NPR Ombudsman Why Do You Call Him Mr. Obama? December 18, 2009 • Many listeners think it's disrespectful for NPR to refer to President Obama as 'Mr. Obama' in the second reference. But NPR has a decades-old policy dating back to Gerald Ford to refer to the current president as 'Mr.' or 'the president' in the s... Why Do You Call Him Mr. Obama? Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/114431295/128621403" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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