Barbara and Jenna Bush

Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Welch Bush (born November 25, 1981, in Dallas, Texas) are the fraternal twin daughters of U.S. president George W. Bush and Laura Bush. Barbara is the elder sister.

Graduation and campaigning

Both daughters graduated from college in May of 2004; the events were given heavy media coverage, as opposed to the "hands-off" approach that journalists had taken in the past. This more open relationship with the media grew during the summer of 2004, prior to the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, in which the twins made several public appearances, including giving a speech to the Republican Convention on August 31. The twins, who took turns traveling to various swing states with their father, gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in the August 2004 edition of Vogue. In the interview Jenna describes the twins' decision to accompany their father on parts of the campaign trail as their own decision. "It's not like he called me up and asked me," she said. "But I love my Dad and I think I'd regret it if I didn't do this." While campaigning, Jenna met her current beau, Henry Hager. The media also extensively covered the campaigning of John Kerry's daughters Vanessa and Alexandra, turning the election into, at least in part, a "battle of the daughters".

Related Topics:
2004 U.S. Presidential election - Republican Convention - August 31 - Swing states - Vogue - John Kerry - Vanessa - Alexandra

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According to Reader's Digest, "Jenna, a recent graduate of the University of Texas, has followed in her mother's footsteps and is teaching at a Washington, D.C., public school."

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