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Re: Proper forms of address (US President) Gher Send a noteboard - 05/02/2013 07:14:03 PM
Okay, here's a question about protocol and all that.

I assume that when America elects a woman as President (Warren/Biden 2016 anyone?) the proper way to address her would be "Madam President" instead of "Mrs. President" or any alternate of "Mrs." (such as "Miss" or "Ms.";).


Probably.

However, what if the US President is an ordained individual, and thus has the right to tack "Rev." to the front of their name? Would they be "Rev. President?"

How about if the President is a medical doctor? Would they be "Dr. President" and if not, why not (they did after all earn that "Dr.";)?


I'm sure a Doctor or Reverend would get nicknamed "Dr. President" or "Rev. President", but they would still be called Mr/Madam President at any official event or context.

Now, what if the spouse of the president is a man? Would he be "First Man," "First Gentleman" or "First Husband" ?? Seems obvious he wouldn't be "First Lord" since we don't have lords (even though "Lady" does seem to be the feminine version of the title "lord";).


First Gentleman probably, although I could maybe see First Husband.
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Proper forms of address (US President) imlad - 05/02/2013 04:22:05 PM 804 Views
Why Madam? Is that used here commonly? A Deathwatch Guard - 05/02/2013 05:33:45 PM 506 Views
Madam would used random thoughts - 06/02/2013 05:48:10 PM 493 Views
Re: Proper forms of address (US President) Gher - 05/02/2013 07:14:03 PM 697 Views
Woodrow Wilson had a Ph.D. and Garfield was a minister Isaac - 05/02/2013 08:20:50 PM 634 Views
Dr. is the appropriate title for an M.D. only. Every other jackass these days has a useless Ph.D. Tom - 06/02/2013 03:55:46 PM 508 Views
i've heard PhD's referred to as "doctor, but not the kind who helps people" moondog - 06/02/2013 05:43:56 PM 506 Views
I think it's excessive Tom - 06/02/2013 06:57:10 PM 459 Views
Re: I think it's excessive Stephen - 08/02/2013 03:41:06 PM 475 Views
Every other doctorate but medicine is useless? Isaac - 06/02/2013 10:20:40 PM 447 Views
I never said that. I said every other jackass had a useless Ph.D. Tom - 06/02/2013 10:59:34 PM 472 Views
You're phrasing is rather ambigous then Isaac - 07/02/2013 12:26:46 AM 455 Views
"Your" and "ambiguous". Tom - 07/02/2013 03:39:01 AM 467 Views
You're being petty and you're avoiding the topic *NM* Isaac - 07/02/2013 05:03:27 AM 293 Views
I don't see how his phrasing is ambiguous. Legolas - 07/02/2013 09:07:45 AM 550 Views
I am disinclined to give him the benefit of the doubt when he's seems to be picking an argument Isaac - 07/02/2013 11:46:02 AM 962 Views
Ford had a J.D.?! Joel - 08/02/2013 07:10:59 PM 499 Views
When it happens, language will have "progressed" so far... jh - 06/02/2013 06:24:00 AM 494 Views
President trumps other honorifics- for a man, it's always "Mr. President" beetnemesis - 06/02/2013 02:58:27 PM 490 Views
Thank you everyone for the input imlad - 12/02/2013 08:51:05 PM 556 Views
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