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jaysunb

(11,856 posts) Sun Jan 20, 2013, 06:42 PM Jan 2013

Of the 13 Presidents in my lifetime

There have been,
7 Democrats and 6 Repubilcans
3 have finished anothers term
1 has resigned
2 unelected
1 has been impeached
10 have been re-elected
1 was asassinated
3 attempted asassinations ( Ford twice)
1 shot & wounded

1 Black man.....

I've lived in an interesting time, to say the least.

And btw, I've personally met 5 of these men. ( Johnson,Carter,Reagan,Clinton and Obama.)

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Of the 13 Presidents in my lifetime (Original Post) jaysunb Jan 2013 OP

FDR had an assassination attempt too. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #1

Not at all...I was 3 when he died. nt jaysunb Jan 2013 #2

Let's see ... in my lifetime I've seen Eisenhower, close, but a little distance. JFK RIP in the RKP5637 Jan 2013 #3

I actually met Nixons wife and daughter Trish. jaysunb Jan 2013 #4

Saw JFK drive by while Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #11

Other than Ford who was unelected? dsc Jan 2013 #5

LBJ's first term. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #6

So, how did Truman become president? Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #10

Good point. I'll go with bush jr as a fall back. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #13

Smart move Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #16

FDR died in office. JohnnyLib2 Jan 2013 #15

LBJ was 'elected' VP...... Wounded Bear Jan 2013 #14

Bush the lesser? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2013 #12

To be picky: didigger Jan 2013 #7

Nixon wasn't actually impeached. Aristus Jan 2013 #9

Clinton was impeached...aquitted in the Senate nt jaysunb Jan 2013 #18

Bush ll was not elected in 2000 imo nt jaysunb Jan 2013 #19

I met Carter and Clinton.... WCGreen Jan 2013 #8

In 1987 I met Carter and his wife in China and a week later in Lhasa Tibet awake Jan 2013 #17

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)

1. FDR had an assassination attempt too.

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 06:49 PM

Jan 2013

But wow, you've seen a lot of history. Do you recall FDR's Presidency in any detail?

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)

2. Not at all...I was 3 when he died. nt

Reply to MrSlayer (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 06:51 PM

Jan 2013

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)

3. Let's see ... in my lifetime I've seen Eisenhower, close, but a little distance. JFK RIP in the

Reply to jaysunb (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 06:51 PM

Jan 2013

funeral procession, and Richard Nixon up very close, sitting next to me. I used to drive by the White House frequently and one day his motorcade stopped such that his window was a couple of feet from mine. And he was sitting there scowling with the famous Nixon look at the floor.