President Bush gifted with boots, hats,saddles and swords, many times over

The Boston Globe ^ | 9/3/2002 01:31 | Sonya Ross

[Isara]

President Bush received several pairs of cowboy boots and other Western gear during his first year in office, courtesy of foreign officials who clearly took into account the president's taste for things Texan.

There's a pair of black ostrich-skin boots that President Vicente Fox kicked in, so to speak, when Bush visited Mexico in February 2001. And a fancier pair Fox offered a month later, made of navy blue ostrich skin and stitched with Bush's initials, U.S. and Mexican flags and the year "2001."

[Isara]

Visitors view gifts received by President and Mrs. Bush on display at the White House Visitors Center in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002. Bush likely did not keep any gifts for his personal use; None were listed on his financial disclosure for 2001.

[FryingPan101]

Thank you for this very nice post with it's very nice implication. You see, "class" is not just something you skip at Oxford.

[cyncooper]

"President Clinton.... He also read books, and he received probably more books than any other president in office."

And didn't he stick these books in the basement at the manse in Chappequa where they were ruined when water got in the basement?

The implication of the above excerpt from the article is that clinton was some brainiac who treasured the written word. The further implication, from my reading, is unlike the current president.

Actions speak louder than words. Contempt for these books, as well as the givers of the books, is how I interpret storing books in a box in a basement.

[lsee]

He also read books, and he received probably more books than any other president in office.

Really? I didn't know Playboy came in book form these days...

[piasa]

Cheney got a saddle from the Algerian president too.
But his was for riding a camel.

LOL! For those amphibious ship-of-the-desert beach invasions ...

[Sloopy]

No elected official should be allowed to accept any gift, ever. Period.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

"Powell, for instance, received a diorama of the Last Supper and the Nativity in a red velvet case from Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat."

Sounds like the Mid East version of a velvet Elvis painting- guess he thought clinton was still president.

clinton had the time to "read books" because Lord knows, he didn't spend much time on anything worthwhile during his presidency, like capturing Osama and cracking down on corporate greed. His 8 years were like an extended study hall.