Incident With President Obama
In August 2011, while vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard, Peters is reported to have accidentally farted in front of Barack Obama. “Mr. Obama was forced from the fiction aisle to the self-help section until the Secret Service deemed the area was clear,” Peters told the Boston Herald. “They were polite but not amused. The young daughter (Sasha) was blocking her nose. I was so embarrassed.” The President's security detail then escorted Peters from the bookstore.
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