Presidents What Has Been Shot At

Compiling the list just for fun.

Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military
situations

FDR No
Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No
Ike No ( strange but true )
JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed )
LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus )
Nixon No
Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way )
Carter No
Reagan No
GHW Bush Yes
Clinton No
GW Bush No

Analysis:
Overall; 4 yes, 8 no

Dems 2 yes, 4 no
Repubs 2 yes, 4 no

Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no

Didn't
1 yes 4 no

Service academy graduates 0 yes 2 no

Army/AF vets 0 yes 4 no
Navy 4 yes 2 no

Conclusions: Damfino

Maybe there isn't a real pattern.

Bob McKellar

"Bob McKellar" wrote in message
...

Maybe there isn't a real pattern.

John Kerry has a paper trail long enough to demonstrate a pattern of
behavior.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:21:33 -0500, Bob McKellar
wrote:

Compiling the list just for fun.

Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military
situations

FDR No
Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No
Ike No ( strange but true )
JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed )
LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus )
Nixon No
Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way )
Carter No
Reagan No
GHW Bush Yes
Clinton No
GW Bush No

Analysis:
Overall; 4 yes, 8 no

Dems 2 yes, 4 no
Repubs 2 yes, 4 no

Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no

Didn't
1 yes 4 no

Service academy graduates 0 yes 2 no

Army/AF vets 0 yes 4 no
Navy 4 yes 2 no

Conclusions: Damfino

Maybe there isn't a real pattern.

Bob McKellar

Or FDR sort of, there _was_ a torpedo sent in his general direction.

http://www.roaring-twenties.com/roar...um_article.htm

SCO delenda est.
adress is partially sdrawkcab.

"Bob McKellar" wrote"

Compiling the list just for fun.

Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military
situations

FDR No
Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No

SNIPS

Curious as to your reasoning process on Truman. IIRC artillery company
commander in WW I, with a Missouri NG unit. No idea if his battery came
under fire. I _ think_ his unit did fire on German positions, but no idea
if fired back upon.

Have you any more data on Truman's experienceds in WW I? Why conclude
as you did?

--
Jim McLaughlin

Please don't just hit the reply key.
Remove the obvious from the address to reply.

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Ike No ( strange but true )
JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed )
LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus )
Nixon No
Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way )
Carter No
Reagan No
GHW Bush Yes
Clinton No
GW Bush No

Analysis:
Overall; 4 yes, 8 no

Dems 2 yes, 4 no
Repubs 2 yes, 4 no

Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no

Didn't
1 yes 4 no

Service academy graduates 0 yes 2 no

Army/AF vets 0 yes 4 no
Navy 4 yes 2 no

Conclusions: Damfino

Maybe there isn't a real pattern.

Bob McKellar

Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no


I count 5, FDR WWII, Truman Korea, Eisenhower Korea, LBJ Vietnam, Nixon
Vietnam

Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way )

He was shot at by Squeaky From. That was pretty personal.

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Bob McKellar wrote in message ...
Compiling the list just for fun.

Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military
situations

FDR No
Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No

You are wrong.

more
On 23 August 1918, the 129th moved into the front lines in the Vosges
Mountains near Kruth, Alsace. This part of the front had been
relatively quiet for nearly four years.

On 27 and 28 August the Germans began harassing artillery fire and
observation balloons were seen. At 8 p.m. on the rainy evening of 29
August Battery D moved into temporary firing position and participated
in a barrage against enemy batteries located at Petit Bailon-Kahler
Wasen area. During a period of 36 minutes each of the batteries of the
129th fired 500 rounds of gas shells. The guns were to have been moved
back immediately after firing, but D Battery's horses were half an
hour late getting there. Starting at 9:30 p.m. the Germans returned
gas and high explosive fire on Batteries D and E for most of the rest
of the evening. When the barrage started, Truman was on horseback. His
horse was hit and fell into a shell hole. Truman had to be pulled from
beneath the horse. About this time, the first sergeant shouted "Run
boys, they've got a bracket on us!" The first sergeant took off and
several men followed him. Truman rallied the battery with some salty
language he had learned while working on the Sante Fe railroad. The
troops were so shocked to hear such language from Truman that they
swung into action immediately. more

Ask the horse, http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/truman.htm
Ike No ( strange but true )
JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed )
LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus )
Nixon No
Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way )
Carter No
Reagan No
GHW Bush Yes
Clinton No
GW Bush No

Analysis:
Overall; 5/ yes, 8/ no

Dems 3 yes, 3 no
Repubs 2 yes, 4 no Technical point, Reagan was aDeocrat when he wasn't fired on

Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no

Didn't
1 yes 4 no

Service academy graduates 0 yes 2 no

Army/AF vets 0 yes 4 no
Navy 4 yes 2 no

Conclusions: Damfino

Maybe there isn't a real pattern.

Bob McKellar

Bob Tenney wrote:

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:21:33 -0500, Bob McKellar
wrote:

Compiling the list just for fun.

Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military
situations

FDR No
Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No
Ike No ( strange but true )
JFK Yes ( but mostly rammed )
LBJ Yes ( but pretty much bogus )
Nixon No
Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way )
Carter No
Reagan No
GHW Bush Yes
Clinton No
GW Bush No

Analysis:
Overall; 4 yes, 8 no

Dems 2 yes, 4 no
Repubs 2 yes, 4 no

Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no

Didn't
1 yes 4 no

Service academy graduates 0 yes 2 no

Army/AF vets 0 yes 4 no
Navy 4 yes 2 no

Conclusions: Damfino

Maybe there isn't a real pattern.

Bob McKellar

Or FDR sort of, there _was_ a torpedo sent in his general direction.

http://www.roaring-twenties.com/roar...um_article.htm

SCO delenda est.
adress is partially sdrawkcab.

Great story! But I stand by my spur of the moment / no research opus.

Bob

Jim McLaughlin wrote:

"Bob McKellar" wrote"

Compiling the list just for fun.

Starting with WWII era, "shot at" limited to military
situations

FDR No
Truman Sorta yes, but I will say No

SNIPS

Curious as to your reasoning process on Truman. IIRC artillery company
commander in WW I, with a Missouri NG unit. No idea if his battery came
under fire. I _ think_ his unit did fire on German positions, but no idea
if fired back upon.

Have you any more data on Truman's experienceds in WW I? Why conclude
as you did?

--
Jim McLaughlin


I was posting from ignorance ( not unusual around here ). Jack corrects me
below.

Bob

Leadfoot wrote:

Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no


I count 5, FDR WWII, Truman Korea, Eisenhower Korea, LBJ Vietnam, Nixon
Vietnam

That's why they call Korea "The Forgotten War".

You are correct, of course.

Bob