In a move reminiscent of Bush's locked door gaffe at a press conference, the new US president mistook a window for a door at the White House
In a move reminiscent of Bush's locked door gaffe at a press conference, the new US president mistook a window for a door at the White HouseBarack Obama has been photographed mistaking a window for a door as he tried to enter the White House.
The US President, who has been commander-in-chief and resident at the White House for just over a week, was photographed from the gardens of the White House on Tuesday.
He was trying to return to the Oval Office after meeting House and Senate Republicans.
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Instead of heading straight for the door, Obama showed his unfamiliarity with his new-found surroundings and aimed for a door-length paned window.
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He was pictured peering at the "door", as he realised that it had no handle. The real door was a few feet to the right of it.
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His "door malfunction" was far less embarrassing than that experienced even more publicly by former US president George W Bush three years ago on a visit to China.
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While making a hasty exit from a press conference in Beijing, Bush tugged on the handles of a giant door, only to find it locked.
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He was good-humoured enough to laugh off the blunder, but the pictures serve as a reminder of Bush's capacity for gaffes.
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However, there was little note taken in Washington of Obama's mistake, easily made by a newcomer in the labyrinthine White House.
