Unusual restrictions imposed by the presidents of the United States. Photo

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Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото Them hard to believe.

To be President of the United States – means to have great power and lots of authority. Including to regulate life in the White house to decide how to decorate it, to prohibit on its territory any things and so on. Here are a few strange prohibitions imposed in recent years by American presidents.

Broccoli

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

President George H. W. Bush banned the use of the White house and on “air force one”… broccoli. His decision, he commented as follows: “I do not like broccoli. Not in love with her since childhood: her mother shoved at me. Now I am the President of the United States and more not going to eat the stuff.”

Jeans

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

And Bush has banned jeans. He did it because he wanted to focus on “appropriate business attire” and force everyone to look more serious. The men were required to wear a tie, and women – MIDI-skirts.

Balloons

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

During the presidential reign of Barack Obama to the ban on firearms/weapons and fireworks on-site White house added a ban on balloons. It happened after one day, the security service does not keep track of who arrived where a bunch of balloons, which landed on the North lawn.

Proteins

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

Dwight Eisenhower gave his Butler the order to get rid of all the squirrels, because they were digging his new green lawn. “When’s the next time you see one of these damn creatures around my lawn, get the gun”, he ordered. Fortunately, the Butler just caught a rodent and released it somewhere away from the White house.

Alcohol

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

Wife of Rutherford Hayes, Lucy was called “Lemonade Lucy” after she was ordered to throw from the White house all the stocks of alcohol. During the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, his wife Eleanor were allowed to leave only wine, but banned all hard liquor. Yes, and Jimmy Carter had issued a similar ban…

The camera

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

Michelle Obama lifted the ban on the use of cameras in the White house after forty years of its existence. Cameras were banned because of the flares, but modern devices can do without them. So, as you can see, sometimes the rules change.

Personal mobile phones

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

From January 2018, there is a rule prohibiting the use of employees in the West wing of personal mobile phones. HR Director of the White house, John Kelley announced that this rule is only a safety measure and not a reaction to the behavior of some employees who report fresh news to the media.

Christmas trees

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

Theodore Roosevelt was strictly forbidden to use for Christmas celebration live Christmas trees, but in 1902 his eight year old son Archibald hid one in the cupboard and secretly had her dressed for the occasion.

Alice Roosevelt

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

Say, Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice made a voodoo doll with the face of the future First lady, Nellie Taft, and buried her. The result of the antics of the name Alice was forbidden to mention in the walls of the White house in the next two presidential terms, after her father left office.

Smoking

Необычные запреты, введенные президентами США. Фото

Bill Clinton at the time, prohibited employees from Smoking and is disposed to throw all the ashtrays in the White house.

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