Take the tour ×  When I was much younger, I remember the press
always referred to the U.S. president using the title of the
office: "President Nixon" was followed by "President Ford" then
"President Carter".  Now that seems to have fallen out of favor
and the common reference is: "Mr. Obama".  My question is: when
and why did that change happen? Was it associated with a
particular president?  share|improve this question Is this in
the US only? In the UK he is certainly referred to as either the
US President Obama, or far less formally as Barack Obama. I
haven't seen a Mr. Obama in any media. –  Rory Alsop Jul 8 '11
at 13:20 I was taught (UK education) that the President even
retains his honorific once he has left the post, so Bill Clinton
should always formally be addressed as Mr President. If this is
the case, I find it strange that the media would refer to
President Obama as Mr. Do you have a link to a media outlet who
referred to him this way? –  Andy F Jul 8 '11 at 13:26 One
example is thecaucus.blogs.nyt