Maybe the President likes to be friendly with people, or maybe he is incapable of remembering a person's real name.
Either way, President Bush is well known for referring to people by a nickname
he assigns them. Using new reports and insider information, I have compiled a
list of the nicknames Bush uses for people.
| Real Name and Title |
Bush's Nickname |
| Vice President Richard Cheney |
Sergeant Slaughter, Sir |
| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice |
Tina Turner |
| Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld |
Chip Hardon |
| Secretary of the Treasury John Snow |
Snowballs |
| Attorney General Alberto Gonzales |
Speedy |
| Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne |
The Dirker |
| Secretary of Agriculture Michael Johanns |
Barrel Butt |
| Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez |
Gay-turd-ez |
| Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao |
Choa Time, Choa Down, Choa 4 Now, Clam Choa-der |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt |
Frothy |
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson |
Ladyface |
| Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta |
Ching Chong Ching |
| Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman |
The Energizer |
| Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings |
Cannonball |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson |
The Fluffer |
| Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff |
Mike Jackoff |
| White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten |
Shoe Man |
| Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove |
The Architect, My BFF |
| Deputy Chief of Staff Joe Hagin |
Pattycake |
| Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte |
Black |
| Director of Central Intelligence Michael Hayden |
Mike |
| FBI Director Robert Mueller |
Moo |
| National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley |
Fannypack |
| EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson |
Big Johnson |
| UN Ambassador John Bolton |
The Walnut |
| FCC Chairman Kevin Martin |
Antipholus of Ephesus |
| OMB Director Rob Portman |
Bellypig |
| White House Counsel Harriet Miers |
The Future Justice, The Mistake |
| Press Secretary Tony Snow |
Snowballs |
| British Prime Minister Tony Blair |
Poot-Poot |
| First Lady Laura Bush |
Mommy |
