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Oct 11, Former first lady Michelle Obama sits down on TODAY to talk about the since-viral moment when former President George W. Bush discreetly handed her a cough d. GEORGE W. Bush was today captured on camera handing Michelle Obama a cough drop at his dad's funeral - the continuation of a longstanding running joke betwee. Clips Today H7P7AB7dEFY Watch the video GEORGE W.

Bush was today captured on camera handing Michelle Obama a cough drop at his dad's funeral - the continuation of a longstanding running joke between the pair.

Michelle laughed as she was handed the mint after they were first caught doing th. Oct 11, Oct 11, The former first lady told the Today show on Thursday that she was surprised that the moment - when Bush handed her a cough drop - was caught on camera and went viral. “It was a simple. Obama went on to explain that she needed a lozenge and President Bush was more than happy to oblige.

Only when she got them, Obama recognized them as official White House cough drops. Oct 11, Oct 11, Former first lady Michelle Obama has revealed what former President George W.

Bush gave her at Sen. John McCain’s funeral last month: a very old cough drop from his own days in the White House. “I didn’t realize at the time that anybody noticed what we were doing” Obama told the “Today” show on Thursday, during an appearance to discuss International Day of the Girl.