Author Topic: Who was president when you were born? (Read 10607 times)

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #25 on:** December 15, 2007, 04:11:53 PM »

i was born during johnsons presidency 1968, in fact dad watched the riots in chicago during the democratic convention while i was being born. ford is the first president i remember.

72 yellow · « **Reply #26 on:** January 01, 2008, 06:40:17 AM »

Another Truman era kid.

azuredesign · « **Reply #27 on:** January 01, 2008, 07:27:17 AM »

Quote from: mennedy on May 15, 2007, 10:05:41 PM

Eisenhower. I remember when he was elected and he was a great President and post war was a very difficult time.

However our generation, almost to a one, have problems with showers (Psycho) and we all remember where we were and what we were doing the day that JFK was assassinated. I was home sick from High School with a terrible cold.

We are Kennedy's (not the ones with the money and the great hair) and my 12 yr old brother, John, was in elementary school that day when the principal announced over the intercom that they had just been notified that John Kennedy had been shot dead. Children and teachers, all over the school were in tears, some crying uncontrollably. Finally, the teacher from his class went down to the office to find out what was going on - John Kennedy was in class and in perfect health!! Very quickly the announcement was clarified.

Even though we had no kids named Kennedy at our school, it was still kaos when we were told that the president had been shot. I was in third grade. It's funny, as I remember many moments of what I did during that November week starting on the 22nd, that my wife noted that the World Trade Center disaster will have the same effect on kids growing up now. (While I don't wish to offend anyone, if the current president was killed, I wonder if it would have the same impact.)

Let's hope for no tragic reason to remember 2008!

kbmx613 · « **Reply #28 on:** September 12, 2008, 09:54:43 AM »

So i guess i'm the youngest cb enthusiast around, since i'm the only person born during the bush administration.
Just because I'm about 10 years younger than the machines doesn't mean i can't like them right?

HondaMan · « **Reply #29 on:** September 12, 2008, 10:22:18 AM »

Ike!
A very smart fella, too...one of my favorites from him: the Interstate Hiway System! He also created the American Space program, to vent some of the over-aggressive Military industrial complex pressures and actions. Of course, his successor got most of the "glory" from it, but Ike started it in 1956.

rhos1355 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 12, 2008, 10:38:39 AM »

My Dad was an avid Kennedy fan. My dad said that with a man like Kennedy as Prez of the US for the next 8 years the world would surely know total peace, the end of communism, the end of nuclear threats, etc etc. When JFK died my dad couldn't/wouldn't speak to anyone for a fortnight.

HondaMan · « **Reply #31 on:** September 13, 2008, 09:16:44 AM »

Quote from: fuzzybutt on December 15, 2007, 04:11:53 PM

i was born during johnsons presidency 1968, in fact dad watched the riots in chicago during the democratic convention while i was being born. ford is the first president i remember.

I was in those riots! Got chased by a gang of angry black teens, made it into a bus that was just leaving - like a movie! The city was burning...not a great summer, 1968...at least, we got to orbit the moon that year.

BobbyR · « **Reply #32 on:** September 13, 2008, 09:31:23 AM »

I was born 3 days before the Korean War began so it was Truman. I remember Ike was Pres. JFK waved to me from his car during his first campaign. I shook Nixon's hand at an event. Got lost and wound up in front of the Clinton House and Bill was out there with his dog. I told hm I met Nixon and shook his hand, he stuck out his hand and said "take a step up boy". He was smoking a cigar.

He was taller than I expected and not as good looking as is pictures. I came home told the wife I met Clinton and shook his hand, she told me to go wash my hands.

I remember reading about the riot in Chicago. I went to Woodstock instead. I figured the music would be better up there.

HondaMan · « **Reply #33 on:** September 13, 2008, 09:01:32 PM »

Quote from: BobbyR on September 13, 2008, 09:31:23 AM

I was born 3 days before the Korean War began so it was Truman. I remember Ike was Pres. JFK waved to me from his car during his first campaign. I shook Nixon's hand at an event. Got lost and wound up in front of the Clinton House and Bill was out there with his dog. I told hm I met Nixon and shook his hand, he stuck out his hand and said "take a step up boy". He was smoking a cigar.

He was taller than I expected and not as good looking as is pictures. I came home told the wife I met Clinton and shook his hand, she told me to go wash my hands.

I remember reading about the riot in Chicago. I went to Woodstock instead. I figured the music would be better up there.

The music was better, and the bullets flying past RFK were further away...

Hey...I didn't see Lincoln in the choices of Presidents up there...

BobbyR · « **Reply #34 on:** September 14, 2008, 05:28:03 PM »

Quote from: HondaMan on September 13, 2008, 09:01:32 PM

Quote from: BobbyR on September 13, 2008, 09:31:23 AM
I was born 3 days before the Korean War began so it was Truman. I remember Ike was Pres. JFK waved to me from his car during his first campaign. I shook Nixon's hand at an event. Got lost and wound up in front of the Clinton House and Bill was out there with his dog. I told hm I met Nixon and shook his hand, he stuck out his hand and said "take a step up boy". He was smoking a cigar.

He was taller than I expected and not as good looking as is pictures. I came home told the wife I met Clinton and shook his hand, she told me to go wash my hands.

I remember reading about the riot in Chicago. I went to Woodstock instead. I figured the music would be better up there.

The music was better, and the bullets flying past RFK were further away...

Yeah, we saw some dark days. I wonder how things would have been different had RFK lived.

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #35 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:22:07 AM »

Quote from: fuzzybutt on December 15, 2007, 04:11:53 PM

i was born during johnsons presidency 1968, in fact dad watched the riots in chicago during the democratic convention while i was being born. ford is the first president i remember.

i can remember my folks talking about "that damn clumsy jackass" whacking his melon getting into air force one, busting his ass while playing golf...................

mark · « **Reply #36 on:** September 29, 2008, 11:54:33 PM »

I don't remember the day JFK was assassinated, but I have been told that I was quite upset by the news.....

(the actual radio)

Well, okay, actually Mom was quite upset by the news and had dropped the spoon.....

(not the actual chair)

It was lunchtime out west.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #37 on:** September 30, 2008, 10:24:04 AM »

I was born in '84, just after Regan and Bush won by a landslide. Don't remember much of Gulf War v.0.1 except I was home sick from elementary with a nasty stomach flu for the beginning of news coverage.

smpls70 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 17, 2008, 11:27:02 PM »

THEE GREATEST ONE OF ALL THOSE CROOKED S.O.B.s,ya gotta admit,he had character!!!

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #39 on:** October 18, 2008, 05:23:46 AM »

Will the two members born during Washington's administration please post your pictures?

Grumpol · « **Reply #40 on:** October 18, 2008, 05:38:38 AM »

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #41 on:** October 18, 2008, 06:04:53 AM »

OK, who's the other one?

raymond182 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 31, 2009, 05:35:32 PM »

Comrad L. Breznev was the chairmanman where and when I was born.
That Empire is sowhere near Titanic now...

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