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Yes, Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy. Met Reagan when he was Governor of Calif.
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I was told that I saw President Johnson. I was in Basic training in Ft. Bliss, Texas in the fall of 1967 when he met with the President of Mexico. They marched us down there, but He was so far away, it could have been anybody. miles
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Sitting <40 feet just left of center (from his view) of Obama when he was on stage at the school here last fall. I could have gone up and shook his hand with 100 or more others, but that was just going too far!
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In 2011, I saw Air Force 1 leaving Portland, it was the only dark thing in the sky...
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Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
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There was a chunky, blond headed guy about 16 y/o, come down out of Arkansas and got lost in Louisiana. I gave him directions to get where he wanted. His name was Bill Clinton.
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In the 34 years of my prior LE job, I got to meet, shake hands, and ( with most ) have my photo taken with every President starting with Reagan ( with the exception of one, ), Vice- President, First Lady, and the Queen of England as part of their local security detail partnership. Reagan & Bush II were the best. Bush II was the most fun to be with. Great guy. Declined to be photographed with Clinton ( after the Secret Service told us that no matter what you do, DO NOT mention the Second Amendment  . VP Gore had the softest hand shake. Barbara and Laura Bush were the nicest First Ladies. Both fun to be around. Seemed like the Republicans were always more fun to be around than the Democrats.
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Moms got a pic of Lester Maddox and me when I was a wee tot.
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Yes, I have a picture shaking hands with GW, and another with Bill Clinton. Part of the duties I did before I retired was liaison duties for dignitary visits, and this entailed working with the various entities providing the protection.
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-George Washington
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Both Bushs, Clinton, Obama.
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Since we have been talking military, I was interviewed for and was offered the MMCO job at HMX-1 in Quantico. I was so tired of Northern VA at that time, that I turned it down. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMX-1
"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.
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In the 34 years of my prior LE job, I got to meet, shake hands, and ( with most ) have my photo taken with every President starting with Reagan ( with the exception of one, ), Vice- President, First Lady, and the Queen of England as part of their local security detail partnership. Reagan & Bush II were the best. Bush II was the most fun to be with. Great guy. Declined to be photographed with Clinton ( after the Secret Service told us that no matter what you do, DO NOT mention the Second Amendment . VP Gore had the softest hand shake. Barbara and Laura Bush were the nicest First Ladies. Both fun to be around. Seemed like the Republicans were always more fun to be around than the Democrats. Every Marine that I have known to work at the Barracks or the White House, has said the same exact thing. And I know quite a few. A few thought Biden was ok though.
"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.
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Nope.
Close as I have been is I met Paul Ryan about five years ago. And I met John Kasich and had a conversation with him also five years ago.
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I've met GHWB and Jimmy Carter. Enjoyed talking to Bush, didn't have the nerve to tell Jimmy what I thought of his job. Those SS dudes didn't seem to have a sense of humor.
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I rolled down the window, stuck my arm out and flipped bill clinton's motorcade the bird when they were headed in the opposite direction on the highway one day.
Does that count?
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BHO flew over my house in an Osprey chopper/airplane thingy.
WJC passed under me on freeway I was on the overpass
"The Church can and should help modern society by tirelessly insisting that the work of women in the home be recognized and respected by all in its irreplaceable value." Apostolic Exhortation On The Family, Pope John Paul II
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Took pictures of Ike for the Air Force.
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I MISS SARAH
“In Trump We Trust.” Right????
SOMEBODY please tell TRH that Netanyahu NEVER said "Once we squeeze all we can out of the United States, it can dry up and blow away."
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Reagan met the pope here in the mid 80's IIRC
YUGE turnout for them at the airport
Just never have understood the fascination with celebrities
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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Shook hands with Harry Truman, 5 at the time as he was 'stumping' for Eisenhower. Honor guard for Ronnie so within 3-4 feet. For some reason he didn't stop to shake my hand.
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He was out of office at the time but I got to shake Bush I's hand while running the Houston Marathon a few years ago. He was standing along the route cheering on the runners like a regular Joe and my running partner spotted him standing at the curb with a single SS officer by his side. We ran over and introduced ourselves and shook hands - I actually called him George instead of Mr. President. I was about 20 miles in at that point and not thinking entirely straight I guess.
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Was in a WH support unit for 20 years, 1978-1998. Met them all in that time period. Coupla things stick in my mind...talking trout fishing with Bush 1, what a dick Bill Clinton was, (one of our contacts for a Christmas gig was Monica-she looked pretty good to me), what nice, classy people ALL the Bush's are,offering to let Kissinger and Gerald Ford cut in line in front of me in the pee line at Nixon's funeral (they insisted I go first, classy). Never met Hillary, and observed that Nancy Reagan REALLY controlled the space around her husband. Jimmah seemed to be a nice guy, but I did not agree with anything he said. Probably more than that, but I'm old, and I forget stuff. Did I mention the Bush's were classy, nice people?
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