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Barbara Pierce Bush (born November 25 , 1981 , in Dallas, Texas ) is one of the Fraternal Twin daughters of U.S. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush . Barbara is the elder having been born before her sister Jenna Welch Bush . They are arguably the first First Twins, as the first twin children of a sitting President. Barbara is named after her paternal grandmother, former First Lady Barbara Bush , and attended Yale University . Barbara has recently been working with AIDS patients in Africa through a program sponsored by the Houston -based Baylor College Of Medicine 's International Pediatrics AIDS Initiative. {Link without Title} {Link without Title} {Link without Title} {Link without Title} {Link without Title} Upon her father's induction into the office of Governor Of Texas in 1994 , Barbara attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas . In 1996, Barbara began attending Stephen F. Austin High School , graduating with the class of 2000 . She followed her father's legacy by choosing to attend Yale University , her father's, grandfather George H.W. Bush 's, and great-grandfather Prescott Bush 's Alma Mater . PUBLIC ROLE Barbara graduated from college in May of 2004; the event was given heavy media coverage. This more open relationship with the media grew during the summer of 2004, prior to the '' magazine. The media also extensively covered the campaigning of John Kerry 's daughters Vanessa and Alexandra , turning the election into, at least in part, a "battle of the daughters". In 2006, Barbara joined her mother on diplomatic trips to Liberia in January 2006, attending the inaugaration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , and to the Vatican City to meet with Pope Benedict XVI in February 2006. Negative media coverage Despite her attempts to remain outside the view of mainstream media, on May 29 , 2001 Barbara was charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol at Chuy's, a popular Mexican Restaurant within close driving distance of the University Of Texas At Austin campus. This along with her sister's charges were widely publisized by the media. They both pleaded No Contest to all charges. [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/jenna5.html SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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