AFTER FOUR YEAR WAIT, BUSH'S PORTRAIT WILL HANG IN DULUTH COURTHOUSE
Bush gets a spot on the wall
DULUTH: The president's portrait hasn't been up in the federal building, but that will change today.
George W. Bush has made it a point to visit Duluth, stopping on two occasions for campaign rallies.
But the president of the United States could never really call the city home -- until today.
More than four years after he first took office, workers at the city's federal courthouse building will finally hang his portrait in the lobby today.
While federal building managers are not required to display the sitting president's picture, traditionally most do.
Bill Clinton's portrait adorned the wall of the Duluth federal building's lobby during his entire presidency. In fact, Clinton's picture even managed to hang around for several months after he left office.
But once the 42nd president came down, the 43rd never went up.
Retired federal government employee John Lukan was the first to complain about the blank spot on the wall.
From his point of view, the Duluth resident suffered through Clinton's likeness for eight years, and now he wants his due.
"I am just looking for a little consistency here," said Lukan, the head of a local conservative group. Source: Duluth News-Tribune, February 24, 2005
DULUTH: The president's portrait hasn't been up in the federal building, but that will change today.
George W. Bush has made it a point to visit Duluth, stopping on two occasions for campaign rallies.
But the president of the United States could never really call the city home -- until today.
More than four years after he first took office, workers at the city's federal courthouse building will finally hang his portrait in the lobby today.
While federal building managers are not required to display the sitting president's picture, traditionally most do.
Bill Clinton's portrait adorned the wall of the Duluth federal building's lobby during his entire presidency. In fact, Clinton's picture even managed to hang around for several months after he left office.
But once the 42nd president came down, the 43rd never went up.
Retired federal government employee John Lukan was the first to complain about the blank spot on the wall.
From his point of view, the Duluth resident suffered through Clinton's likeness for eight years, and now he wants his due.
"I am just looking for a little consistency here," said Lukan, the head of a local conservative group. Source: Duluth News-Tribune, February 24, 2005
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