How did she become a part of one of the oldest and most established morning talk shows, though?

Hager then shared the person who made the difference in her career, saying it was Kotb herself.

That’s where you are.'

Jenna Bush Hager smiling

And that was good.

That was what I wanted to be."

Hager got emotional as she shared her story.

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on the today show

“I wanted to tell stories,” she explained to Kotb.