The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. This term was a politically-induced replacement instigated by the US government during a brief dispute with. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. This also changed 'French Toast' to 'Freedom Toast'. French relations are back on track.Ĭopyright © 2006 NPR. Bush's administration in 2003, Congress officially changed the name of 'French Fries' to 'Freedom Fries' in their cafeterias in retaliation for France's refusal to aid the United States in the War on Iraq. Meanwhile, the spokeswoman for the French embassy in Washington told a reporter that U.S. Today no one associated with the restaurants wanted to talk about the names. Another big backer of freedom fries in 2003 was Republican Walter Jones of North Carolina, who's since become a major critic of the war in Iraq. Nay has stepped aside as chairman because his ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff were being probed by the FBI. He said renaming French fries freedom fries was "a small but symbolic effort to show the strong displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of our so-called ally, France." But it was an unlikely food that took the brunt of Americas frustration with the French: the French fry. plans to invade Iraq.Īt the time, Ohio Republican Bob Nay chaired the House Administration Committee, which oversees the restaurants. The single syllable F-word connoting a certain continental nation was banned by the House in March of 2003, part of a frenzied fit against all things French after that country criticized U.S. No one will say exactly when the switch occurred, but until the last week or so, the coffee shop, like other restaurants and cafeterias run by the House, sold only freedom fries and freedom toast. Freedom Fries During a brief period of history, French fries were also known by the name freedom fries in the United States. From our country's inception, America's politicians have. and France has been resolved.Īt the coffee shop in the basement of the Capitol Building, the menu board above the counter signals a new era in the House of Representatives' relations with a key ally. 'Freedom fries,' which the New York Times classified at the time as 'so incredibly stupid,' were not a wholly unpredictable development. It's doubtful that it will have any effect on the serious diplomacy going on right now, but on Capitol Hill, one disagreement between the U.S.
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