Former President George W. Bush quickly broke the ice and sliced through the awkwardness of sharing a stage with President Obama, who regularly assails his record on the stump, during the unveiling of the 43rd president’s official portrait.
In a rare public appearance with former first lady Laura Bush and his two daughters Jenna and Barbara, as well as former President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush in the front row, Mr. Bush took the stage and jokingly noted the symmetry between his portrait and the one hanging on the wall behind him of George Washington.
“I am pleased that my portrait brings an interesting symmetry to theWhite House collection: It now starts and ends with George W,” he said with a laugh.
Recalling that first lady Dolley Madison revered the first president’s portrait so much that she saved it before the British burned the White House in 1812, Mr. Bush looked out in the audience to first lady Michelle Obama.
6 comments:
Classy the Bushs' are !
It was interesting to see how giddy Joe Biden got when he was able to meet a true American leader.
Wish he was back in the White House, one of the best presidents that ever walked the halls of the White House!!
lol@1030
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lol@1030
June 1, 2012 11:48 AM
Chuck Cook is in the house!!
Regardless of what 11:48am thinks George W. was a much better president than the Muslim could ever be.
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