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Today Show Hires Jenna Bush

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Former first daughter will work as correspondent.

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Former President Bush’s staffers may be having trouble finding jobs, but his children are doing OK: NBC’s Today show has hired Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of George W. Bush, to work as a new correspondent. Hager, a 27-year-old teacher in Baltimore, will contribute monthly stories about issues like education. “It wasn’t something I’d always dreamed to do,” Bush said. “But I think one of the most important things in life is to be open-minded and to be open-minded for change.” Bush will also continue to work in her school, where she will be a reading coordinator this year.

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