Which vegetable was banned from the White House menu by order of President George H. W. Bush during his term in office?

It happened in 1990.

''I do not like broccoli,'' the President said, responding to queries about a broccoli ban he had imposed aboard Air Force One and the White House. ''I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli!''

The broccoli growers immediately responded to the ban by sending a truckload of broccoli to the White House. First Lady Barbara Bush was presented with a bouquet of the veggie. She held it while addressing reporters and accepted the truckload of broccoli on the White House lawn. By the way, the truckload was sent to a homeless shelter.