Now we're just waiting for the bow.
Obama capitulated to Cuba today after 60 plus years of conflict. The fool (Obama) didn't even realize that he got snubbed by the Castro brother in charge by not being met on the runway. Even the Cuban government understands that a head of state will be met by the head of state and stated as much. So Cuba was just rubbing it in that the Castros don't think much of our president (neither do many of us). Probably tomorrow we'll get the official bow by Obama and maybe a promise of giving Gitmo back to the communist dictators.
Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn
So the 0zombie King got bitchslapped again...
Originally Posted by IIFFOFRDB
It's official. You guys don't know what you're talking about.
Again.
President Obama will greet Pope Francis at his plane when he arrives in September - an extraordinary gesture granted to few world leaders
- The president wants to meet the Pope as soon as he disembark his plane on his Stateside trip on September 22
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The idea of a state arrival ceremony at the White House was first conceived by President
John F. Kennedy in the spring of 1961. President Kennedy wanted to use the majestic setting of the White House for official welcomes, and to reconnect the modern presidency with the history of the early republic. For previous 20th-century administrations, the
Chief of Protocol of the United States had begun a tradition of having the
United States Secretary of State greet visiting heads of state at
Andrews Air Force Base or sometimes at
Union Station in Washington, D.C., with an
honor guard.
President Kennedy envisioned a grand ceremony where the White House architecture and grounds would provide a stately setting for a welcome showcasing United States political and military history. President Kennedy worked with the Chief of Protocol and top military leaders on the form of the ceremony. An effort was made to find the right amount of pomp befitting a republic. For the first time, all five branches of the
United States Armed Forces were to be included, along with music, an invited audience, diplomatic officials, the press, and a
21-gun salute.
The first state arrival ceremony at the White House took place on October 15, 1962, to greet President
Ahmed Ben Bella of Algeria. In reviewing the first state arrival ceremony, President Kennedy was disappointed to find the honor guards, representing each branch of the United States Armed Forces, had been entirely white. All subsequent honor guards have made a point of being multi-racial as a reflection of the United States as a nation of changing demographics and immigration throughout much of its history.
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The ceremony evolved over time, and presidents have incorporated, altered, and omitted details. While President Kennedy had avoided the use of a brass fanfare, fearing they would be too regal, President
Richard Nixon had new band uniforms with spiked helmets made, and began the tradition of brass fanfares for announcing the president. The spiked helmets were discontinued by President
Gerald Ford, but the brass fanfares continued, courtesy of the
United States Army Herald Trumpets.
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The
fifty state flags of the United States and several flags of overseas
territories of the United States are held aloft by
color guards in the
United States Armed Forces for a review by a foreign head of state.
The five branches of the United States Armed Forces with their
colors are positioned throughout the South Lawn. The
flags of the fifty states and flags of overseas
United States territories are held aloft by members of the United States Armed Forces. Originally, the flags of the 50 states were positioned to the south, behind the honor guards. During the administration of President
George W. Bush, the flags were repositioned along the north edge of the curved drive.
Members of the
Official Foreign Delegation are assembled, along with representatives of the three branches of the
federal government, embassy staff of the guest country being honored, and the press. Invited guests, sometimes numbering over 4,000 people, include American citizens with ancestral links of the foreign head of state's country. The public are provided with small flags of the United States and of the foreign head of state's country, and an official program embossed with the
seal of the President of the United States.
The ceremony is carefully orchestrated, and involves the president and first lady waiting inside the
Diplomatic Reception Room on the ground floor of the
Executive Residence for word that the foreign head of state's
motorcade has approached East Executive Drive. On cue, the United States Army Herald Trumpets located on the state floor balcony of the South Portico, sound a trumpet volley, followed by a member of the diplomatic corps announcing,
“Ladies and gentleman, the President of the United States, accompanied by the First Lady.