Actor’s death makes White House postpone launch of PR campaign about prescription drug abuse Posted on January 24, 2008 by Constantine von Hoffman The death of actor Heath Ledger prompted the White House to postpone President Bush‘s event on Wednesday promoting an ad campaign aimed at preventing prescription drug abuse. Notable because it may be the only time in seven years the president passed on getting PR mileage from a tragedy. AdvertisementShare this:RedditFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailTumblrPinterestLike this:Like Loading... Related