What about the bean bag chairs. Are those considered a ‘nice gift’?
I wouldn’t give those to someone living in a burned out trailer. What an insulting disgrace. Are they supposed to be put in the same room with the revered antique furniture?
They are both trash. Pure and simple with trashy taste. They are unsuccessfully trying to take the office down to their level.
The entire world knows they are not fit for the respect of the Office of the President of the United States.
I believe most of the raw materials for the Bean Bags come from China.
But, put yourself in his shoes - what would you give a visiting dignitary as a gesture of good will?
I’d do something along the lines of hitting Hollywood up for some prop from a famous movie, or maybe a custom gun/rifle from Red Jacket Firearms, perhaps a custom made pocketknife from an American knife-maker. Perhaps looking into a quality set of tools from Snap-on.
What I would NEVER do, is pull the hare-brained, low-class crap that Zero has pulled. An iPod with his speeches on it? Arrogance on display. A collection of DVDs in a basket? Wow ... what an utter lack of thought that was. “Here’s a credit card, run to Walmart and spend $200-500 on something that says “America””
Or, giving the sons/daughters gifts from the White House Gift Shop. What the H*ll is that noise?
For sons/daughters - how about asking a celebrity to autograph a CD or DVD for them? Or a stock (non-custom) nice pocketknife, or camera for them to record their own trip. A little thought could go a long ways.
Besides, isn’t there a Protocol Agent that could advise you on these matters?