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Originally Posted by papa smurf
I read somewhere that the bust was loaned to Bush and they never returned it,i have no idea if that is true or not.
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Hugh posted a link
here. There were apparently two busts. One's there permanently, the other was loaned whilst Bush was President.
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Originally Posted by Chris
The Oval Office decor is supposed to reflect the incoming president’s priorities and influences. It isn’t a statement about whether or not the American President loves or hates Winston Churchill or the British. I’m not entirely certain when the idea took hold that this was the case, but it’s quite silly.
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I think that was just a device used Obama's opponents to portray him as being anti-British.