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Barbara Pierce Bush
Born (1981-11-25) November 25, 1981 (age 43)
United States Midland, Texas
Parent(s)George W. Bush and Laura Bush
For the wife of George H.W. Bush, see Barbara Bush.

Barbara Pierce Bush (born November 25 1981 in Midland, Texas) is the elder of the fraternal twin daughters of U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.

Education and Work Life

Sister of Jenna Bush, together they are known as the first First Twins both because they are the children of the U.S. President and because they are the first twin children of a sitting President. Barbara is named after her paternal grandmother, former First Lady Barbara Bush. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in Humanities.

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

When she lived in the Preston Hollow section of Dallas, she and her sister attended Preston Hollow Elementary School; Laura Bush served on Preston Hollow's Parent Teachers Association while the Bush twins attended Preston Hollow. When her father became Governor of Texas in 1994, Barbara attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. In 1996, Barbara began attending Austin High School, graduating with the class of 2000. She followed her father's legacy by choosing to attend Yale University, the alma mater of her father, grandfather George H.W. Bush, great-grandfather Prescott Bush and great-great-great-grandfather James Smith Bush.

Barbara lives in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Recently Barbara has been working with a Smithsonian museum in New York, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Previously, Barbara had been working with AIDS patients in Africa, in Tanzania, South Africa, and Botswana among other places, through a program sponsored by the Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine's International Pediatrics AIDS Initiative

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Barbara Bush (left) at the Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI

Barbara's graduation from Yale in May 2004 was given heavy media coverage. Barbara and Jenna made several media appearances during the summer of 2004 prior to the 2004 US Presidential election including giving a speech to the Republican Convention on August 31 Barbara and Jenna took turns traveling to swing states with their father and also gave a seven-page interview and photo shoot in Vogue magazine. 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. Barbara joined her mother on diplomatic trips to Liberia in January 2006 to attend the inauguration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and to Vatican City to meet with Pope Benedict XVI in February 2006. Pope Benedict XVI surprised Barbara when he asked if she wishes for him to preside over her future wedding. The 'engagement' ring Barbara wears was presented to her by the Vatican under the late Pope John Paul II. Whom it came from remains a secret.

According to ABC News, in November 2006, she and her sister were asked to leave Argentina by the U.S. Embassy in Argentina—security issues were cited. However, the U.S. Embassy in Argentina flatly rejected ABC News' claim. The twins had travelled to Buenos Aires to celebrate their 25th birthday and remained in Argentina for their full itinerary.

In a poll run by Britain's FHM magazine, Barbara and her sister Jenna were voted 17th and 18th most eligible bachelorettes. . Voting took into consideration both "wealth and looks".

References

  1. Pulle, Matt. "Split Decision", Dallas Observer, January 11, 2007.
  2. "SECURE LOCATION". New York Post Online Edition. November 9, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  3. Argetsinger, Amy & Roxanne Roberts."First Twin Jenna Bush may leave D.C. social scene", Washington Post, July 3, 2006.
  4. Minzesheimer, Bob. Jenna Bush embarks on book 'Journey', USA Today, March 6, 2007.
  5. Dana Milbank (May 24, 2004). "Telephoto Finish: The Bush Twins Graduate From College, and Private Life". Washington Post. p. Page C01. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  6. Jennifer Loven (July 14 2005). "Bush twins not deterred by shutterbugs". Independent Online (Pty) Ltd. "IOL". Retrieved 2007-01-24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. John Donnelly (July 6, 2005). "Bush daughter is said to volunteer in S. Africa". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  8. "Bush's Daughter to Intern for Baylor College of Medicine's International Pediatric AIDS Initiative Clinics in Africa". Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report. May 25, 2004. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
  9. "Remarks by Barbara and Jenna Bush to the 2004 Republican National Convention". The Washington Post. August 31, 2004. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  10. Julia Reed (August 2004). "Jenna and Barbara Bush: Sister Act". Vogue.
  11. Joe Goldman and Rhonda Schwartz. "U.S. Embassy Asks Bush Twins to Leave Country". The Blotter, blogs.abcnews.com (November 27, 2006). Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  12. "Rod's daughter most eligible". NEWS.COM.AU. February 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-28.

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