| 来源类型 | Popular Press
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| 规范类型 | 评论
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| Farewell to Our Horseshoe President |
| Brian Yablonski
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| 发表日期 | 2018-12-11
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| 出版年 | 2018
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 概述 | President George H.W. Bush and the art of the small gesture. |
| 正文 | ©Susanne Nilsson
During a window in time, there was job in the White House called the Horseshoe Commissioner. You might be surprised to know such a position existed — but it did, at least unofficially, according to President George H. W. Bush.
President George H.W. Bush
Early in his presidency, I was the White House Horseshoe Commissioner. Twenty-one years old, fresh out of college, and a new member of the president’s small personal staff, I was in way over my head. And the president, he was passionate about playing horseshoes. It was something he played with his family and friends, visiting heads of state, celebrities, and members of Congress. It was also his way to unwind, break the ice, do casual business, or just get the competitive juices flowing.
The “pit” was conveniently located behind the Oval Office next to the White House swimming pool. It was his creation — something not seen at the White House since Harry Truman. And there was a whole foreign language associated with his horseshoe play. Phrases like “Vic Damone!” for a win, “Ugly Shoe!” for a bad toss, or “Power Outage!” for a horseshoe that failed to reach the clay. He was “Mr. Smooth” when he’d throw a ringer.
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Read theentire piecein National Review. |
| URL | https://www.perc.org/2018/12/11/farewell-to-our-horseshoe-president/
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| 来源智库 | Property and Environment Research Center (United States)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/360130
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