Wonderful and crystal clear photos of the three! I’m sure President Bush enjoyed *this* particular interview! Thanks very much, dmd25!
You are welcome, onyx. I am sure he enjoyed this one, too. :)
Some Chicagoans appreciate this good man .. ;)
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AmBush ‘em . . .
Sneed is told President George W. Bush signed the guest register before his luncheon at the Union League Club on Thursday in an unusual way.
• The upshot: Rather than affix his signature chronologically, Bush placed his signature next to that of his father, President George Herbert Walker Bush — who had visited the club before.
• Quoth Bush to Union League CEO Jonathan McCabe, who requested the signature: “Oh, OK, can I sign next to my Dad? How many times have you seen ‘John Quincy Adams’ next to ‘John Adams’? Now you had better take care of that book because these days there are very few places with registers like this, so the chance of finding the two signatures together is very slim.”
• The endshot: “Oh, we will sir,” said McCabe. “Thank you, Mr. President.” The guest register was then placed in a vault.
The Bush beat . . .
Mayor Daley and former President George W. Bush are close friends. This/close.
• Hug ‘em: They exchanged big bear hugs upon greeting each other Thursday in a private room at the Union League Club.
• Write ‘em: Bush advised Mayor Daley on how to effectively retire, which included writing a memoir. (Daley verified he intended to write a book . . . as per Sneed’s tip weeks ago.)
• Fetch ‘em: Bush volunteered to personally bring Daley a cup of coffee in a private meeting before the Union Club luncheon. Daley declined . . . but surprised Bush on Veterans Day by bringing along “your biggest fan,” Daley’s soldier son, Patrick, who served in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan and treasures a White House picture taken with Bush when Patrick was still wearing his uniform.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/2887324,CST-NWS-SNEED12.article
SO typical of him .. and historically rare and unique: to sign next to his dear Dad .. ;)