Post. "Jenna Bush is engaged to be married", The Kansas City Star, 2007-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. to her boyfriend of three years, Henry Hager, a former aide to Karl Rove and University of Virginia graduate student.
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Jenna and Barbara Bush with their parents George W. Bush and Laura Bush
Jenna Bush was named after her maternal grandmother, Jenna Hawkins.
Jenna attended several primary and secondary schools. When she lived in Dallas, Texas, she and her sister attended Preston Hollow Elementary School and then The Hockaday School. When her father became the Governor of Texas in 1994, Jenna attended St. Andrew\'s Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. Jenna attended Austin High School from 1996 until her graduation in 2000.Schumer, Fran. "BLACKBOARD: SCHOOL CHOICE; Where They Send Their Own", The New York Times, 2003-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-10-19. She attended the University of Texas at Austin where she was a legacy member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority (her mother, First Lady Laura Bush, is also a Theta). On April 29 2001, Jenna was charged with a Class C misdemeanor of being a minor in possession of alcohol in Austin, Texas. On May 29 2001 Jenna was charged with another misdemeanor — attempting to use a fake ID (with the name Barbara Pierce, her paternal grandmother\'s maiden name) to purchase alcohol. She pleaded no contest to both misdemeanors.Alcohol sentence for Bush daughter. BBC (June 8, 2001). Jenna graduated from UT with a degree in English in 2004.
Jenna Bush (second from right) witnesses her father taking the oath on Inauguration Day
Jenna had asked her father not to run for president in 2000. "Oh, I just wish you wouldn\'t run. It\'s going to change our life." Her father told her that he and her mother needed to live their lives."All In The Family: The Bush Twins Join the Team", Newsweek, November 15, 2004. However, in the winter of 2003, Jenna decided she wanted to become involved in the 2004 campaign."All In The Family: The Bush Twins Join the Team", Newsweek, November 15, 2004. In response to this decision, Jenna made media appearances during the summer of 2004 prior to the 2004 U.S. Presidential election when she and Barbara made several public appearances, including giving a speech to the Republican Convention on August 31, 2004.Remarks by Barbara and Jenna Bush to the 2004 Republican National Convention. The Washington Post (August 31, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-01-24. Jenna was also found sticking her tongue out to media photographers at a campaign stop in St. Louis. Jenna and Barbara took turns traveling to swing states with their father and also gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in Vogue.Julia Reed (August 2004). "Jenna and Barbara Bush: Sister Act". Vogue. The media also extensively covered the campaigning of John Kerry\'s daughters Vanessa and Alexandra, making the "battle of the daughters" a human interest element of the campaign.
Before leaving Washington, D.C. in Summer 2006, Bush taught at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School for a year and a half.Argetsinger, Amy & Roxanne Roberts."First Twin Jenna Bush may leave D.C. social scene", Washington Post, July 3, 2006. She took a leave of absence from the Charter School teaching position to work at a shelter several days a week as part of an internship for UNICEF\'s Educational Policy Department in Latin America, specifically in Panama.Getlin, Josh. "Jenna Bush to pen book on single mother with HIV", Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2007.Brunskill, Mary K. "HarperCollins Announces Publication Of Jenna Bush\'s Book For Teens", All Headline News, March 6, 2007. After her internship for UNICEF, she returned to her teaching position at the charter school in Washington, D.C., where she is again currently teaching.Hollandsworth, Skip. "Girl Gone Mild", Texas Monthly, November 1, 2007.
In 2007, Jenna Bush began marketing a book proposal with the assistance of Robert B. Barnett, a Washington attorney.Paul Bedard. Washington Whispers, U.S. News & World Report, January 19, 2007. The title of the book is Ana\'s Story: A Journey of Hope and it chronicles her experiences working with UNICEF sponsored charities in Latin America, including visits to drought stricken Paraguay in 2006, while working as an intern for United Nations Children\'s Fund.Getlin, Josh. "Jenna Bush to pen book on single mother with HIV"Second Website, Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2007.Maul, Kimberly."First Daughter Jenna Bush Shopping Book", The Book Standard, January 22, 2007.Kelly, Keith. "1st Book For First Daughter", New York Post, January 20, 2007.Johnson, M.L. "Jenna Bush Does Well With Kid Book", Associated Press, September 11, 2007. HarperCollins announced in March 2007 it would publish the book and it was released September 28, 2007, with an initial printing of 500,000 copies.Minzesheimer, Bob. "Jenna Bush embarks on book \'Journey\'", USA Today, March 6, 2007. Her share of the profits will go to UNICEF; the remainder will go to the woman whose life is the basis of the book, assisting in the young woman\'s continuing education.Thompson, Bob."Jenna Bush talks about book, rumors Interview covers war, wedding", Washington Post, September 30, 2007. During the book tour, to promote the book, Bush appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and called her father and mother, as DeGeneres interviewed her."Jenna Bush Rings Up Dad on ‘Ellen’ Talk Show", Breitbart TV, December 5, 2007."Ellen has guest Jenna Bush call dad", United Press International, December 5, 2007. Bush is currently writing a second book, in conjunction with her mother, which is designed to encourage children to read.Agence France-Presse. "Jenna Bush engaged" Australian Herald Sun, August 16, 2007.
On August 15, 2007, Jenna became engaged to her boyfriend of two years, Henry Hager of Richmond, Virginia, whom she met during her father\'s 2004 presidential campaign.The Washington Post. "Jenna Bush is engaged to be married", The Kansas City Star, 2007-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Their relationship became public when the two appeared together at a White House dinner for Prince Charles and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall in November 2005. Earlier that year, in February, Laura Bush had commented that Hager was not a "serious boyfriend" of Jenna\'s.Alberts, Sheldon. "Hard-partying presidential daughter Jenna on the bridal path", Canada.com, 2007-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. After Hager was granted permission by President Bush to marry Jenna, Hager proposed to her on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine.Bazinet, Kenneth. "Jenna gonna wed ex-Rove intern", New York Daily News, 2007-08-17. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Argetsinger, Amy and Roxanne Roberts. "Jenna and Henry: Now They\'re Really, Really Official", The Washington Post, 2007-08-17. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. "White House Wedding in the Works?", ABC News, 2007-08-17. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. "First Daughter, Fiance Look To Wed May 10", KXAN, 2008-01-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. . In January 2008, People Magazine stated that Jenna Bush and Henry Hager would hold their wedding service on May 10, 2008 at her parents\' Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas."Jenna Bush Planning May 10 Wedding", People Magazine, 2008-01-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
Hager (b. 1977) is currently a graduate student in business administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. A Wake Forest University graduate and a member of Kappa Alpha Order, Hager worked as a U.S. Department of Commerce aide for Carlos Gutierrez and as a White House aide for Karl Rove.MCT. "First daughter Jenna Bush announes engagement to longtime boyfriend", The BG News, 2007-08-20. Retrieved on 2007-08-20. He is the son of Virginia Republican Party Chairman John H. Hager, who previously served as lieutenant governor of Virginia and as the U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary under George W. Bush.The Associated Press. "Jenna Bush engaged to be married", Los Angeles Times, 2007-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
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| See also | David Davis |
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