Bush told the press, “I do not like broccoli and I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli!”

First lady Barbara Bush had to do cleanup, saying, “I love broccoli. We’re going to have broccoli soup, broccoli main dish, broccoli salad, and broccoli ice cream.”