Jun 1, 2008 11:14 am US/Pacific
Air Force Grad's Chest Bump With Bush Builds Buzz
Richardson Man's Graduation Celebration Puts Him In The Spotlight
DALLAS (CBS) ―
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Theodore Shiveley bumps chests with President George W. Bush at the United States Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo., on May 28, 2008.
AP
Teddy Shiveley said he never imagined his picture to be on the front page of the newspaper with the President of the United States.
He said a combination of being excited about graduation from the Air Force Academy
last week and the president's jovial speech at the ceremony put him in the mood to do something different.
Some graduates did back flips while others had Bush sign their hats.
Shiveley said he wanted to do something unique and fun and almost didn't do the 'chest bump' because he worried about how the Secret Service would react.
But the 22-year-old admitted Saturday that he did gave the president a signal.
"I hit my chest and said 'chest bump' so he knew I was going to do it and it wouldn't be too unexpected."
Shiveley said bumping chests with the President felt like bumping chests with a regular guy.
"He kind of played the part - he did the flex."
It's that down-to-earth charm the new said makes him comfortable with Bush being his Commander in Chief.
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