Jenna Bush Hager Finally Unveils Her Secret White House Codename—The Unexpected Truth About How the Secret Service Kept Tabs on Her!
Jenna Bush Hager Opens Up About Life in the White House and the Adorable Codename She Was Given by the Secret Service
From 2001 to 2009, Today co-host Jenna Bush Hager called the White House home while her father, George W. Bush, served two terms as President of the United States. As you’d expect, those years left her with plenty of fascinating stories—including one about her very own Secret Service codename.
During a 2020 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Jenna revealed one of Washington D.C.’s little-known details: the alias assigned to her by the Secret Service.
Just like other high-profile individuals under the agency’s protection, Jenna was given a unique codename for security purposes, used exclusively over radio frequencies. And hers? It was surprisingly sweet.
“My codename was Twinkle,” she told Andy Cohen with a smile. “I choose to take that as a compliment.”
The nickname resurfaced years later in an unexpected way—this time, in front of her colleagues.
“When the Today show team visited the White House, we walked in and the security guys said, ‘Twinkle, welcome home,’” Jenna recalled. “Everyone turned to me like, ‘Wait… Twinkle?!’”
But she wasn’t the only one in her family with a charming alias. Her twin sister, Barbara, was assigned the codename Turquoise.
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Spilling White House Secrets: Crushes, Mishaps, and More
During the candid chat with Andy Cohen, Jenna answered a range of fun questions—including whether she ever had a crush on a Secret Service agent.
“There was one who was very handsome,” she admitted. “I didn’t have a crush on him, but one of my best friends definitely did!”
As for whether she ever accidentally damaged anything in the White House? She fessed up with a laugh.
“Not in the Oval Office, thank goodness,” she clarified. “But upstairs in the residence? Yeah… I definitely stained something.”
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Jenna and Barbara Hit the Road for Their Bestselling Book Tour
Jenna and her twin sister, Barbara, are taking their latest project on the road!
As announced during the December 9, 2024, episode of Today, the sisters will be touring in support of their #1 New York Times bestselling book, I Loved You First.
Fans eager to catch them in person should start marking their calendars now! Here are the official tour dates:
📍 March 25 — Madison, CT
📍 March 26 — Wyckoff, NJ
📍 March 27 — Charleston, SC
📍 March 29 — Tampa, FL & Villages, FL
📍 March 30 — Dallas, TX & Fort Worth, TX
Will You Be Attending the Tour?
From her time in the White House to her life today as a bestselling author and TV personality, Jenna Bush Hager continues to captivate audiences with her stories.
Are you planning to see Jenna and Barbara on tour? Let us know in the comments!
