--- title: George H.W. Bush Wears Bill Clinton Socks to Visit description: Former President George H.W. Bush wore socks with Bill Clinton's face on them for his visit with the 42nd U. S. president. canonical: https://time.com/5322042/george-hw-bush-bill-clinton-socks/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-26T12:32:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:48.546Z og:title: George H. W. Bush Wore Clinton Socks to Meet Bill Clinton og:description: "Special visit today with a great friend" og:url: https://time.com/5322042/george-hw-bush-bill-clinton-socks/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9aa0be5895941c17/698933d74ee26264503122ee/ap18177021429504.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Bush Service Dog og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: George H. W. Bush Wore Clinton Socks to Meet Bill Clinton twitter:description: "Special visit today with a great friend" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9aa0be5895941c17/698933d74ee26264503122ee/ap18177021429504.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Former President George H. W. Bush Met With Bill Clinton and You Better Believe He Wore the Correct Socks ## Video: 5 Ex-Presidents and Their After-Office Income [Watch (HLS stream): 5 Ex-Presidents and Their After-Office Income](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bRoJOysQ.m3u8) (2:00)  _Published 2017-12-01. 5 Ex-Presidents and Their After-Office Income_ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jun 26, 2018 12:32 PM UTC  Former President George H.W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton pose for a photo with Sully, a yellow Labrador retriever who'll be Bush's first service dog at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine, June 25, 2018. Former President George H.W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton pose for a photo with Sully, a yellow Labrador retriever who'll be Bush's first service dog at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine, June 25, 2018.Evan F. Sisley—AP by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jun 26, 2018 12:32 PM UTC When Bill Clinton came to visit, [George H. W. Bush](http://time.com/5310620/george-hw-bush-first-president-94-years-old-birthday/) showed off his sweet side by sporting a unique pair of socks that featured the face of the Democrat who beat him more than 25 years ago. [Bush](http://time.com/5266739/george-hw-bush-released-hospital/), 94, has a history of expressing himself with a dapper sartorial sense, primarily with the strength of his sock game. During Clinton’s visit to Bush’s home in coastal Kennebunkport, Maine, the two former U.S. presidents shared a laugh. But the socks were the true political talking point. In case there was any doubt that POTUS No. 41 was prepared for his meeting with POTUS No. 42, Bush shared a picture of his fancy feet to his personal Twitter account along with a lighthearted caption. “Special visit today with a great friend — and now, a best-selling author. Luckily I had a freshly laundered pair of @BillClinton socks to mark the occasion,” Bush tweeted, referencing _The President is Missing_, the thriller Clinton co-wrote with James Patterson. > [](https://twitter.com/GeorgeHWBush/status/1011352833176850437) Predictably, people were all in, expressing everything from adoration to laughter about the tribute. Bush never met a sock with a message he didn’t like. At Barbara Bush’s funeral in April, he wore socks decorated with [stacks of colorful books](http://time.com/5249370/george-hw-bush-book-socks/) to honor her long devotion to literacy. 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