Bush, was president, and the former first daughters are looking back on everything from trying to change their dad's mind about gay marriage to what it was like to learn that Saddam Hussein's sons kept photos of them in their gym. In an excerpt from their upcoming memoir, Sisters First, published by People , Barbara, 35, recalled how her Secret Service agents used to sit outside her dorm room at Yale University and pretend to read while watching for visitors.
Opening up: Jenna Bush Hager left and Barbara Bush right give a behind-the-scenes look at their lives as first daughters in an excerpt from their new memoir, Sisters First. Looking back: Barbara pictured with Jenna in recalled having Secret Service agents sitting outside her dorm room at Yale University after the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons. Even though we were clothed, the news was chilling. As a student at Yale, Barbara also had to deal with the backlash that came along with some of her father's controversial policies and decisions when he was president.
Barbara recalled getting 'mediocre' grades in one of her humanities classes and her TA offered her an A if she convinced her father not to go to war in Iraq. Terrifying: Barbara explained American troops found photos of her and Jenna with images of naked women at Uday left and Qusay right Hussein's gym. They're pictured with their father.
Standing her ground: Barbara revealed she tried to change her father's mind about gay rights as a teen, but she ended up storming away from him. The Bush family is pictured in She explained that the shocking experience left her wondering 'how many other people though a presidential daughter should be held responsible for any beliefs other than her own. However, as first daughter, Barbara admitted that she did try to change her father's mind about gay rights when she was 16 years old, but she ended up storming away from him.
Different opinions: Barbara knew her father to be 'accepting and tolerant', but she said he was not 'comfortable with the idea of gay marriage and its implications' like she was. First daughters: The twins are the only children of former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura. They're pictured being held by their parents as newborns. Growing up in the public eye: When they were children, their grandfather, George H.
