How Many Presidents Have You Lived Under?

[Toast]

Born in 1949, so an even dozen for me, I wish they were doughnuts.

 

[phana14]

The magic number is 13:

 

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)

Harry S Truman (1945-1953)

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)

Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)

Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (1974-1977)

James E. (Jimmy) Carter, Jr.(1977-1981)

Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)

George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)

William J. (Bill) Clinton (1993-2001)

George W. Bush (2001-2009)

Barack H. Obama (2009-present)

Me too. :wacko:

Only caught a few days of Roosevelt, tho.

*Old Bob*'s gonna win the prize! Just guessin'.

[paya]

Me too. :wacko:

Only caught a few days of Roosevelt, tho.

*Old Bob*'s gonna win the prize! Just guessin'.

 

DEFINITELY! The Swiss change the President every year!

[Bumblebee]

I've lived under 4; Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd and now Julia Gillard. Although i was way too young to remember Keating

 

 

ditto... but i so wish that i could have been around when Bob Hawke was in power!!!

[Johnathan Colourfield]

Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron (and Nick Clegg )

[option]

Thatcher (became PM same year i was born, 1979)

Major

Blair

Brown

Cameron/Clegg

[Krista]

Heh. 5..

[Welshdude]

Hmmm, technically head of state of UK is the Queen but I go with PM's:) Born 87 so there was Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and now David Cameron so now on 5th:) Same in number for US Presidents.

[thephoenix]

Since I have dual citizenship, I'll list the heads of state from the U.S. and Canada that I have lived under....

5 each from Canada and the United States.

 

 

CANADA

(Technically the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, but the Prime Ministers seem more appropriate for this discussion)

 

 

Brian Mulroney 1984-1993

Kim Campbell 1993-1993

Jean Cretien 1993-2003

Paul Martin 2003-2006

Stephan Harper 2006-

 

UNITED STATES

 

Ronald Reagan 1981-1989

George H. W. Bush 1989-1993

Bill Clinton 1993-2001

George W. Bush 2001-2009

Barack Obama 2009-present

[DragonMando]

Four

[Tommy_B]

Working on #3 at the moment.

[TalonRider]

Since I didn't come along until late 1952, this would be my list of 12.

 

Harry S Truman (1945-1953)

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)

Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)

Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (1974-1977)

James E. (Jimmy) Carter, Jr.(1977-1981)

Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)

George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)

William J. (Bill) Clinton (1993-2001)

George W. Bush (2001-2009)

Barack H. Obama (2009-present)

[Y_B]

Prolly 4.

 

 

But if you ask how many I woulda gotten under...a few more.

No-Monica.

[wildone]

As something has been pointed out to me..... I must change my answer to 1 (unless the question changes)

 

Queen Elizabeth II is the only head of state I have lived under

[Conner]

Hmmm

 

Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1968-1979

Joe Clark 1979-1980

Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1980-1984

John Turner 1984-1984

Brian Mulroney 1984-1993

Kim Campbell 1993-1993

Jean Cretien 1993-2003

Paul Martin 2003-2006

Stephan Harper 2006-Present

 

So I guess eight

 

Being one of the senior Canadians, I also got to "experience" the following 3 PM's as well

 

Louis St-Laurent 1948 - 1957 (I was born in 1950)

John Diefenbaker 1957 - 1963

Lester B. Pearson 1963 - 1968

 

Thanks for saving me all that typing, Steve.

[Westie]

One.... Her Majesty the Queen.

 

The Iron Lady (The Blessed St. Margaret Thatcher ) was unfortunately never president or head of state - though if wishing made it so.....

[TetRefine]

Ok for all the Englishman/women out there, count Prime Ministers, not Queens. Gosh, you Brits!

[jon-jon]

Since I didn't come along until late 1952, this would be my list of 12.

 

Harry S Truman (1945-1953)

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)

Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)

Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (1974-1977)

James E. (Jimmy) Carter, Jr.(1977-1981)

Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)

George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)

William J. (Bill) Clinton (1993-2001)

George W. Bush (2001-2009)

Barack H. Obama (2009-present)

And although I preceded you in 1945, my list would be the same.

 

Wait, wait. Franklin D. Roosevelt died Aril 12, 1945, so he would be first on the list for some 27 days.

Edited September 30, 2010 by jon-jon

[Conner]

I believe that Canadians should also be able to lay claim to US presidents....cause we all know who's running the show here anyway.

 

Oops! That wasn't political, was it? There goes my warning bar.

 

Shhhh.....Don't tell Grame.

[phana14]

And although I preceded you in 1945, my list would be the same.

 

Wait, wait. Franklin D. Roosevelt died Aril 12, 1945, so he would be first on the list for some 27 days.

 

Good GRIEF!!!

Did you catch me with my knickers down?

I was only--NOT BORN--when Roosevelt died, then?

Must be *oldtimers*! And a great loss of American History on this end. :wacko:

[Westie]

Ok for all the Englishman/women out there, count Prime Ministers, not Queens. Gosh, you Brits!

 

It goes against the grain, becuase Prime Ministers are head's of Government, not state, but here goes:

 

Thatcher

Major

Blair

Brown

Cameron

 

So that makes, 3 conservatives, 1 labour who betrayed his party by ACTING conservative, and another labour who betrayed HIMSELF by not doing what he believed in.... not bad

[Jack Frost]

They are de-facto heads of the state anyways.

[Zeoanne]

I swear I have never been under ANY president!!! I didn't swallow either! I take the 5th.

[phana14]

I swear I have never been under ANY president!!! I didn't swallow either! I take the 5th.

 

Momma! Am I the only one to bust you for a clever post?

Dammit! hehe