As I have always stated,I live in a unique part of the world! A nice,clean suburb of Phila, twenty miles one way and I'm in the ghetto war zone of west philly,twenty miles the other way in the 17th century of Amish land.
Over the years,here are the presidents and pope I saw live:
Gerald Ford at Valley Forge park
Richard Nixon in Berwyn,Pa., several times
Ronald Regan at Great Valley Corporate Center
Obama at Paoli train station
Hilary Clinton at West Chester Univ
Donald Trump rally ,Manhiem,pa
Pope John Paul II
Mike, that really is incredible!!!
https://whyy.org/articles/a-look-back-at-pope-john-paul-iis-visit-to-philadelphia-in-1979/
In this Oct. 3, 1979 file photo Pope John Paul II performs an outdoor mass for a huge audience at Logan Circle in Philadelphia. (AP file photo)
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For six days in September 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's biggest cities and speaking to massive crowds of the faithful along the way.
Gerald R. Ford Museum (.gov)https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov › pdd760704The President and Susan Ford flew by helicopter from the. South Grounds to Valley Forge State Park, Valley Forge,. Pennsylvania.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon
Televised presidential debates made their debut as a political medium during the campaign. In the first of four such debates, Nixon appeared pale, with a five o'clock shadow, in contrast to the photogenic Kennedy.[112] Nixon's performance in the debate was perceived to be mediocre in the visual medium of television, though many people listening on the radio thought Nixon had won.[116] Nixon narrowly lost the election, with Kennedy winning the popular vote by only 112,827 votes (0.2 percent).[112]
There were charges of voter fraud in Texas and Illinois, both states won by Kennedy. Nixon refused to consider contesting the election, feeling a lengthy controversy would diminish the United States in the eyes of the world and that the uncertainty would hurt U.S. interests.[117] At the end of his term of office as vice president in January 1961, Nixon and his family returned to California, where he practiced law and wrote a bestselling book, Six Crises, which included coverage of the Hiss case, Eisenhower's heart attack, and the Fund Crisis, which had been resolved by the Checkers speech.[112][118]
https://technical.ly/civic-news/ronald-reagan-silicon-valley/
More than 30 years ago, in May 1985, then-President Ronald Reagan, early in his second term, visited the Great Valley Corporate Center, a suburban business park that Reagan would call “the workplace of the future.” (He may have been using Great Valley’s own branding — a banner that boasted the same name hung across one of the buildings that day.) The localscheered.
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Published April 1, 2016 at 1:28 PM EDT
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Speech: Donald Trump Delivers a Campaign Speech in Manheim, PA - October 1, 2016
MTP said:
“Over the years,here are the presidents and pope I saw live:
Gerald Ford at Valley Forge park
Richard Nixon in Berwyn,Pa., several times
Ronald Regan at Great Valley Corporate Center
Obama at Paoli train station
Hilary Clinton at West Chester Univ
Donald Trump rally ,Manhiem,pa
Pope John Paul II”
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Hey MTP,
Wow, that’s an amazing list! I don’t think too many people can match that. For example, I saw just two:
-Jimmy Carter in GA in 1978
-Bill Clinton (Pres-elect) in SC in Dec of 1992
Also, I didn’t realize Hillary was a President! <G> So, she must have actually won in 2016? That means Donald Trump is in only his 1st term now and really can run again in 2028! I wonder if that’s the reason Trump and his supporters have been teasing us about 2028. Hmmmm.
<G> Just a little silliness on a Sunday morning
I saw Ford when the park became a national park,he was signing the papers
Nixons daughter lives in berwyn,pa, the next town over
I cut school and saw the pope,I was a junior in High school.
I was a volunteer in the fire dept,we stood by for the helicopter landing,thats how I saw reagan
The others were campaign stops
I saw Joe Biden,Vice president, media ,pa veterans parade on a cold friday
Here is a secret I have never told, I grew up with Marypat Christie,I know the family very well,grew up with hr in Paoli,pa,went to St Norberts school together.
Bumped into Billy Joel in a small corner store in Philly while having lunch with my sister
Met Tom Cruise in a corner bar in Cape may N.J
Was John Bogels plumber for years
Was Lenord Tose plumber for years,met pete rose and several eagles players at his house.
Worked on Jungle Jims funny car and Roy Harris funny car
Amazing!
I just watched it on tv or on the internet later on.
Good one, Larry!