How smart do you think you are?

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

Got to thinking about the history and stories of our past presidents. In school we never did much on the presidents. So while my husband was up here I drilled him. He did better than I would have. Didn't go back past the 30th on.

As you were growing up, although you were younger, who was the first president you recall being aware of. My husband remembered Eisenhower he's older than I am, I was more aware around the time of the Kennedy's.

How's your history memory?

MoJoV · ‎10-01-2010

JFK, he was Irish and Catholic and so was my Mother. Not to mention young and handsome. I was a kid but I knew he was different.

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Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

@qualitygal I'm 75 and well recall Ike. The first big news story I recall is his heart attack.

SurferWife · ‎12-12-2010

My earliest true recognition of president was Gerald Ford, but I was too young at that time to understand politics. I just knew he was our president.

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deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

I don't think I'm very "smart" relative to others I have met.

I remember President Kennedy and his tragic demise. The country was united in its grief. I miss that feeling of national unity.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

@Love my grandkids wrote:
@qualitygal I'm 75 and well recall Ike. The first big news story I recall is his heart attack.

I don't know that I remember that. I'm 75 too.

Coastalcarolina · ‎04-02-2015

President Nixon for me. Remember well the summer of Watergate. Home from school and nothing on the networks but those long hearings with the men in black suits. Boring for a young child. I still remember him saluting from Marine One after he was impeached. My mom cried.

spumoni99 · ‎02-16-2019

@Coastalcarolina wrote:
President Nixon for me. Remember well the summer of Watergate. Home from school and nothing on the networks but those long hearings with the men in black suits. Boring for a young child. I still remember him saluting from Marine One after he was impeached. My mom cried.

I came here to say the same exact thing, I am 62 and I remember that ruined summer time TV!

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

I'm 79 and have vague recollections of Truman. I'm from Silver Spring MD and remember that Truman used to take walks near the White House.

paixmcdao · ‎04-16-2022

@Coastalcarolina wrote:
President Nixon for me. Remember well the summer of Watergate. Home from school and nothing on the networks but those long hearings with the men in black suits. Boring for a young child. I still remember him saluting from Marine One after he was impeached. My mom cried.

He was not impeached, but did resign.

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