In honor of President's Day, who was the President at the time of your birth????

Reaching way way back in my memory, Ike is the first President I remember....however, Truman was President when I was born. Yes folks, way back in the Stone age.

I don't have a memory of his Presidency, but remember seeing clips of him in later years. One in particular when a reporter asks him, "What are you going to do now?" And Truman says, I'm gonna go back to work if you guys let me!" (something to that effect ). He seemed rather sarcastic but it made me laugh.

I must have been about 7/8 or so when I was downtown with my mother and Eisenhower was there (I assume maybe campaigning, don't know) and a lot of people had the "I Like Ike" buttons. That's all I really remember.

TIS

Who was president in 82?

I believe that would be Ronald Reagan! Gee, that seems so recent to me. You're so young DeNiro.


TIS

Yikes Stallionette....me too! Born in the Truman Administration.
I do remember the I Like Ike buttons, and little else.

Thats back when milk still got delivered to your houose in glass bottles, there were no microwaves, most people had no television sets, you made copies by using carbon paper or that purple stuff that smelled good, propellar passenger aircraft, pre- rock n roll.

Its gettin scary when people running for president are younger than you are!

I thought it was Reagan..I cant evan remember who was the british Prime minister in 82 think it was,Margarat Thacther?

LBJ -- born in '66


TIS -- you will be happy to know that I am planning on eating lunch at Dixon's Famous Chilli -- which was one of Truman's favorite places. Back in the 40's and 50's Truman (and secret service) while serving as Vice President and President usedto frequent the little chilli parlor. Life Magazine did a feature on them one time and they changed the name from Dixon's Chili Parlor to Dixon's Famous Chili.

Truman was know to frequent the place regularly upto his death.


Here is a piece from the Truman Library web site
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/places/kc18.htm

Vergne Dixon opened a chili parlor on the corner of 15th and Olive in Kansas City in August 1919. It had a counter with six stools running along one side. Dixon's recipe was for a dry, thick chili, made with ground beef and beans cooked together and seasoned lightly. He did not allow catsup in his parlor, nor did he allow smoking, reading a newspaper (no newspapers were allowed), or talking on the telephone (there was no telephone). He wanted his customers to eat their chili without interruption and make room for others on the six stools.

Dixon's became a favorite place of Truman's perhaps beginning sometime in the 1920s. When he was President, Truman sometimes ordered takeout chili from the presidential suite at the Muehlebach Hotel. His most celebrated visit to Dixon's occurred on December 23, 1950. Reporters and photographers watched and took pictures while the President of the United States ate a big plate of chili spread over tamales. Afterwards, Dixon and his wife wrote to Truman to thank him for coming to the chili parlor. "…Not only did we enjoy a visit from an old friend but had the honor of a visit from the President of the United States. Our patronage has almost doubled since your visit and we have had letters from all over the country." (Mr. and Mrs. Vergne Dixon to President Truman, December 30, 1950.) Truman responded, "I enjoyed the visit very much. It was like old-times…." (President Truman to Mr. and Mrs. Vergne Dixon, January 4, 1951. Official File.)

Vergne Dixon died in 1964. The new owners of the chili parlor sent a big container of chili to Truman every year on his birthday. The original store at 15th and Olive was closed in 1969. During the 1970s, Dixon's became a chain of as many as 16 parlors. By 1999, only one parlor remained, on the corner of U. S. Highway 40 and Blue Ridge Cutoff. Framed photographs and clippings on two walls reminded customers of the parlor's great days, when Harry Truman sat with friends and enjoyed Dixon's chili spread on tamales."



OK -- off to lunch!

Part,

Chili doesn't sound bad right now. Was Truman from Kansas?? I don't remember? Anyway, enjoy your lunch.

Deniro, I remember Margaret Thatcher. A very common name in the news way back when.

DT,

Not to go off topic, but I remember our milkman very well. John Pallozollo, of course an Italian guy that was a friend of a friend of my parents. He'd come to the house every week. God, it seems so "dated" now. Then again, I remember when Doctors would make house calls as well.

Back to Presidents, although I have the vague memory of seeing Eisenhower, the time I saw JFK, more or less up close, as he passed by in the motorcade, remains one of my fondest memories.

TIS

Truman.

This discussion inspired me to do some research on when JFK was in Grand Rapids, MI during his campaign. I can't believe I found this photo from October of 1960. I assume this is the same visit in which I saw him. By the picture, and my memory of G.R., this was after he passed by the Catholic School I attended when the entire school (all of about 50 kids ) walked to the corner to see him.

The sign on the building "Wurzburgs", was a big department store my mom would always shop at. And, for those of you who remember, see the S & H Green stamp sign on the building? Remember those?

TIS

http://www.grapids.lib.mi.us/photocoll?cat=onclick&keynum=19

Cool Picture..I bet he didn't think he would be killed sitting in back of car like that

I'm sure he didn't.

JFK was President when I was born, although I was just a toddler when he was killed.

Harry Truman.

The same Truman who is responsible for one of my favorite quotes of all-time: "Never kick a fresh turd on a warm day".

LOL,thats a good one

He really said that??? I never heard it before. I suppose that's good advice, even though it's something I can't say I've considered doing.

TIS

Which President said, " All you have to fear is fear itself."

Yeah... that quote is attributed to him. He was full of good advice like that!

BTW - Do you know what the "S" stood for in his name? (Harry S. Truman).

Hmmmm!!! I don't know, but once I hear it, I may remember. I do know his wife's name was Bess right???


TIS

OK... you get extra credit for knowing "Bess".

The "S" in his name meant nothing. He didn't have a middle name so it was made up for the press to use (especially after FDR).

I just looked up on wikipedia and I was born 5 months after Clinton took over.

Since my mom was pregnant with me when Kennedy was assassinated I'll take a gander Johnson was President when I was born.

Andrew or Lyndon?

Probably not surprising, did you know Lincoln was the tallest President? Does anyone know how tall?

And

James Madison was the shortest President standing at 5' 4".


TIS

I'll guess 6'4"

Whoever was married to Lady bird.

Which reminds me of a Robin Williams line in, I believe "Good morning Vietnam".

Q:"Why did you name your daughter Lady bird"
A. "Because we thought Lady dog would be too cruel".

Good guess!

There's some more interesting presidential trivia here...

Interesting! James Buchanan the only President who never married. I wonder if there were tabloids back then following his love life.

I didn't know that there was an attempt on Truman's life either.


Lincoln was 6'4"

TIS

I won!! I won!!

Uhhhh.... what did I win??

What is it now, 4 of us born under the Truman Administration. We win the prize of the "oldest geezers" on the BB. How special!!


TIS

Paul was 5, Tony Love is 6.

We're the baby-boomers.