Bush's Daughters Letter To Barack Obama's Daughters

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

The twins Barbara and Jenna Bush Hager, daughters of former President George W. Bush, wrote an emotional letter to Sasha and Malia Obama, daughters of President Barack Obama now that in a few days he will leave the White House.

The letter, published this Friday by TIME magazine and which triumphs on the networks, reveals intimate moments lived between the four young women on the historic day eight years ago that their father, the outgoing president, saw power rise for the first time in history from the country to an African American president.

Barbara Bush is the head and co-founder of the Global Health Corps organization and her sister Jenna is a correspondent for the morning program Today (NBC).

This is the full letter from Jenna and Barbara Busha to Sasha and Malia Obama:

Malia and Sasha, eight years ago on a cold November day, you greeted us on the steps of the White House. We saw the light and concern in your eyes as you looked at your new home. We left our jobs in Baltimore and New York early and traveled to Washington to show them around. To show you Lincoln's bedroom, and the rooms that were once ours, to introduce you to the people - the florists, the maintenance staff and the butlers - who are dedicated to making this home a home. The four of us walked through the majestic hallways of the house that you did not choose to move into. When they slid down the rails of the solarium, just like we had when we were 8 and again, when we were 20, trying to catch our youth,her laughter and joy were infectious.

In eight years you have done a lot. They have seen a lot, They stood in front of the doors of the Robben Island prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for decades. They traveled to Liberia and Morocco with their mother to talk to girls about the importance of education; girls who are reflected in you, who saw themselves in their parents, who saw what they could become if they continued studying. You went to state dinners, explored national parks, met international leaders, and managed to laugh at your father's jokes at the annual turkey forgiveness dinner on Thanksgiving, all while you were still girls, went to school, and continued to make friends. We have seen how they have grown from girls to impressive women with grace and naturalness.

And in the midst of it all, they had themselves. Just like we did.

Now, you are about to join a very special club, that of the ex-first children: a position that you did not seek and for which there are no instructions. But you have so much to look forward to. They will write the history of their lives, beyond the shadow of their parents, even so they will always carry the experiences of these 8 years that have passed.

Never forget the wonderful people who work at the White House. The person who welcomed us when we were 7 at our grandfather's inauguration was Nancy, the White House florist, who led us inside to flee the cold. She helped us prepare colorful winter bouquets to place next to our grandparents' beds. Nancy made the flower arrangements at Jenna's wedding. Appreciate your own Nancy. We are still in contact with the secret service. They were part of our upbringing: being there on our first [romantic] dates, first days and even engagement and honeymoon. We know it's not always easy: the two of us were teenagers followed by men with backpacks, but they put their lives on hold for us.

Enjoy college. As much of the world knows, we did it. And you will no longer have the weight of the world on your young shoulders. Explore what you are passionate about. Know who they are. Make your own mistakes: you have the right to do so. Continue to surround yourself with loyal friends who know you, adore you, and faithfully protect you. Those who judge them do not love them and their voices should not weigh them down. It is their hearts that really matter.

Take everything you have learned, the people you have met, the lessons learned, and allow that to guide you in making positive changes. We do not doubt that you will. Traveling with our parents taught us much more than any class would. That opened our eyes to new people as well as many cultures and ideas. We met workers in Michigan, teachers in California, doctors working on the borders of Burma, children on the dusty streets of Kampala waiting in line to see the President of the United States, and children with HIV waiting to receive the antiretroviral drugs that would save them. life. A tiny girl wearing a lavender dress looked so young, but she was not. It was that she looked very small because she was sick. Her mother admitted that she might not live to see these drugs, but that her brothers and sisters would. After meeting that girl, Barbara returned to college to change her career and the course of her life.

You have experienced the incredible pressure of the White House. They have heard harsh criticism of their parents from whom they have never even met them. They were there when their precious parents were reduced to simple news headlines. Their parents, who put them before everything and who not only showed them, but gave them the world. As always, they will be there to support you when you start your new chapter. And we will too.