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leftieNanner

(15,051 posts)
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 03:04 PM Mar 2023

I Shook A Hand That Has Shaken Obama's and Biden's

Be very jealous!



We were attending a college women's basketball tournament this weekend. At lunch yesterday, my husband spotted a bunch of people wearing fan shirts. He remarked to them about how well the team was playing. Engaged in a friendly conversation. A woman walked by and joined them. I knew I recognized her from somewhere. Certainly out of context situation.

She got up and came over to our table to chat about basketball.

And I asked her - "Are you Susan Rice?"

She said "Yes." and shook our hands. Asked our names.

And then went back to discussing basketball.

Coolest thing ever! Wish I had told her how much I respect her work.

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I Shook A Hand That Has Shaken Obama's and Biden's (Original Post) leftieNanner Mar 2023 OP
Don't wash your hands!! SWBTATTReg Mar 2023 #1
I shook Joe Biden's hand so I guess I did too!!!! LakeArenal Mar 2023 #2
We'll, I've shaken (and spoken to) both. brooklynite Mar 2023 #3
How much do you charge? leftieNanner Mar 2023 #4
As long as there's an open bar... brooklynite Mar 2023 #7
I'm jealous, I've only shook Trump's Polybius Mar 2023 #5
1991? ShazzieB Mar 2023 #13
You could have just asked me. DFW Mar 2023 #6
Psshhh leftieNanner Mar 2023 #10
How cool is that? malaise Mar 2023 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author secondwind Mar 2023 #9
oo "Shake the hand that shook the hand of P.T. Barnum, and Charlie Chan" n/t TygrBright Mar 2023 #11
I shook President Jimmy Carter's 🥰 such a great guy Raine Mar 2023 #12

ShazzieB

(16,224 posts)
13. 1991?
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 06:10 PM
Mar 2023

Sure, back then, I thought he was just a more or less harmless blowhard and probably would have shaken his hand (ewww) if the opportunity had presented itself.

DFW

(54,253 posts)
6. You could have just asked me.
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 03:55 PM
Mar 2023

I've shaken Obama's hand and Joe Biden's hand, as well as WJC. Michelle's, Jill's and Hillary's, too, come to think of it.
A few others as well. LBJ, HHH, Javits, Dirksen, Bobby Sr., Mondale, even Sidney Poitier (I got an early start, LOL!!).

leftieNanner

(15,051 posts)
10. Psshhh
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 04:17 PM
Mar 2023

I met the Beach Boys back stage at a concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco in 1964 when I was 12. And got autographs. Which I no longer have.

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