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"The convention of calling ex Presidents, “Mr President”, is interesting. It imparts a current veneer of unwarranted authority and seems excessively "
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Loyola
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I still recall the example (Strunk & White?) regarding the scenario of multiple ex-presidents in one place and what term of address to use
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to distinguish between them if you needed to, say, call to them from across the room.
I believe the guidance was to use whatever title each person had before becoming president.
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