Obama Continues A Long History of Presidential Burger Runs
If you watched the news yesterday, then you probably saw President Obama and Vice President Biden’s burger run to Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington, Va. You may have also even seen this article on LunchBoxBunch.com looking back on a long history of Presidential Burger Runs. However, we noticed that they left out our favorite Presidential burger story of all time: President Reagan’s Krystal Feast on Air Force One.
On May 18, 1987, President Reagan stopped in Chattanooga, Tenn. for a speaking engagement at a few local schools in the area. Before leaving Krystal country, Reagan requested to have Krystals delivered directly to his plane for him and his staff to enjoy. Reagan shared this feast of Krystals with former Chief of Staff Howard Baker and Labor Secretary Bill Brock, both of whom are originally from Tennessee. I guess what they say is true, “Once a Krystal Lover, always a Krystal Lover.”
And can we also point out, what perfect timing considering that both of these stories took place during National Hamburger Month in May. Coincidence? Maybe. The fact that Obama ordered his burger “Krystal style” with mustard and cheese – no coincidence there. We’re convinced he was secretly hoping that there was a Krystal restaurant located in the Arlington area. Maybe next time.
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May 7th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Are you trying to tease us? Or is Krystal’s really going to open up a Krystal in our nations capitol?