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Jenna Bush
Jenna Bush poses for a photographer prior to her wedding to Henry Hager at Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas.
Born (1981-11-25) November 25, 1981 (age 42)
Dallas, Texas
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Occupation(s)Teacher
Author
SpouseHenry Chase Hager
Parent(s)George W. Bush and Laura Bush

Jenna Welch Hager,[1] née Bush, (born November 25, 1981),[2] is the daughter of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, and the granddaughter of the 41st US President George H.W. Bush. Her twin sister is Barbara Pierce Bush. She is a teacher and an author.

Early life and education

Jenna Bush and Barbara Bush with their parents George W. Bush and Laura Bush

Bush was named after her maternal grandmother, Jenna Hawkins Welch.

Bush was educated at several primary and secondary schools. In Dallas, Texas, she and her sister attended Preston Hollow Elementary School and then The Hockaday School. In 1994, after her father was elected Governor of Texas and the family moved to Austin, Texas, Bush was a student at St. Andrew's Episcopal School. She attended Austin High School from 1996 until her graduation in 2000.[3] She attended The University of Texas at Austin. She was a legacy member of Kappa Alpha Theta, both her mother and twin sister's sorority.

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2004 U.S. Presidential election

Jenna Bush (second from right) witnesses her father taking the oath on Inauguration Day

She 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.[4] However, in the winter of 2003, she decided to become involved in the 2004 campaign.[5] In response to this decision, she made media appearances during the summer of 2004 prior to the election. She and her sister made several joint public appearances, including giving a speech to the Republican Convention on August 31, 2004.[6] She made headlines when she was found sticking her tongue out to media photographers at a campaign stop in St. Louis, as well as getting arrested for underage drinking and using her grandmother's ID to attempt to buy alcohol while underage.[7] Jenna and Barbara took turns traveling to swing states with their father and also gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in Vogue.[8] 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.

Career

Jenna Bush (left), with her mother, her twin sister, and Elmo, at the Sesame Workshop Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner

Teaching career

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.[9] She took a leave of absence from the Charter School teaching position to work at a shelter as part of an internship for UNICEF's Educational Policy Department in Latin America, specifically in Panama.[10][11] 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.[12]

Personal life

Engagement and marriage

Barbara Bush (left), Laura Bush, newlyweds Henry and Jenna Hager, and George W. Bush shortly after the wedding ceremony on May 10, 2008 at the Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas

On August 15, 2007, Henry Chase Hager proposed to Jenna Bush on Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine.[13] [14][15][16] Jenna met Henry during her father's 2004 presidential campaign.[17] Their relationship became public when the two appeared together at a White House dinner for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in November 2005. Henry Hager is currently a graduate student in business administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. He worked as a U.S. Department of Commerce aide for Carlos Gutierrez and as a White House aide for Karl Rove.[18] He is the son of former 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.[19] The wedding occurred during a private ceremony on May 10, 2008 at her parents' Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas. On June 21, 2008, President Bush hosted a wedding reception for Jenna and Henry at the White House. The guests included many Republicans, such as Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. The United States Marine Band performed.[20]

Murder Allegations

In recent light of the departure of ]]Michael Jacksons]], suspicions were aroused when Mrs Bush was found to be written into Mr Jacksons Will a month prior to his death. The Indiana and Texas Police force are now collaborating to process this investigation. The enquiry continues.

See also

Bibliography

  • Bush, Jenna (2007). Ana's Story--A Journey of Hope. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06137-908-5
  • Bush, Laura, Jenna Bush, & Denise Brunkus (illustrator) (2008). Read All About It!. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06156-075-8

References

  1. ^ Henry and Jenna Hager photo, White House Press Release last accessed May 11, 2008
  2. ^ Whitfield JM, Charsha DS (2004). "Neonatal care at Baylor University Medical Center: you've come a long way, baby!". Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 17 (3): 251–4. PMC 1200659. PMID 16200107. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Schumer, Fran (2003-08-03). "BLACKBOARD: SCHOOL CHOICE; Where They Send Their Own". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-19. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "All In The Family: The Bush Twins Join the Team", Newsweek, November 15, 2004.
  5. ^ "All In The Family: The Bush Twins Join the Team", Newsweek, November 15, 2004.
  6. ^ "Remarks by Barbara Bush & Jenna Bush to the 2004 Republican National Convention". The Washington Post. August 31, 2004. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  7. ^ Alberts, Sheldon (2007-08-16). "Hard-partying presidential daughter Jenna on the bridal path". Canada.com. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  8. ^ Julia Reed (2004). "Jenna and Barbara Bush: Sister Act" ([dead link] – Scholar search). Vogue. {{cite journal}}: External link in |format= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Argetsinger, Amy & Roxanne Roberts."First Twin Jenna Bush may leave D.C. social scene", Washington Post, July 3, 2006.
  10. ^ Getlin, Josh. "Jenna Bush to pen book on single mother with HIV", Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2007.
  11. ^ Brunskill, Mary K. "HarperCollins Announces Publication Of Jenna Bush's Book For Teens", All Headline News, March 6, 2007.
  12. ^ Hollandsworth, Skip. "Girl Gone Mild", Texas Monthly, November 1, 2007.
  13. ^ Bazinet, Kenneth (2007-08-17). "Jenna gonna wed ex-Rove intern". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2007-08-17. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Argetsinger, Amy and Roxanne Roberts (2007-08-17). "Jenna and Henry: Now They're Really, Really Official". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-08-17. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "White House Wedding in the Works?". ABC News. 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-08-17. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "First Daughter, Fiance Look To Wed May 10". KXAN. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ The Washington Post (2007-08-16). "Jenna Bush is engaged to be married". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2007-08-17. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ MCT (2007-08-20). "First daughter Jenna Bush announes engagement to longtime boyfriend". The BG News. Retrieved 2007-08-20. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ The Associated Press (2007-08-16). "Jenna Bush engaged to be married". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  20. ^ Keating, Susan (2008-06-21). ""President Hosts White House Wedding Reception"". People. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
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