Thursday, January 17, 2019

Bush #1 and #2 were alone with Putin in 2007 for missile defense talks. Bush #1 was alone with Vlad on helicopter ride from NH to Kennebunkport. Then Bush #1 and #2 took Putin on a speedboat ride, but interpreter looked like he was about to fly out of the boat, so not well positioned to take notes-April 26, 2016, Business Insider

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putin goes fishing w/ bush

Above, 7/1/2007, Putin catches fish on fishing boat with Bush near Kennebunkport, Maine, AP

Bush #1 was alone with Putin on helicopter ride from New Hampshire airport to Bush home in Kennebunkport, Maine in 2007, with possible exception of interpreter. The interpreter was present during Putin/Bush speedboat ride, but interpreter looked “like he was about to fly out the back of the boat,” and may have been physically unable to take down notes about missile defense in Poland and the Czech Republic.

4/26/2016, “George W. Bush describes the time he went fishing with Putin,” Business Insider, Amanda Macias, via Yahoo Finance

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Above, July 2, 2007, “President Bush, left and Russian President Vladimir Putin, fish near the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, Monday, July 2, 2007. AP”

Former president George H.W. Bush was thrilled to process the request. “Just let me know what you need, son,” he said.

“When Putin arrived on July 1, 2007, Dad met his plane at the airport in New Hampshire and accompanied him on the helicopter ride to Walker’s Point. Then he took both of us for a speedboat ride,” Bush writes.
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“Although initially startled by the idea of a eighty-three-year-old former President driving the boat at top speed, Putin loved the ride. (His interpreter looked like he was about to fly out the back of the boat.)

“The next morning, we had a long conversation about missile defense, in which we found some common ground. We then went fishing. Fittingly, Putin was the only one who caught anything,” according to the memoir.

(In 2009, the US and Russia announced a “reset” in relations. It hasn’t worked out.)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

“(Putin wins. AP)”"



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