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You've seen him assaulted with a shoe, but care to see President Bush "hung?" That's a scenario Mr. Bush decided was worthy of a joke this morning in Washington.

"I suspected there would be a good-size crowd once the word got out about my hanging," the president said at the unveiling of his portrait at the National Portrait Gallery. The portrait by Robert Anderson – a classmate of Mr. Bush at Yale – will be hung in the exhibition “America’s Presidents," and available for viewing starting tomorrow.



White House correspondent Mark Knoller writes: "Since the gallery now has portraits dating back to George Washington, he noted the symmetry - from George W. to George W."

Mr. Bush also noted that the artist said he had a lot of trouble with Mr. Bush's mouth "and I told him that makes two of us," the president said ...

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The Smithsonian has been having a little fun at its National Portrait Gallery lately. For the last few months, it has displayed a portrait of comedian and talk show host Stephen Colbert above the water fountain that's between the restrooms right off the American Presidents exhibit. Yes, just about 15 feet away from Gilbert Stuart's iconic 1796 Lansdowne portrait of George Washington hangs the likeness of the Comedy Central host.

Bethany Bentley, a museum spokeswoman, chose the placement of the canvas - which is actually a prop from The Colbert Report's set – after the show's producers offered to "donate" the portrait.

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