Bush: Might could dance all night

by Mark Silva

President Bush headed to Texas today to get ready for the private weekend wedding of his daughter Jenna and his new son Henry at the Prairie Chapel Ranch.

He plans to talk about this some in his weekly radio address on Saturday, actually a tribue to Mother's Day, but the White House won't be doing much talking about the exceptionally private affair.

"He is looking forward to the weekend, as is the entire Bush family,'' Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the early-to-bed president, said aboard Air Force one en route to Texas today. "He, I think, is also going to make sure he gets a good night's sleep tonight so he can stay up late the rest of the weekend and enjoy all the activities that are planned.''

Daughter Jenna, one of the Bush twin-daughters, will marry Henry Hager on Saturday.

The president is "looking forward to it, he's excited, like any proud father is, to see one of his daughters get married,'' Johndroe said.

It will be an event for family and friends only, but that's a pretty large group: "The very large Bush family is all going to be converging in Crawford to celebrate this weekend.''

And private, adds this spokesman for the National Security Council who is accustomed to delivering "read-outs'' of diplomatic sessions: "Be assured that there will be absolutely no read-out of the wedding, whatsoever. This really is a private event for the family.''

"If the family decides -- and I think they may -- on Sunday to release a couple of photos of the ceremony, then we will certainly provide those to you. But otherwise, I think the activities of the weekend are going to be a really private celebration for Jenna and Henry's family and friends.''