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 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

"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

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

Presided over a significant war as president 3 yes 4 no


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

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

Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way )

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

all the best -- Dan Ford
email:

see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com
and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com

Cub Driver wrote:

Ford Yes ( in an impersonal way )

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

all the best -- Dan Ford
email:

see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com
and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com

Personal and very scary, but not military. I did remember
that one ( and some others ).

Bob