Five presidents meet for a power lunch
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama is welcomed by President George W. Bush for a meeting at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, with former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter.
Several news accounts reported, that “although all the surviving presidents (including Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford) were present at Richard Nixon’s funeral in 1994, this is the first time that all surviving presidents have met at the White House since 1981.”
No matter what your political views, you have to admit that this is a poignant moment in history and a tribute to our peaceful approach to transitions in government.
Although I was amused with the observation of several, that the reason that President Clinton and President Carter are not standing closer together is because they can’t stand each other. Oh well.
20090107 Five presidents meet for a power lunch
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama is welcomed by President George W. Bush for a meeting at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, with former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter.
Several news accounts reported, that “although all the surviving presidents (including Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford) were present at Richard Nixon’s funeral in 1994, this is the first time that all surviving presidents have met at the White House since 1981.”
No matter what your political views, you have to admit that this is a poignant moment in history and a tribute to our peaceful approach to transitions in government.
Although I was amused with the observation of several, that the reason that President Clinton and President Carter are not standing closer together is because they can’t stand each other. Oh well.
20090107 Five presidents meet for a power lunch
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
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