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This will be the third president I have gotten a chance to see. President Reagan and President Clinton came here too.

But the less said about you and Pres. Clinton the better...   

Have fun, Kathy! 

I saw President Nixon's motorcade go by when I was a kid. I couldn't see him though. I remember being fixated on the little American flags that were attached to either side of the front of his limo, flapping furiously as they whizzed by. This was in San Francisco. A few years ago, I got to go to the Nixon Library where they have his limo on display. Bit of a time warp for me to see it again.

When Bush #1 was VP, I saw him presiding in the Senate. That's the extent of my presidential viewings. 

In the past I've meet two ex-Prime Minister of my province (Jacques Parizeau and Bernard Landry) of course it isn't as impressive than the US President. But it was one to one meeting were we have talk, exchange idea and shake hands. It happened when I was the president of the student political department at my university and it was great to talk with them like normal people do.

Great stuff. I don't care what your personal political opinion is, getting near any country's elected leader is heady stuff. Shortly after 9/11, President Bush went around the country, speaking in various places. When he came to Sacramento, the association my wife works for was one of the sponsors. He was to fly into the parking lot next to the AAA baseball park across the Sacramento River from downtown, be driven to Memorial Auditorium and speak to cleared guests and TV and radio. Local politicians would join him on stage, as well as local police/fire fighters who dealt with the Trade Towers cleanup. It would start with the posting of the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and invocation, then introducing the president who would speak. My wife's association looked for schoolkids to make the pledge. After the pledge, they would leave the stage and after the invocation, President Bush would come on stage.

Well, things did not go as planned. The president came on stage early, before the posting of the colors. Then the kids were brought on. After the pledge, President Bush indicated to have the invocation while the kids were still on stage. My daughter is in the lavender sweater here.

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My daughter is in the lavender sweater here.

Who's the boy in the white shirt? He looks like he could be Glenn Beck's offspring. 

I saw Air Force One take off from the Columbus airport once.  My mom and I were there to pick up my step-dad..his plane was delayed landing because they had to stay out of the airspace.  We also saw the huge plane that carries the limos too.  I think Air Force Two might have been there too...I can't remember for sure now.

I guess one of the benefits of living in the DC area is getting to see your President now and then.  I saw and shook hands with President Clinton once at a golf course.  He was golfing with Vernon Jordan who proceeded to hit a nasty hook into the woods.  I saw President Bush (younger) from about 10 rows back at a speech.

President Clinton came to my little ole hometown (pop 55k) back in 1999 to speak at the high school a couple weeks after a school shooting. I remember a couple days before his arrival looking out my window and seeing a couple helicopters hovering around the high school a few miles away. And the day of his arrival, went to the airport (in the town over) and watched Air Force One take off. Impressive especially since no 747's ever land or take off at that airport.