George W. Bush on May 5 (Cinco de Mayo), 2001, delivering the first weekly radio address of the president of the United States broadcast in both English and Spanish by any president.

Nov 15, 2023 · George W. Bush speaks English and conversational Spanish and believes that learning languages shows respect for other cultures, and he introduced the National Security Language Initiative, which pushed for language diversity, in Jan. 2006.

Mar 14, 2000 · The Spanish-speaking announcer has a rich, comforting voice. He is booming his way through a 30-second ad spot.

May 6, 2001 · George W. Bush made history on Cinco de Mayo by becoming the first president to deliver a version of his weekly radio address from the Oval Office entirely in Spanish. The president paid...

George W. Bush (2001-2009) had some basic knowledge of Spanish from his many years living in Texas, and he even sprinkled it into a few of his speeches. His pronunciation, however, was widely mocked.

He was the only president who was not raised with English as his first language. List of foreign languages spoken by the Presidents of the United States.

Sep 6, 2007 · (George W. Bush's Spanish is said to be inadequate.) Actually, Bush's father is fluent in French and spoke with foreign leaders in French. FDR was fluent in both German and French.

Dec 25, 2004 · The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of this address. George W. Bush, The President's Radio Address Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/216778.

Jun 3, 2002 · For starters, Mr. Bush may have been the first American president to speak Spanish at Élysée Palace, an odd locale to employ the language of Cervantes. But in this case, Mr. Bush grabbed...

Jan 24, 2017 · The Donald Trump administration has taken down the Spanish-language version of the White House website. The last two presidents, George W Bush and Barack Obama, had maintained separate...