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Introduction
Jenna Bush Hager is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is currently the co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the fourth hour of NBC’s morning news program Today. Hager and her twin sister, Barbara, are the daughters of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura 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.
Early life
| Name | Jenna Bush Hager |
| Net Worth | $15 million |
| Salary | $5 million |
| Occupation | News personality, Author, Journalist |
| Age | 40 years |
| Height | 1.68m |
Jenna Welch Bush Hager was born on November 25, 1981 (age 40 years) at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, United States. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Jenna Hawkins Welch. While living in Dallas, 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 and attended Austin High School from 1996 until her graduation in 2000.
Bush Hager attended the University of Texas at Austin and took summer classes at New York University with her father becoming President in 2001. 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 5 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. Jenna Bush graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English in 2004.
2004 U.S. presidential election
Jenna Bush Hager and her sister Barbara Bush asked their 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 them that he and her mother needed to live their lives. In the winter of 2003, she and Barbara opted to become involved in the 2004 campaign. 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 at the Republican Convention on August 31, 2004.
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Jenna Bush made headlines when she was found sticking her tongue out to media photographers at a campaign stop in St. Louis. Jenna and Barbara took turns traveling to the swing states with their father and also gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in Vogue. 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.
Career
Jenna Bush Hager worked at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School for a year and a half as a teacher’s aide before leaving Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2006. 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. After her internship for UNICEF, Hager returned to her position at the charter school in Washington, D.C. She currently works as a part-time reading coordinator at the SEED Public Charter School in Baltimore, Maryland, and contributes a monthly news story about education for the Today show.
Books
Jenna Bush Hager began marketing a book proposal with the assistance of Robert B. Barnett, a Washington attorney in 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.
HarperCollins announced in March 2007, it would publish the book and it was released on September 28, 2007, with an initial printing of 500,000 copies. 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.
Hager appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during the book tour; during the interview, Hager telephoned her parents. Hager wrote a second book, in conjunction with her mother, designed to encourage children to read. The book, entitled Read All About It!, was published on April 22, 2008, also by HarperCollins. On November 26, 2012, Hager was named editor-at-large of Southern Living magazine.
NBC News
Jenna Bush Hager has worked at NBC News as a correspondent, Today contributor and anchor since 2009. In August 2009, NBC hired Hager as a correspondent and contributor for The Today Show. As time has progressed, Hager’s profile has increased on Today including filling in as the orange room anchor during the 7 AM-9 AM hours and substituting for Kathie Lee Gifford or Hoda Kotb during the 4th hour.
Bush Hager interviewed Michelle Obama in 2018 in a discussion about her life in the White House, the challenges of raising her daughters in the spotlight and her book Becoming. 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”.
Book Club
In March 2019, Mrs. Jenna Bush Hager started Read with Jenna, a monthly book club on Today Show. In April 2019, Hager began co-anchoring the fourth hour of Today with Hoda Kotb following Kathie Lee Gifford’s departure.
In 2021, Hager reacted emotionally to the storming of the United States Capitol live on air saying: 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. In February 2022, Hager signed a first-look deal with Universal Studio Group.
Political party
Unlike most of her relatives (but like her twin sister Barbara), Jenna Bush 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. 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.” Hager serves on the board of the Greenwich International Film Festival.
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Husband
Jenna Bush is married to Henry Chase Hager, they had their wedding in 2008. Her husband is a businessman. She first met her husband Henry Chase Hager during the 2004 presidential campaign. The couple became engaged in August 2007 and the wedding took place during a private ceremony on May 10, 2008, at her parents’ Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas. Before proposing, Hager asked President Bush for permission to marry his daughter. 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. As of 2022, Jenna and her husband Hager have three children: Mila Hager, Poppy Louise Hager, and Poppy Hager.
Henry Chase Hager mini Wikipedia
Henry Chase Hager attended St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Virginia, and 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. 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.
Jenna Bush Hager net worth
How much is Jenna Bush Hager worth? Jenna Bush Hager net worth is estimated at around $15 million. Her main source of income is from her career as a news personality, author, and journalist. Bush Hager salary with other career earnings is over $5 million+ annually. Her successful career has earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and influential news personalities and journalists in the United States.