KSyrahSyrah wrote:
javafiend wrote:
Actually, they should not be referred to by their old titles, either...http://www.formsofaddress.info/FOA_president_US_former.html
Dueling expert websites!! I will always side with Miss Manners:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/20/AR2009012003558.html
I asked a friend of mine (that happens to be a Secret Service Agent) that is in close contact with current as well as multiple past POTUS, his response to the protocol question regarding past Presidents was:
"I don’t speak to them that often but as I understand protocol, when you are speaking to them, you can still say Mr President. I usually go with my standby, “Sir.”"
Their job is not to be "engaging" but invisible, they do not chat or strike up conversations with them...kind of a speak when spoken to environment.
I'm going with his take...