lukaszthegreat: presidents dont really use gifts they are given. it is mere symbolisms. i know food is immediately destroyed but books, movies or in this case games? might be auctioned or given away. or simply sit somewhere in a box in the middle of Warehouse 13
JudasIscariot: I can understand the food part, but why won't they use the gifts? O.o
i am just guessing but...
not to offend anyone maybe?
if a president gets two gifts from 2 different presidents/kings etc and uses only one while another goes into a cupboard won't that be an affront?
Plus: obama didn't get the present. President of the USA did. It belongs to the President not to the person who is currently doing the job.
Remember back in 90s Walesa got some presents (i think some clothes and expensive watches) and he gave away them to his family. That was a small scandal if i remember correctly.
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/reference/gifts.html they might keep them tough. little extra info