Autos

The Republican Pickup

George W. Bush
President
Republican
Ford F250

Nothing says “I'm just a guy's guy” like a pickup truck. Rough, utilitarian, no pretense, no nonsense—just the image some politicians meticulously cultivate. During the 2000 election, George W. Bush cast himself as a man of the people, not a Washington insider, with numerous brush-clearing photo-ops, aided by rugged pickups like this Ford F250. And, throughout his Presidency, he's kept going back to Crawford, maintaining his image along with the property.

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