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A Tale Of Two Busts
• Submitted by David Drumm (Nal), Guest Blogger“Obama started his presidency by returning to the British Embassy the
bust of Winston Churchill that had graced the Oval Office.” The
inference is that this story demonstrates animus between Obama and
Britain. The bust had been loaned to then-President George W. Bush from
the U.K.’s government art collection, for the duration of his
presidency.
As is common practice at the end of a
presidency, the White House curator removed all the art lent to the
departing tenant. The bust was returned and is on display at the British
Ambassador’s residence. According to White House curator William
Allman, the decision to return the bust had been made before Obama even
arrived.
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