George Bush To Become First Sitting President To Skip "21," Swanky New York Restaurant, Since FDR

The New York Post reports that George Bush is close to becoming the first sitting president since FDR to skip out on New York's famed "21" restaurant:

GEORGE W. Bush is about to destroy a cherished tradition at '21.' "We've hosted every sitting president since FDR, but GWB hasn't been here in his eight years," a source at famed eatery told us. "Everybody around him - Dick Cheney, Laura Bush, Barbara and Jenna, Karl Rove, Condi Rice and George H.W. and Barbara Bush - has made it." Dubya did eat at '21' when he was governor of Texas, but that doesn't count.

John F. Kennedy famously ate at "21" the night before his inauguration, and the restaurant's website shows that both Bush's father and Richard Nixon enjoyed Table #7 in the bar room, while Laura Bush and her daughters preferred to hold court at Table #55. Bill Clinton, along with members of the Kennedy Family, prefers Table #31. See below:

Comments

[larry278]

Off thread: W looks like the stereotype of all hat, no cattle in the photo above the headline. It looks like W's big ears are the only thing that keeps his hat from covering his eyes, nose & mouth. Dallas, not Crawford, is the place for W till he gets rendered to the Hague or a US Court to be tried for his many crimes against humanity. A US Court can hang a charge of treason incident to crimes against humanity; if W was found guilty, a US court could sentence W to death. The fed pen in Ft Wayne, In could become W's last residence. W to needle city on a 1 way trip sounds good. Say good bye, W.

[kepary]

get over it

[handyallen1]

they should be grateful

[Mike169]

Does anyone really care if this fool eats at all much less at 21?

[nomoredead]

Great restaurant, ate there years ago and will never forget the beautiful tall blonde at the next table, fur around her shoulders, eating a good size scoop of caviar and a glass of vodka. I think she was with her father.

[johnnygoodwud]

maybe he can't read the menu???? just a thought

[TJCole]

I sat at table 21 as far I remember, a great seat, I was with my friend and his dad who had a seat on the New York Stock Exchange....

[nabrum]

Who cares if ANY of the Presidents ate at 21 or at any other particular restaurant.
Big elitist egos bruised. Big deal. For once I agree with Dubya.

[carrieanna]

I've never even heard of this place.

[letsgetgoing]

We all need to start paying closer attention - or at least suspending our gullibility for every single thing we read, just because it seems to underline a sentiment we have. I don't doubt that W. Bush never ate there as President....but the statement that Kennedy ate there the night before his inauguration is a bold-faced lie that is common knowledge: on the night of January 19, 1960, he was in Washington, D.C. attending the Inaugural Gala, on the eve of his swearing-in. This is common knowledge and information accessed easily by anyone.

You don't have to believe everything you read.

[mattamorr]

I will never forget the night the chef and staff stayed way past closing in order to welcome me with dinner. The rest of my colleagues had been served and finished while I was held-up with last minute business and unable to join them. By the time I got to the restaurant, it was closed. But the staff treated me as if I was a president with the chef coming out to the front of the house to ask me what he could personally make for me.
Interestingly, we were seated in the Clinton / Kennedy table area.
Thank you, 21

[Chopin]

... hope somebody, maybe a waiter with good cause, throws a pair of size 12 stinking cowboy boots in his face at the fancy restaurant ! Maybe a shock treatment works.

[coldcanuckinwhite]

Most of the others had class.

[caseyblab]

How about some alternate head gear for our rhinestone cowboy that would be more appropriate for his retirement? A trucker's gimme cap or tri-cornered yankee doodler would probably fit him better.

[Culturemaven]

W probably thought it was a blackjack parlor and he's more of a craps guy.