DU Demands an Etiquette Lesson, Emily Post Delivers...

[littlemissmartypants]

http://www.emilypost.com/forms-of-address/titles/118-addressing-a-former-us-president

Question:
I’m unhappy when I hear former Presidents and other ex-officials addressed as “Mister." Doesn't this belittle their importance? I was taught to address someone with the highest title or position they've reached in their career.

Answer:
You’ve waded into the quagmire of what’s “proper” here, so bear with me. When addressing a former President of the United States in a formal setting, the correct form is “Mr. LastName.” (“President LastName” or “Mr. President” are terms reserved for the current head of state.) This is true for other ex-officials, as well.

You are welcome, LMSP

[Tx4obama]

1. Regarding the use of 'President' 'Mr' in print ...

I read a few years ago that when Journalists write articles about Obama the proper etiquette is...

The first time the president is mentioned in the article the president's name should be written as: President Obama

then after that IF 'President' is not used then it should be written as: Mr. Obama

[Luminous Animal]

2. That is correct and applies to broadcast news, as well.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Models of Address and Salutation

http://www.ita.doc.gov/ita_sec/welcome%20page.htm

NOTE: The President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House are always addressed formally.

The President

The Honorable (Name)
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:

[littlemissmartypants]

4. CHECK THIS OUT ANOTHER COOL THING ABOUT THIS PRESIDENCY: New Obama Style Suits AP

November 17, 2008

Here’s one that’s a little hard even for media folks to figure. Out of the blue, the Associated Press quietly issued a new style rule that took effect at 3 a.m. Nov. 14. As a result of this 3 a.m. call, the AP will sound a more formal tone when referring to the president of the United States for the first time in its news reports.
No more “President Bush this” or “President Bush that” when AP copy in America — whether written for broadcast, print or online — initially mentions the holder of the nation’s highest office.
What the style change we can believe in really means, as of Barack Obama’s inauguration Jan. 20, is: “President Obama this” or “President Obama that” won’t be good enough. Too traditional.
News organizations affiliated with AP — as well as the declining numbers of corporate and freelance scribes who look to the AP Stylebook as ultimate arbiter of style and usage — will be proper only if they write “President Barack Obama” when first mentioning the leader of the free world.
Got that? First and last name, ladies and gentlemen of the mainstream media. And you know how they already love to call the president-elect simply “Barack.”
“Well, there they go again,” critics will say. Those carping skeptics will glom on to this historic change as the latest example of the news media’s lovesick casting of Obama as an exceptional being.
In what one AP reporter called a “cryptic” advisory Nov. 12 on the wire service’s Web site, AP media relations director Paul Colford wrote:

The Associated Press is adopting a universal style for referring to all heads of state, including the United States. Effective Thursday at 3 a.m. EST, the AP will use the title and first and family names on first reference: President George W. Bush, not just President Bush; President-elect Barack Obama, not just President-elect Obama; President Nicolas Sarkozy, not just President Sarkozy.

So, what the change actually represents is the media’s further discarding of American exceptionalism in favor of an international standard — a sort of global test, to use John Kerry’s memorable phrase. Despite the implication of the French example cited above, AP style until now had required first and last name on first reference for all heads of state except the American president.

http://blog.heritage.org/2008/11/17/new-obama-style-suits-ap/

[Tx4obama]

6. Thanks for posting :) n/t