On January 8, 1992, President George H.W. Bush attended a formal banquet in Tokyo hosted by Japan’s Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. During the dinner, Bush suddenly became ill, vomiting onto the Prime Minister’s lap before fainting at the table. Doctors later confirmed he was suffering from acute gastroenteritis, a stomach flu, and he quickly recovered. | History In Pictures

Footage of President George W. Bush responding immediately after Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at him during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 14, 2008. Bush laughs off the security breach, stating, "I didn't feel the least bit threatened by it," and dismisses the act as simply "one way to gain attention" in a free society. | History In Pictures