That was enough for the Bush administration. Bush began putting his stamp on the presidency in other ways. He has ordered his staff to dress in business attire in the White House, even on weekends. Those stops almost always include at least one event with a crowd of cheering supporters, providing daily footage for cable television networks and evening broadcast newscasts. He has also been self-deprecating, poking fun at his occasionally knotted syntax.
Life goes on.
The standoff with China But not all attempts at being presidential can be scripted. Bush also faced a tough test this month when a U.S. reconnaissance plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a Chinese island after striking or being struck by a Chinese fighter jet. The subsequent tense standoff was the kind of event that has haunted some past presidents. The standoff with China was Bush's first international crisis. The U.S. plane crew returned home 11 days after making a landing in China.