Has anyone seen a president in person?

[davidpizzica]

I did when I was very young. In 1953 I was watching a parade with my parents when I saw President Eisenhower's motorcade come through. I recalled this because Hilary Clinton will be in our annual St. Patricks parade today and the memory came back.

[chocolatepuppy]

I saw President Nixon. He came through a town near ours.

[Pam]

I saw Lyndon Johnson's motorcade go through Philly back in the 60's. Just recently, I got an automated phone call from Bill Clinton telling me he was going to be in my town and inviting me to come and hear him speak. I didn't go.

[pitc9]

I saw Bill Clinton when I was in High school.
I was on the drill team (dance team) for my high school and our marching band was invited to play when he was in Cleveland.

[Ginger's Mom]

Close, but not quite. I saw Richard Nixon when he was campaigning for the Presidency in 1972 (and I wasn't even old enough to vote yet), and I saw Vice President Walter Mondale when I was standing in line to go in the Washington Monument. We were near the front of the line to go in when they said there would be a 20 minute wait (or something like that) because Vice President Mondale was bringing a visiting dignitary to see the Washington Monument. About 5 minutes later he and a small group of people walked past us and went up. We had to wait until they came out before they let us go in.

[Karen]

I met and shook hands with Bill Clinton. He came to an event sponsored by the nonprofit I worked for at the time. He was the most sunburnt person I have ever seen walking and smiling!

And we saw Boris Yeltsin from across the street once, when he was in power.

[Twisterdog]

I saw Ronald Reagan when I was in college. He came to Purdue University to give a speech. Can't remember the topic now ... LOL.

[Catty1]

Shook the hand of a former Prime Minister, Joe Clark and Maureen McTeer, his wife...I wish I had met or seen Trudeau. Darn!