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The following is a list of ''[[faux pas]]'' (a violation of accepted, although unwritten, social rules), [[gaffe]]s (unintentional things said or done that proved embarrassing or humiliating, in one case fatal and in another case potentially so) and unfortunate incidents (those things that were not gaffes or ''faux pas'' yet were nonetheless considered to be regrettable or embarrassing to the party or parties involved) involving [[United States president]]s. Some were(contracted; show full)

==[[George W. Bush]]==
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[[September 4]], [[2000]] — "There's [[Adam Clymer]], major league asshole from the [[New York Times]]" — [[Naperville, IL]], unaware the microphone in front of him was live.{{fact}}
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[[March 29]], [[2001]] — "I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically." — Radio-Television Correspondents Association dinner, Washington, D.C. (probably with the intention to refer to "misunderestimated", a Nov. 2000 Bushism){{fact}}<br>

[[June 11]], [[2001]] — Bush appeared on Spanish television and said "It is a great honor to travel to Spain and visit the King and also Prime Minister Anzar. But I have to practise the very pretty language, and unless I practise I am going to destroy this language" He had in fact mispronounced the name of the [[Prime Minister of Spain|Prime Minister]], [[Jose Maria Aznar]]. He called him ''ansar'', the Spanish word for "goose". [http://www.news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/06/13/wbush313.xml (Daily Telegraph)]

On the same trip, he caused offence at [[NATO]] when he called its Secretary-General, [[George Robertson|Lord Robertson]] "Lord Robinson". {{fact}}<br>

[[June 14]], [[2001]] — "It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency." — To the Swedish Prime Minister [[Göran Persson]] during a [[EU]] summit in [[Gothenburg]], unaware he was still on live TV. {{fact}}<br>

[[January 13]], [[2002]] — Bush almost died after choking on a [[pretzel]]. He later appeared to journalists sporting a large red mark, caused by him falling to the carpet while choking. His ''pretzel experience'' became the butt of jokes from comedians and satirists the world over.{{fact}}<br>

[[November 13]], [[2003]] — In a response to a carefully worded comment by Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]] [[Alan Greenspan]] intended to soothe the financial markets, President Bush commented: "First of all, I appreciate the wisdom of Chairman Greenspan. He uses the word, 'soft spot'. I use the word, 'bumpin along'". The result of Bush's comments, which were interpreted as meaning that the US economy was facing a "bumpy ride", was a slump in confidence on [[Wall Street]] and a weakening in the US economy.{{fact}}<br>

[[August 6]], [[2004]] — Bush told a televised meeting that "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful - and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people - and neither do we." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3541706.stm (BBC News)]

[[Image:Bush vs door.jpg|thumb|George W. Bush unsuccessfully tries to dodge a media question.]]
[[November 20]], [[2005]] — Bush attempted to exit a room in China, after being asked a question by a journalist, in an attempt to avoid answering the question. The door, however, was locked and so he was unable to leave the room, much to the amusement of the world's press. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4454738.stm (BBC News, with video)]
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==Footnotes==
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==External links==
* http://www.georgewbushsingers.com -  Features presidential linguistic gaffes set to music

==Further reading==
* [http://www.ciaonet.org/book/sca02/ Presidential Debates: Forty Years of High-Risk TV], Alan Schroeder
* Mark Crispin Miller, ''The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder'' (W.W. Norton)

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