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(10 May 2008) HEADLINE: Jenna, Henry Hager wed at Bush ranch
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CAPTION: President Bush's daughter, Jenna, has wed her longtime boyfriend, Henry Hager, at her dad's Texas ranch, in a ceremony the White House made sure was not seen by prying eyes. (May 10)
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NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOT LIST.
[Notes:Checkpoint]
As promised, Jenna Bush and Henry Hager were NOT to be seen when they tied the knot in private at Prairie Chapel Ranch.
[Notes:File footage Nixon wedding]
Other presidential weddings may have been covered live...
[Notes:Reporter pointing to email]
.. but for President Bush's daughter, an e-mail from the White House was the only confirmation it took place.
[Notes:File foto/footage Jenna and Henry]
Officials said the 26-year-old Bush and 30-year-old Hager exchanged vows outdoors by a lake ...
[Notes:File foto/footage Kirbyjon Caldwell]
... with Houston pastor and Bush family friend Kirbyjon Caldwell officiating.
[Notes:File footage president & first lady]
But the full details are known ONLY to the First Couple and 200 invited guests.
[Notes:Standup bridge]
In fact this checkpoint is as close as anyone without an invite got to the nuptials. And for those used to celebrity weddings with red carpets and aerial coverage by helicopter. Well, here at the ranch, the carpet's wildflowers -- and the airspace is a no-fly zone.
[Notes:To Crawford beauty shots]
Lacking invites to the party, Bush's Crawford, Texas, neighbors threw one of their own.
[Notes:Red Bull souvenir shop woman serving cake]
At this souvenir shop, they served up cake...
SOT: Why? Because it's the Jenna Bush wedding, and we're in Crawford Texas where the wedding's taking place.
SOT: We're real excited for the kids and president BUsh and Mrs. Bush and proud for Texas. FONT: Barry MacDonald, Frisco, Texas
SOT: She didn't want nothing big and fancy. That's what she wanted. That's what her dad give her. FONT: Linda Holt, Dallas
[Notes:Demonstrators hold up "Peace to the Newlyweds" sign]
Even the anti-war protesters camped here declared a truce for Jenna.
SOT: I don't think any of us have changed our minds. But this is her day. So we wanted to say something nice. FONT: Harrison Wood, anti-war activist
Meanwhile, the shops sold mountains of Jenna-and-Henry knicknacks...
SOT: We're getting six. One for everybody in the family. Even though they're democrats.
... though THIS man told us his WIFE made him buy some.
SOT: She's from England. She brought all those souvenirs of the royal family. So I thought I'd treat her to our royal family overhere. NO FONT (not sure of his name)
[Notes:Long shot people walking Crawford's main street]
But in terms of what the bride and groom and the wedding party ACTUALLY looked like, folks in Crawford could only guess ...
[Notes:Veiled geese in front yard]
... or visit this front yard to, well, take a gander and use their imaginations.
MS, The Associated Press, Crawford, Texas

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