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{{short description|American journalist, author, and television personality}}
{{Infobox_Person
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
| name = Jenna Bush
{{Infobox person
| image = Jenna bush wedding.jpg
| name = Jenna Bush Hager
| image_size = 180px
| image = Jenna Bush Hager 2017 2.jpg
| caption = Jenna Bush poses for a photographer prior to her wedding to Henry Hager at Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas.
| caption = Hager in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|11|25}}
| birth_name = Jenna Welch Bush
| birth_place = [[Dallas, Texas]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|11|25}}
| occupation = [[Teacher]]<br>Author
| birth_place = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| spouse = Henry Chase Hager
| occupation = {{hlist|Author|television presenter}}
| parents = [[George W. Bush]] and [[Laura Bush]]
| years_active = 2000–present
| alma_mater = [[University of Texas at Austin]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| television = ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' correspondent (2009–present) <br />''[[Today with Hoda & Jenna]]'' co-anchor (2019–present)
| spouse = {{marriage|Henry Hager|May 10, 2008}}
| children = 3
| party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| parents = {{plain list|
*[[George W. Bush]]
*[[Laura Bush]]
}}
}}
| family = [[Bush family]]
'''Jenna Welch Hager''',<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/images/20080510_p051008sc-1198-733v.html Henry and Jenna Hager photo], ''White House Press Release'' last accessed May 11, 2008</ref> [[née]] '''Bush''', (born November 25, 1981 in [[Dallas, Texas]]),<ref>{{cite journal |author=Whitfield JM, Charsha DS |title=Neonatal care at Baylor University Medical Center: you've come a long way, baby! |journal=Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=251–4 |year=2004 |month=July |pmid=16200107 |pmc=1200659 }}</ref> the daughter of [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] and [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]] and the [[Twin#Fraternal twins|fraternal twin]] of [[Barbara Pierce Bush]], is an author and school teacher.
}}
'''Jenna Welch Bush Hager''' ([[née]] '''Bush'''; born November 25, 1981)<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/jenna-bush-244190|title=Jenna Bush Biography: Writer (1981–)|publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])|access-date=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170109164332/http://www.biography.com/people/jenna-bush-244190|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the co-host of ''[[Today with Hoda & Jenna]]'', the fourth hour of [[NBC]]'s morning news program, ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]].'' Hager and her [[sororal twin|fraternal twin]] sister, [[Barbara Bush (born 1981)|Barbara]], are the daughters of the 43rd U.S. President, [[George W. Bush]], and former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]]. Hager is also a granddaughter of the 41st U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]] and former First Lady [[Barbara Bush]], great-granddaughter of former U.S. Senator [[Prescott Bush]], niece of former Florida Governor [[Jeb Bush]] and first cousin of former Land Commissioner of Texas, [[George P. Bush]].

After her father's presidency, Hager became an author, an editor-at-large for ''[[Southern Living]]'' magazine, and a television personality on [[NBC]], being featured, most prominently, as a member of ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|The Today Show]]'' as a correspondent, contributor and co-host.<ref name="APBauder083009">{{cite news|url=http://m.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/aug/30/bc-us-tv-today-bush1st-ld-writethru/|title=Former first daughter Jenna Bush joins 'Today'|author=Bauder, David|date=August 30, 2009|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[Victoria Advocate]] What|access-date=December 15, 2012|archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224121653/http://m.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/aug/30/bc-us-tv-today-bush1st-ld-writethru/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
[[Image:Bush daughers.gif|thumb|left|Jenna Bush and Barbara Bush with their parents George W. Bush and Laura Bush]]
[[File:Bush daughters.png|thumb|Jenna (left) and Barbara Bush with their parents in 1990]]
Jenna Welch Bush was born on November 25, 1981, at [[Baylor University Medical Center]] in [[Dallas, Texas]],<ref name=biography.com/> and she was named after her maternal grandmother, Jenna Hawkins Welch.<ref name=seattle>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/Jenna-Barbara-to-be-seen-and-heard-1152818.php|title=Jenna, Barbara to be seen and heard|author=Wehrman, Jessica|date=August 30, 2004|work=[[E. W. Scripps Company|Scripps Howard News Service]]|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> While living in Dallas, she and her sister, Barbara, 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 (Austin, Texas)|St. Andrew's Episcopal School]] and attended [[Austin High School (Austin, Texas)|Austin High School]], from 1996 until her graduation, in 2000. She was a [[Senate page]].{{Better source needed|date=November 2024}}<ref>{{cite news|date=August 3, 2003|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/education/blackboard-school-choice-where-they-send-their-own.html |title=Blackboard: School Choice; Where They Send Their Own|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=May 6, 2019|author=Schumer, Fran}}</ref>
Bush was named after her maternal grandmother, Jenna Hawkins Welch.


With her father becoming [[President of the United States|President]] in 2001, she attended the [[University of Texas at Austin]] and took summer classes at [[New York University]]. She was a legacy member of [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], her mother's [[sorority]]. While there, Jenna and her sister, Barbara, made national headlines, when they were both arrested for alcohol-related charges, twice, within five weeks. On April 29, 2001, Jenna was charged with a [[misdemeanor]] for possession of alcohol under the age of 21 in Austin. On May 29, 2001, Jenna was charged with another misdemeanor — attempting to use a [[Identity document forgery|fake ID]] (with the name "Barbara Pierce," her paternal grandmother's maiden name) to purchase alcohol. She pleaded [[nolo contendere|no contest]] to both charges.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-31-bushdaughters.htm|title=Bush daughters in Texas|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=May 31, 2001|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sentence for Bush daughter|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1379000.stm|date=June 8, 2001|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=May 31, 2001|access-date=May 6, 2019|url=https://www.salon.com/abtest2/2001/05/31/twins_2/|title=The first family's alcohol troubles|author=Walsh, Joan|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|location=San Francisco}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|year=2001|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/jenna-bush-didnt-learn-her-lesson|title=Jenna Bush: Didn't Learn Her Lesson?|work=[[The Smoking Gun]]|publisher=[[Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network]]|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> Jenna Bush graduated from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] with a degree in [[English studies|English]], in 2004.{{clear left}}
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 (Texas)|St. Andrew's Episcopal School]]. She attended [[Austin High School (Austin, Texas)|Austin High School]] from 1996 until her graduation in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900E5DA173EF930A3575BC0A9659C8B63|title=BLACKBOARD: SCHOOL CHOICE; Where They Send Their Own|publisher=''The New York Times''|accessdate=2007-10-19|date=2003-08-03|author=Schumer, Fran}}</ref>

She attended [[University of Texas]]. She was a legacy member of [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], both her mother and twin sister's sorority.
==2004 U.S. presidential election==
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[[File:President George W. Bush takes the Oath of Office.jpg|thumb|right|Jenna Bush (second from right) witnesses her father taking the [[Oath of office#United States|oath]] on [[Inauguration Day]] on January 20, 2005.]]
==2004 U.S. Presidential election==
Jenna and Barbara asked their father not to run for President of the United States in [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]: "Oh, I just wish you wouldn't run. It's going to change our life." Her father told them that he and her mother needed to live their lives.<ref name=newsweek>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2004/11/14/all-in-the-family.html|title=All In The Family|date=November 15, 2004|work=[[Newsweek]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004164151/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2004/11/14/all-in-the-family.html|archive-date=October 4, 2012|access-date=August 30, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the winter of 2003, she and Barbara opted to become involved in the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 campaign]].<ref name=newsweek/> 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 [[2004 Republican National Convention|Republican Convention]] on August 31, 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51005-2004Aug31.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|title=Remarks by Barbara Bush & Jenna Bush to the 2004 Republican National Convention|date=August 31, 2004|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> She made headlines, when she was found sticking her tongue out to media photographers at a campaign stop in [[St. Louis]].<ref name=CanWest>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=190b8ccd-f1b1-4685-ae9a-2965c184eee5&k=72717|title=Hard-partying presidential daughter Jenna on the bridal path|publisher=[[Canada.com]]|access-date=August 18, 2007|date=August 16, 2007|author=Alberts, Sheldon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105184308/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=190b8ccd-f1b1-4685-ae9a-2965c184eee5&k=72717|archive-date=November 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jenna and Barbara took turns traveling to [[swing state]]s, with their father, and they also gave a seven page interview and photo shoot in [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']].<ref name=seattle/> Jenna, later, confirmed that Barbara and Jenna also developed a friendship with [[John Kerry]]'s daughters, [[Alexandra Kerry|Alexandra]] and [[Vanessa Kerry|Vanessa]], who campaigned on behalf of their father.<ref>[https://www.today.com/video/jenna-describes-friendship-with-john-kerry-s-daughters-during-2004-campaign-95378501690 "Jenna describes friendship with John Kerry’s daughters during 2004 campaign"], today.com, 5 Nov 2020, accessed 11 October 2021</ref>
[[Image:George W. Bush inauguration.jpg|thumb|right|Jenna Bush (second from right) witnesses her father taking the [[Oath_of_office#United_States|oath]] on [[Inauguration Day]]]]
Bush had asked her father not to run for president in [[U.S. presidential election, 2000|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.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6421047/site/newsweek/ "All In The Family: The Bush Twins Join the Team"], ''Newsweek'', November 15, 2004.</ref> However, in the winter of 2003, she decided to become involved in the 2004 campaign.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6421047/site/newsweek/ "All In The Family: The Bush Twins Join the Team"], ''Newsweek'', November 15, 2004.</ref> In response to this decision, Jenna made media appearances during the summer of 2004 prior to the [[2004 U.S. Presidential election]]. She and her sister made several joint public appearances, including giving a speech to the [[2004 Republican National Convention|Republican Convention]] on August 31, 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51005-2004Aug31.html | work = The Washington Post | title = Remarks by Barbara Bush & Jenna Bush to the 2004 Republican National Convention | date = August 31, 2004 | accessdate = 2007-01-24 }}</ref> She made headlines when she was found sticking her tongue out to media photographers at a campaign stop in [[St. Louis]].<ref name=CanWest>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=190b8ccd-f1b1-4685-ae9a-2965c184eee5&k=72717|title=Hard-partying presidential daughter Jenna on the bridal path|publisher=[[Canada.com]]|accessdate=2007-08-18|date=2007-08-16|author=Alberts, Sheldon}}</ref> Jenna and Barbara took turns traveling to [[swing state]]s with their father and also gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in [[Vogue magazine|''Vogue'']].<ref name="vogue">{{cite journal | url = http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/071404/page2.html | title = Jenna and Barbara Bush: Sister Act | author = Julia Reed | journal = [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | month = August | year = 2004}}</ref> The media also extensively covered the campaigning of [[John Kerry]]'s daughters [[Vanessa Kerry|Vanessa]] and [[Alexandra Kerry|Alexandra]], making the "battle of the daughters" a human interest element of the campaign.


==Career==
==Career==

===Teaching career===
===Teaching===
[[Image:Jenna Laura Barbarba.jpg|left|thumb|Jenna Bush (left), with her mother, her twin sister, and Elmo, at the Sesame Workshop Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner]]
Before leaving [[Washington, D.C.]] in Summer 2006, Bush taught at [[District of Columbia Public Schools#Elementary schools|Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School]] for a year and a half.<ref>Argetsinger, Amy & Roxanne Roberts.[http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060703/news_lz1n3nowread.html "First Twin Jenna Bush may leave D.C. social scene"], ''Washington Post'', July 3, 2006.</ref> She took a leave of absence from the Charter School teaching position to work at a shelter as part of an internship for [[UNICEF|UNICEF's]] Educational Policy Department in Latin America, specifically in [[Panama]].<ref>Getlin, Josh. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-jenna7mar07,1,2864416.story?coll=la-headlines-nation "Jenna Bush to pen book on single mother with HIV"], ''Los Angeles Times'', March 6, 2007.</ref><ref>Brunskill, Mary K. [http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006659152 "HarperCollins Announces Publication Of Jenna Bush's Book For Teens"], ''All Headline News'', March 6, 2007.</ref> 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.<ref>Hollandsworth, Skip. [http://www.texasmonthly.com/2007-11-01/feature-4.php "Girl Gone Mild"], ''Texas Monthly'', November 1, 2007.</ref>
Before leaving [[Washington, D.C.]], in summer 2006, Hager worked at [[District of Columbia Public Schools#Elementary schools|Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School]] for a year and a half, as a teacher's aide.<ref>{{cite news|author=Argetsinger, Amy|author2=Roberts, Roxanne|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20060703/news_lz1n3nowread.html|title=First Twin Jenna Bush may leave D.C. social scene|newspaper=The San Diego Union Tribune|date=July 3, 2006|archive-date=January 15, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115031337/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20060703/news_lz1n3nowread.html}}</ref> She took a leave of absence from the charter school position to work at a shelter, as part of an internship for [[UNICEF]]'s Educational Policy Department in [[Latin America]], specifically [[Panama]].<ref name="LATimes030607"/><ref>{{cite news|author=Brunskill, Mary K.|url=http://www.feedsyndicate.com/articles/7006659152|title=HarperCollins Announces Publication Of Jenna Bush's Book For Teens|date=March 6, 2007|publisher=All Headline News}}{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> After her internship for UNICEF, Hager returned to her position at the charter school in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 2007|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/girl-gone-mild/|author=Hollandsworth, Skip|title=Girl Gone Mild|newspaper=[[Texas Monthly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906140434/https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/girl-gone-mild/|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has done work as a part-time [[Reading education in the USA|reading coordinator]] at the SEED Public Charter School in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], and she has contributed a monthly news story about education for the ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]'' show.<ref name=nytimes2009>{{cite news|date=August 30, 2009|access-date=May 6, 2019|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/arts/television/31arts-FAMILIARFACE_BRF.html|title=Familiar Face on 'Today'|author=Harris, Rachel Lee|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

[[File:Mrs. Laura Bush and daughters pose for a photo with Sesame Street character Elmo.jpg|thumb|right|Jenna Hager (left), with her mother, her twin sister, and [[Elmo]], at the Sesame Workshop Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner (2007)]]


===Writing===
===Writing===
In 2007, Bush began marketing a book proposal with the assistance of Robert B. Barnett, a Washington attorney.<ref>Paul Bedard. [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/washingtonwhispers/070119/first_twin_jenna_shops_a_book.htm Washington Whispers], ''U.S. News & World Report'', January 19, 2007.</ref> 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]].<ref>Getlin, Josh. [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-jenna7mar07,1,2864416.story?coll=la-headlines-nation "Jenna Bush to pen book on single mother with HIV"][http://www.aegis.com/news/lt/2007/LT070308.html Second Website], ''Los Angeles Times'', March 6, 2007.</ref><ref>Maul, Kimberly.[http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003535699 "First Daughter Jenna Bush Shopping Book"], ''The Book Standard'', January 22, 2007.</ref><ref>Kelly, Keith. [http://www.nypost.com/seven/01202007/news/nationalnews/1st_book_for_first_daughter_nationalnews_keith_j__kelly.htm/ "1st Book For First Daughter"], ''New York Post'', January 20, 2007.</ref><ref>Johnson, M.L. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/09/11/entertainment/e125823D33.DTL "Jenna Bush Does Well With Kid Book"], ''Associated Press'', September 11, 2007.</ref> [[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.<ref>Minzesheimer, Bob. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2007-03-05-jenna-bush_N.htm/ "Jenna Bush embarks on book 'Journey'"], ''USA Today'', March 6, 2007.</ref> 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.<ref>Thompson, Bob.[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/09/30/jenna_bush_talks_about_book_rumors "Jenna Bush talks about book, rumors Interview covers war, wedding"], ''Washington Post'', September 30, 2007.</ref> During the book tour, to promote the book, Bush appeared on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]''; during the interview Jenna telephoned her parents.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/html/9431.html "Jenna Bush Rings Up Dad on ‘Ellen’ Talk Show"], ''Breitbart TV'', December 5, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/12/05/ellen_has_guest_jenna_bush_call_dad/6271/ "Ellen has guest Jenna Bush call dad"], ''United Press International'', December 5, 2007.</ref> Bush wrote a second book, in conjunction with her mother, which is designed to encourage children to read.<ref>Agence France-Presse. [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22259892-5005961,00.html "Jenna Bush engaged"] ''Australian Herald Sun'', August 16, 2007.</ref> The book, entitled ''Read All About It!'', was published on April 22, 2008, also by HarperCollins.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24136243/ "Jenna Bush dishes on her May 10 wedding--She tells Vogue magazine about her gown, the location"], ''MSNBC'', April 15, 2008.</ref>
In 2007, Hager began marketing a book proposal, with the assistance of Robert B. Barnett, a Washington attorney.<ref name="LATimes030607"/> 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]].<ref name="LATimes030607">{{cite news|author=Getlin, Josh|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-mar-07-et-quick7.2-story.html|title=Jenna Bush to pen book on single mother with HIV|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 6, 2007|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Maul, Kimberly|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/first-daughter-jenna-bush-promotes-new-book|title=First Daughter Jenna Bush Promotes New Book|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]|agency=Associated Press|date=September 30, 2007|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Johnson, M.L.|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/09/11/entertainment/e125823D33.DTL|title=Jenna Bush Does Well With Kid Book|agency=Associated Press|date=September 11, 2007|access-date=September 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226124911/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2007%2F09%2F11%2Fentertainment%2Fe125823D33.DTL|archive-date=December 26, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[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.<ref>{{cite news|author=Minzesheimer, Bob|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2007-03-05-jenna-bush_N.htm/|title=Jenna Bush embarks on book 'Journey'|newspaper=USA Today|date=March 6, 2007|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> Her share of the profits will go to UNICEF, while the remainder will go to the woman whose life is the basis of the book, assisting in the young woman's continuing education.<ref>{{cite news |author=Thompson, Bob|url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/09/30/jenna_bush_talks_about_book_rumors |title=Jenna Bush talks about book, rumors Interview covers war, wedding|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 30, 2007}}</ref> During the book tour, Hager appeared on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]].'' During the interview, Hager telephoned her parents.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ellen has guest Jenna Bush call dad|url=https://www.upi.com/Ellen-has-guest-Jenna-Bush-call-dad/62711196878674/|date=December 5, 2007|access-date=May 6, 2019|work=[[United Press International]]}}</ref> Hager wrote a second book, in conjunction with her mother, designed to encourage children to read.<ref name=today/> The book, entitled ''Read All About It!'', was published on April 22, 2008, also by HarperCollins.<ref name=today>{{cite news|author=Celizic, Mike|url=https://www.today.com/news/jenna-bush-dishes-her-may-10-wedding-1C9015236|title=Jenna Bush dishes on her May 10 wedding--She tells Vogue magazine about her gown, the location|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=April 15, 2008|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>

On November 26, 2012, Hager was named editor-at-large of ''[[Southern Living]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news|author=Puente, Maria|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2012/11/26/jenna-bush-hager-gets-southern-living-job/1727887/|title=Jenna Bush Hager gets 'Southern Living' job|newspaper=USA Today|date=November 26, 2012|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>

===NBC News (2009–present)===
Since 2009, Jenna Bush has worked at [[NBC News]], as a correspondent, and at ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]],'' as both a contributor and an anchor. In August 2009, [[NBC]] hired Hager as a correspondent and contributor for [[Today (American TV program)|''The Today Show'']].
[[File:The Funeral of President George H.W. Bush (31265100837).jpg|thumb|left|Jenna Hager reading at her late [[George H. W. Bush|grandfather]]'s [[Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush|funeral service]] (2018)]]

As time progressed, Hager's profile increased on ''Today,'' including filling in as the orange room anchor during the 7AM-9AM hours and substituting for [[Kathie Lee Gifford]] or [[Hoda Kotb]] during the fourth hour.<ref>{{cite news|author=Vulpo, Mike|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1025428/how-jenna-bush-hager-became-kathie-lee-gifford-s-perfect-today-replacement|title=How Jenna Bush Hager Became Kathie Lee Gifford's Perfect Today Replacement|publisher=E! online|date=April 8, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>

In 2018, she interviewed [[Michelle Obama]] in a discussion about her life in the [[White House]], the challenges of raising her daughters in the spotlight, and her book, ''[[Becoming (book)|Becoming]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QLL-jM30QA|title= Michelle Obama Opens Up To Jenna Bush Hager About Her New Book - Full Interview - TODAY|website= Youtube|date= November 14, 2018|access-date= January 23, 2021}}</ref> They also discussed the political atmosphere and political bipartisanship, with Obama stating that, despite their political differences, Hager's father, [[George W. Bush]], is a "beautiful, funny, kind, sweet man".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a25090365/jenna-bush-hager-michelle-obama-george-w-bush-interview/|title= Jenna Bush Hager Talks to Michelle Obama About Her Friendship With George W. Bush|website= Town and Country|date= November 14, 2018|access-date= January 23, 2021}}</ref>

In March 2019, Hager started Read with Jenna, a monthly book club on ''Today Show''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/read-with-jenna|title = Read with Jenna}}</ref> In April 2019, Hager began co-anchoring the fourth hour of ''Today'' with [[Hoda Kotb]], following [[Kathie Lee Gifford]]'s departure.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Triggs, Charlotte|author2=Murphy, Helen|url=https://people.com/parents/jenna-bush-hager-talks-pregnancy-new-today-job-exclusive/|title=Jenna Bush Hager Gets Real About Being Pregnant in a New Job: 'Is the Timing Ideal? Not Really'|magazine=People|date=May 2, 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, Hager was able to participate with [[Willie Geist]] in a special episode of ''[[How Low Will You Go: Snapchat (TV Series)|How Low Will You Go]]'', which aired on the ''Today Show''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=More cast changes reportedly coming to 'SNL' |url=https://www.today.com/video/more-cast-changes-reportedly-coming-to-snl-147660869715 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, Hager reacted, emotionally, to the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|storming of the United States Capitol]], live, on air, stating: {{cquote|I have had the privilege of standing on those steps for several inaugurations, not just for family members but for the first black president of the United States of America. I kissed my grandfather goodbye in that rotunda. I have felt the majesty of our country in those walls, and nobody can take that from any of us.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/news/jenna-bush-hager-reacts-riots-capitol-hill-t205258|title= Jenna Bush Hager reacts to Capitol riots: 'I kissed my grandfather goodbye in that rotunda'|website= NBC News|date= January 7, 2021|access-date= January 23, 2021}}</ref>}}

In February 2022, Hager signed a first-look deal with [[Universal Studio Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jenna-bush-hager-book-club-production-deal-universal-studio-1235180829/|title= Jenna Bush Hager Adds Page to Book Club With Universal Studio Production Deal|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=February 14, 2022|work=Variety|access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref>

On a November 2022 episode of ''Today with Hoda and Jenna'', Hager confessed that she "never wears underwear".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Dave |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Jenna Bush Hager Admits She Never Wears Underwear: 'I'm Sure My Mom Has Never Been More Proud' |url=https://people.com/style/jenna-bush-hager-admits-she-never-wears-underwear/ |website=People}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hampson |first=Laura |date=17 November 2022 |title=Jenna Bush Hager shocks fans with underwear habit |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/jenna-bush-hager-underwear-commando-b2226959.html |website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2022 |title=Hoda Kotb Thinks It's 'Gross' to Skip Underwear — Here's What An Ob-Gyn Says |url=https://www.shape.com/hoda-kotb-skip-underwear-6889070}}</ref> Later that month, she appeared on ''[[Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen|Watch What Happens Live]]'' and told host [[Andy Cohen]] that she did not wear underwear during a dinner she had with [[Charles III|King Charles, then Prince Charles]], the night before [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] died.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hampson |first=Laura |date=1 December 2022 |title=Jenna Bush Hager admits she did not wear underwear during formal dinner with King Charles |url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/jenna-bush-hager-underwear-king-charles-144946443.html |website=Yahoo! News}}</ref>

In February 2023, she announced her third book, ''Love Comes'' ''First,'' and sources reported "Jenna's top Picks"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Aaron |date=2023-02-14 |title=NBC Staffers Upset With Jenna Bush Hager After Being Informed Of Host's Side Stream Of Income: 'It Tarnishes The News Division's Credibility' |url=https://radaronline.com/p/nbc-staffers-upset-jenna-bush-hager-selling-luxury-bedding/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=RadarOnline |language=en-US}}</ref> and other endorsement deals.

=== Sports investment ===
In February 2021, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reported that [[Chelsea Clinton]], Bush Hager, [[Dominique Dawes]], and [[Briana Scurry]] were part of an investment group, investing in the [[Washington Spirit]] professional soccer club in the [[National Women's Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Polacek|first=Scott|title=Report: Chelsea Clinton, Jenna Bush Hager Among New Investors in NWSL's Spirit|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2932197-report-chelsea-clinton-jenna-bush-hager-among-new-investors-in-nwsls-spirit|access-date=February 17, 2021|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217064012/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2932197-report-chelsea-clinton-jenna-bush-hager-among-new-investors-in-nwsls-spirit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Goff|first=Steven|title=Chelsea Clinton, Jenna Bush Hager among several new Washington Spirit investors|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/02/16/washington-spirit-chelsea-clinton-jenna-bush/|access-date=February 17, 2021|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=June 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609234802/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/02/16/washington-spirit-chelsea-clinton-jenna-bush/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
[[File:Hager with Bushes.jpg|right|thumb|[[Barbara Bush (born 1981)|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]]]]
===Engagement and marriage===


Bush met Henry Chase Hager during the 2004 presidential campaign. They became engaged in August 2007. Before proposing, Hager asked President Bush for permission to marry his daughter.<ref name=WashPost>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081602884.html|title=Jenna and Henry: Now They're Really, Really Official|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=May 6, 2019|date=August 17, 2007|author=Argetsinger, Amy|author2=Roberts, Roxanne}}</ref> Their relationship became public, when the two appeared together at a [[White House]] dinner for [[Charles, Prince of Wales|The Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall|The Duchess of Cornwall]] (now King Charles III and Queen Camilla), in November 2005. Henry Hager attended [[St. Christopher's School, Richmond|St. Christopher's School]], in [[Richmond, Virginia]], and he holds an MBA from 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]].<ref name=cbs>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jenna-bush-ties-the-knot-at-daddys-ranch/|title=Jenna Bush Ties The Knot At Daddy's Ranch|agency=[[CBS News]]|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> He is the son of former [[Republican Party of Virginia|Virginia Republican Party]] Chairman [[John H. Hager]], who previously served as [[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia]] and as the [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]] Assistant Secretary, under [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/jenna-bush-engaged-married-article-1.240091|title=Jenna Bush engaged to be married|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=August 16, 2007|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> The wedding took place during a private ceremony, on May 10, 2008, at her parents' [[Prairie Chapel Ranch]], near [[Crawford, Texas]]. Henry and Jenna Hager have three children.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 14, 2013|title=George W. Bush becomes a grandpa|newspaper=USA Today|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/04/14/jenna-bush-mila-bush-george-w-bush/2082381/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=August 14, 2015|title=Jenna Bush Hager Gives Birth! ''Today Show'' Correspondent Welcomes Daughter Poppy Louise Hager|publisher=[[E! Online]]|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/684581/jenna-bush-hager-gives-birth-today-show-correspondent-welcomes-daughter-poppy-louise-hager}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 5, 2019|title=Jenna Bush Hager welcomes her 3rd child — and her 1st son!|url=https://www.today.com/parents/jenna-bush-hager-welcomes-her-3rd-child-her-1st-son-t155211|work=Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Callahan |first=Chrissy |date=August 8, 2023 |title=Jenna Bush Hager says she'd like to have another baby – but why her husband doesn't |url=https://www.today.com/parents/family/jenna-bush-hager-son-hal-4th-birthday-rcna98805 |website=Today}}</ref>
[[Image:Hager with Bushes.jpg|right|thumb|[[Barbara Pierce Bush|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]] ]]


Unlike most of her relatives (but like her twin sister, Barbara), Hager is not a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. While registering to vote in New York, she mistakenly registered with the [[Independence Party of New York]], while meaning to declare herself a [[Nonpartisan politician|nonpartisan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/jenna-bush-independence-party-error-article-1.1926894|title=Exclusive: Ex-Prez' daughter Jenna Bush Hager mistakenly registered with NY's Independence Party|author=Katz, Celeste|work=New York Daily News|date=September 3, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> In 2010, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' that they preferred not to identify with any political party, stating, "We're both very independent thinkers."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/the-bush-twins-on-their-own-vol-73-no-19/|title=The Bush Twins On Their Own|author=Sobieraj Westfall, Sandra|magazine=People Magazine|volume=73|number=19|date=May 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/george-w-bushs-daughters-are-not-republicans-2014-9|title=George W. Bush's Daughters Are Not Republicans|author=Campbell, Colin|work=Business Insider|date=September 4, 2014|access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/5/bush-daughters-decline-republican-label-were-both-/|title=Bush daughters decline Republican label: 'We're both very independent'|author=Chumley, Cheryl K.|work=The Washington Times|date=September 5, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>
On August 15, 2007, Henry Chase Hager proposed to Jenna Bush on [[Cadillac Mountain]] in [[Acadia National Park]] in [[Maine]].<ref>{{citenews|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/08/17/2007-08-17_jenna_gonna_wed_exrove_intern.html|title= Jenna gonna wed ex-Rove intern|publisher=''[[New York Daily News]]''|author=Bazinet, Kenneth|accessdate=2007-08-17|date=2007-08-17}}</ref> <ref name=WashPost>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081602884.html|title=Jenna and Henry: Now They're Really, Really Official|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|accessdate=2007-08-17|date=2007-08-17|author=Argetsinger, Amy and Roxanne Roberts}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=3491774&page=1|title=White House Wedding in the Works?|publisher=''[[ABC News]]''|accessdate=2007-08-17|date=2007-08-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=7733267|title=First Daughter, Fiance Look To Wed May 10|publisher=''[[KXAN]]''|accessdate=2008-01-16|date=2008-01-16}}</ref> Jenna met Henry during her father's 2004 presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/235596.html|title=Jenna Bush is engaged to be married|publisher=''[[The Kansas City Star]]''|accessdate=2007-08-17|date=2007-08-16|author=''[[The Washington Post]]''}}</ref>
Their relationship became public when the two appeared together at a White House dinner for [[Charles, Prince of Wales|The Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall|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]].<ref>{{citenews|url=http://media.www.bgnews.com/media/storage/paper883/news/2007/08/20/Nation/First.Daughter.Jenna.Bush.Announes.Engagement.To.Longtime.Boyfriend-2932198.shtml|title= First daughter Jenna Bush announes engagement to longtime boyfriend|publisher=''The BG News''|accessdate=2007-08-20|date=2007-08-20|author=MCT}}</ref> He is the son of [[Republican Party of Virginia|Virginia Republican Party]] former Chairman [[John H. Hager]], who previously served as [[Lieutenant Governor#United States|lieutenant governor]] of Virginia and as the [[United States Department of Education|U.S. Department of Education]] Assistant Secretary under [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite news |author=The Associated Press|authorlink=Associated Press |title=Jenna Bush engaged to be married |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-et-jennabushengaged16aug16,0,7978561.story?coll=la-home-center|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2007-08-16 |accessdate=2007-08-16 }}</ref> 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 crowd included many Republicans, such as [[Colin Powell]] and [[Condoleezza Rice]]. The United States Marine Band performed.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208200,00.html | title="President Hosts White House Wedding Reception" | author=Keating, Susan | publisher=People | date=2008-06-21 | accessdate=2008-06-23}}</ref>


Hager serves on the board of the [[Greenwich International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/greenwich-film-festival-michael-imperioli-deborah-royce|title=Actors Michael Imperioli, Deborah Royce Join Greenwich International Film Festival Board|work=Greenwich Patch|author=Heins, Barabara|date=April 20, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2017/06/09/giff-makes-an-impact-especially-with-women/|author=Moskowitz, Michelle|title=GIFF Makes an Impact, Especially With Women|work=Greenwich Patch|date=June 9, 2017|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Ana's Story]], Jenna's non-fiction book.
* [[Barbara Pierce Bush]], twin sister.
* [[First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]], mother.
* [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]], father.
* former [[First Lady]] [[Barbara Bush]], grandmother.
* former [[President of the United States|President]] [[George H.W. Bush]], grandfather.
* former Virginia Lt. Governor [[John H. Hager]], father-in-law


==Bibliography==
==Publications==
* Bush, Jenna (2007). ''Ana's Story--A Journey of Hope''. [[HarperCollins]]. ISBN 0-06137-908-5
*{{cite book|title=[[Ana's Story|Ana's Story : A Journey of Hope]]|first=Jenna|last=Bush|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-06-137908-6|year=2007}}
*{{cite book|title=Read All About It!|publisher=HarperCollins|first1=Laura |last1=Bush|first2=Jenna|last2=Bush|year=2008|isbn=9780061560774}}
* Bush, Laura, Jenna Bush, & Denise Brunkus (illustrator) (2008). ''Read All About It!''. [[HarperCollins]]. ISBN 0-06156-075-8
*{{cite book|title=Our Great Big Backyard|first1=Laura|last1=Bush|first2=Jenna|last2=Bush|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2016|isbn=9780062468369}}
*{{cite book|last1=Bush|first1=Barbara Pierce|last2=Bush Hager|first2=Jenna|title=[[Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life]]|date=2017|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|location=New York|isbn=9781538711415|oclc=972386724}}
*{{cite book|title=[[Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss]]|first=Jenna|last=Bush|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn= 978-0062960627 |year=2020}}


== References ==
==See also==
*[[New Yorkers in journalism]]
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Latest revision as of 13:43, 26 December 2024

Jenna Bush Hager
Hager in 2017
Born
Jenna Welch Bush

(1981-11-25) November 25, 1981 (age 43)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA)
Occupations
  • Author
  • television presenter
Years active2000–present
TelevisionToday correspondent (2009–present)
Today with Hoda & Jenna co-anchor (2019–present)
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Henry Hager
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(m. 2008)​
Children3
Parents
FamilyBush family

Jenna Welch Bush Hager (née Bush; born November 25, 1981)[1] is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the fourth hour of NBC's morning news program, Today. Hager and her fraternal twin sister, Barbara, are the daughters of the 43rd U.S. President, George W. Bush, and former First Lady Laura Bush. Hager is also a granddaughter of the 41st U.S. President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, great-granddaughter of former U.S. Senator Prescott Bush, niece of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and first cousin of former Land Commissioner of Texas, George P. Bush.

After her father's presidency, Hager became an author, an editor-at-large for Southern Living magazine, and a television personality on NBC, being featured, most prominently, as a member of The Today Show as a correspondent, contributor and co-host.[2]

Early life and education

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Jenna (left) and Barbara Bush with their parents in 1990

Jenna Welch Bush was born on November 25, 1981, at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas,[1] and she was named after her maternal grandmother, Jenna Hawkins Welch.[3] While living in Dallas, she and her sister, Barbara, 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 and attended Austin High School, from 1996 until her graduation, in 2000. She was a Senate page.[better source needed][4]

With her father becoming President in 2001, she attended the University of Texas at Austin and took summer classes at New York University. She was a legacy member of Kappa Alpha Theta, her mother's sorority. While there, Jenna and her sister, Barbara, made national headlines, when they were both arrested for alcohol-related charges, twice, within five weeks. On April 29, 2001, Jenna was charged with a misdemeanor for possession of alcohol under the age of 21 in Austin. 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 charges.[5][6][7][8] Jenna Bush graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English, in 2004.

2004 U.S. presidential election

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Jenna Bush (second from right) witnesses her father taking the oath on Inauguration Day on January 20, 2005.

Jenna and Barbara asked their father not to run for President of the United States in 2000: "Oh, I just wish you wouldn't run. It's going to change our life." Her father told them that he and her mother needed to live their lives.[9] In the winter of 2003, she and Barbara opted to become involved in the 2004 campaign.[9] 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.[10] She made headlines, when she was found sticking her tongue out to media photographers at a campaign stop in St. Louis.[11] Jenna and Barbara took turns traveling to swing states, with their father, and they also gave a seven page interview and photo shoot in Vogue.[3] Jenna, later, confirmed that Barbara and Jenna also developed a friendship with John Kerry's daughters, Alexandra and Vanessa, who campaigned on behalf of their father.[12]

Career

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Teaching

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Before leaving Washington, D.C., in summer 2006, Hager worked at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School for a year and a half, as a teacher's aide.[13] She took a leave of absence from the charter school position to work at a shelter, as part of an internship for UNICEF's Educational Policy Department in Latin America, specifically Panama.[14][15] After her internship for UNICEF, Hager returned to her position at the charter school in Washington, D.C.[16] She has done work as a part-time reading coordinator at the SEED Public Charter School in Baltimore, Maryland, and she has contributed a monthly news story about education for the Today show.[17]

Jenna Hager (left), with her mother, her twin sister, and Elmo, at the Sesame Workshop Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner (2007)

Writing

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In 2007, Hager began marketing a book proposal, with the assistance of Robert B. Barnett, a Washington attorney.[14] 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.[14][18][19] 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.[20] Her share of the profits will go to UNICEF, while the remainder will go to the woman whose life is the basis of the book, assisting in the young woman's continuing education.[21] During the book tour, Hager appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. During the interview, Hager telephoned her parents.[22] Hager wrote a second book, in conjunction with her mother, designed to encourage children to read.[23] The book, entitled Read All About It!, was published on April 22, 2008, also by HarperCollins.[23]

On November 26, 2012, Hager was named editor-at-large of Southern Living magazine.[24]

NBC News (2009–present)

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Since 2009, Jenna Bush has worked at NBC News, as a correspondent, and at Today, as both a contributor and an anchor. In August 2009, NBC hired Hager as a correspondent and contributor for The Today Show.

Jenna Hager reading at her late grandfather's funeral service (2018)

As time progressed, Hager's profile increased on Today, including filling in as the orange room anchor during the 7AM-9AM hours and substituting for Kathie Lee Gifford or Hoda Kotb during the fourth hour.[25]

In 2018, she interviewed Michelle Obama in a discussion about her life in the White House, the challenges of raising her daughters in the spotlight, and her book, Becoming.[26] They also discussed the political atmosphere and political bipartisanship, with Obama stating that, despite their political differences, Hager's father, George W. Bush, is a "beautiful, funny, kind, sweet man".[27]

In March 2019, Hager started Read with Jenna, a monthly book club on Today Show.[28] In April 2019, Hager began co-anchoring the fourth hour of Today with Hoda Kotb, following Kathie Lee Gifford's departure.[29]

In 2019, Hager was able to participate with Willie Geist in a special episode of How Low Will You Go, which aired on the Today Show.[30]

In 2021, Hager reacted, emotionally, to the storming of the United States Capitol, live, on air, stating:

I have had the privilege of standing on those steps for several inaugurations, not just for family members but for the first black president of the United States of America. I kissed my grandfather goodbye in that rotunda. I have felt the majesty of our country in those walls, and nobody can take that from any of us.[31]

In February 2022, Hager signed a first-look deal with Universal Studio Group.[32]

On a November 2022 episode of Today with Hoda and Jenna, Hager confessed that she "never wears underwear".[33][34][35] Later that month, she appeared on Watch What Happens Live and told host Andy Cohen that she did not wear underwear during a dinner she had with King Charles, then Prince Charles, the night before Queen Elizabeth II died.[36]

In February 2023, she announced her third book, Love Comes First, and sources reported "Jenna's top Picks"[37] and other endorsement deals.

Sports investment

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In February 2021, The Washington Post reported that Chelsea Clinton, Bush Hager, Dominique Dawes, and Briana Scurry were part of an investment group, investing in the Washington Spirit professional soccer club in the National Women's Soccer League.[38][39]

Personal life

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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

Bush met Henry Chase Hager during the 2004 presidential campaign. They became engaged in August 2007. Before proposing, Hager asked President Bush for permission to marry his daughter.[40] Their relationship became public, when the two appeared together at a White House dinner for The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (now King Charles III and Queen Camilla), in November 2005. Henry Hager attended St. Christopher's School, in Richmond, Virginia, and he holds an MBA from 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.[41] 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.[42] The wedding took place during a private ceremony, on May 10, 2008, at her parents' Prairie Chapel Ranch, near Crawford, Texas. Henry and Jenna Hager have three children.[43][44][45][46]

Unlike most of her relatives (but like her twin sister, Barbara), Hager is not a member of the Republican Party. While registering to vote in New York, she mistakenly registered with the Independence Party of New York, while meaning to declare herself a nonpartisan.[47] In 2010, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush told People that they preferred not to identify with any political party, stating, "We're both very independent thinkers."[48][49][50]

Hager serves on the board of the Greenwich International Film Festival.[51][52]

Publications

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  • Bush, Jenna (2007). Ana's Story : A Journey of Hope. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-137908-6.
  • Bush, Laura; Bush, Jenna (2008). Read All About It!. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061560774.
  • Bush, Laura; Bush, Jenna (2016). Our Great Big Backyard. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062468369.
  • Bush, Barbara Pierce; Bush Hager, Jenna (2017). Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781538711415. OCLC 972386724.
  • Bush, Jenna (2020). Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0062960627.

See also

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References

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