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Page last updated at 16:44 GMT, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 17:44 UK

Bush verbally attacks reporter

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On the 2000 presidential election campaign trail George W Bush described New York Times reporter Adam Clymer as a "major-league asshole".

Mr Bush later explained the gaffe away. "I said what I said. I'm a plainspoken fellow."

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