SKIING
THERE.
COMPLIMENTS OF OUR AVENUEIDA
HOUSTON CAMP.
FORCER FIRST DAUGHTERS HAVE A
NEW BOOK OUT CALLED SISTERS
FIRST.
WE OF COURSE WATCHED THEM GROW
UP IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
>> OH, FOR SURE.
PICTURES.
THEY SHARED THEIR STORIES AND
THEIR PICTURES.
LOOK AT THAT.
IN THE BOOK.
THIS IS FROM THEIR WILD AND
WONDERFUL LIFE.
AND REALLY A SNEAK PEEK INTO
WHAT IT WAS LIKE GROWING UP YOU
THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE SISTERS MADE A STOP IN
HOUSTON TO HELP WITH REBUILDING
EFFORTS AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY.
AND I GOT A CHANCE TO CHAT WITH
THEM
HOW ARE YOU?
[APPLAUSE]
>> HI.
>> JENNA BUSH HAGER AND BARBARA
PIERCE BUSH SURPRISED VOLUNTEERS
WITH AMERICORP AT A HOME DAMAGED
BY HURRICANE HARVEY.
THEY'RE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO MAKE SURE THIS MOM OF TWO
RETURNS TO THEIR HOME BY
CHRISTMAS.
>> THERE'S STILL PEOPLE THAT
NEED HELP AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE
SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
WE'RE HERE WITH SOME AMAZING
VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE DEDICATED
THEIR YEAR AT THE VERY LEAST TO
HELP REBUILD HOUSTON.
THINGS.
NORMAL.
BUT ANYBODY WHO'S BEEN AFFECTED,
THEIR LIFE WILL NOT GO BACK TO
NORMAL UNLESS THEIR LIVES ARE
THEM.
>> SUPPORTING HOUSTON IS A
PRIORITY FOR THE SISTERS.
>> WE LOVE HOUSTON.
THE RESILIENCE OF ALL OF THOSE
THAT LIVE HERE IS INCREDIBLE.
>> THE BAYOU CITY IS JUST ONE OF
20 CITIES THEY'RE STOPPING ON
THEIR TWO-WEEK BOOK TOUR,
PROMOTING "SISTERS FIRST," A
BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THEIR
VERY PUBLIC LIVES.
NEVER HAD.
SO IT'S VERY FUN.
>> SISTERLY ROAD TRIP.
>> ARE YOU THELMA?
>> YES, I'M THELMA.
>> IN THE BOOK ARE SOME OF THE
BEST PHOTOS OF THE TWINS AS
MOMENTS IN TIME.
PRIVATE FAMILY PHOTOS AT
HOLIDAYS AND EVEN PLAYING VIDEO
GAMES WITH DAD.
CHOICES.
A TRUE PERSONAL LOOK AT THEIR
WILD AND WONDERFUL LIFE.
>> WE DEFINITELY WANTED IT TO BE
PERSONAL AND VULNERABLE, BECAUSE
WE KNEW IF WE WERE GOING TO TAKE
THE TIME TO RIGHT SOMETHING, WE
WANTED IT TO BE AUTHENTIC.
>> WE KNEW IF WE WERE GOING TO
SHARE OUR STORIES, THEY NEEDED
TO BE THE EXTREMELY GREAT
POSITIVE MOMENTS AND ALSO THE
MORE DIFFICULT CHALLENGES,
BECAUSE THAT MAKES YOU WHO YOU
ARE AND HELPS YOU REALIZE WHO
YOU WANT TO BE IN THE WORLD AND
LUCKILY FOR US WE'VE ALWAYS HAD
SOMEONE ALONGSIDE THAT'S OUR
AGE, THAT'S OUR PARTNER IN GOING
THROUGH EVERYTHING IN LIFE AND
THAT'S BEEN SO LUCKY FOR US AND
WE HAVE SISTERS -- BEST FRIENDS
THAT ARE LIKE SISTERS.
>> THE SISTERS HAVE AN
UNQUESTIONED BOND ONLY
STRENGTHENED BY THE TWIN FACTOR.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT EACH OTHER,
THEY SAY THEY LEARNED A FEW
THINGS ABOUT EACH OTHER, TOO.
>> THERE WAS DEFINITELY THINGS I
LEARNED ABOUT BARBARA, ALTHOUGH
SHE IS ONE OF THE CLOSEST PEOPLE
IN MY LIFE.
SO I KNEW MOST OF IT.
BUT LITTLE DETAILS OF HOW SHE
FELT DURING TIMES LIKE SEPTEMBER
11th, WERE THINGS SHE HAD
NEVER TOLD ME.
AND WERE REALLY MOVING.
>> IT WAS A REAL GIFT TO WRITE
THIS AND THEN GET TO READ
JENNA'S, BECAUSE WHILE WE KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT EACH OTHER, WE
OTHER'S HEAD.
>> THE POWER OF SISTERHOOD IS
GREAT IN FRIENDSHIPS AS WELL.
I DON'T HAVE A SISTER.
SO I HAVE BEST FRIENDS THAT I
CALL LIKE THE SISTERS I NEVER
>> YEAH.
>> THE WHOLE IDEA OF WRITING THE
BOOK IS THE POWER OF SISTERHOOD,
OTHER UP.
AND COMING HERE TODAY REALLY
PROVES THAT THAT POWER IS STRONG
IN OUR COUNTRY.
>> IT TRULY IS.
IT WAS SUCH A TREAT TO MEET THEM
AND I GOT TO TELL YOU RIGHT IN
THAT MOMENT, OF SAYING HELLO,
VERY REAL.
>> THEY SEEM IT.
THEY SEEM IT.
>> AND OF COURSE, THEIR NEW
BOOK, "SISTERS FIRST" IS
AVAILABLE ONLINE.
ALSO AVAILABLE AT LOCAL
BOOKSTORES.
THEY DID SIGN THEIR COPY FOR ME
AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WERE
>> OH, COOL.
>> THE SHIRTS THAT THEY WERE
WEARING IN THAT STORY IS --
THEY'RE AVAILABLE AT HOMAGE.COM
AND THEY'RE $25.
THESE ARE ADORABLE AS WE
HELLO.
>> AND THIS IS SOFT COTTON.
YEAH.
AND ALL OF THE PROCEEDS FROM
THESE SHIRTS GO TO HOMES
AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY FOR
THE REBUILDING PROCESS.
GET YOURSELF ONE.