For me it was probably Gerald Ford. Nixon resigned when I was 3 so I don't remember him.

For my own country that would be Lester B Pearson.
For the USA? 1st term Nixon. I don't really remember Johnson. But I should remember Johnson because I remember when RFK was killed.  And LBJ was President at that time.

Ford.  I'm sure I saw Nixon, but I was too young to recognize him.

The first President I remember watching speak on TV was Jimmeh Cawtah.

I think it was Ford for me...

It was Ronald Reagan and Maggie Thatcher for me.

For me, it was Pierre Trudeau (Canada) and Ronald Reagan (USA)

For me, it was Pierre Trudeau (Canada) and Ronald Reagan (USA)

Trudeau was leader from 1968 till 1984 (except for a few months in 1979-80), If this were a CDN baord, most people would put Trudeau as first leader they ever saw.

Reagan.

JFK and I was 3.

I remember seeing and hearing Richard Nixon addressing the astronauts on the moon landing.

Probably Carter.  I am sure I saw Ford but I was still pretty young and didn't care. ;D

Trudeau was leader from 1968 till 1984 (except for a few months in 1979-80), If this were a CDN baord, most people would put Trudeau as first leader they ever saw.


I used to get him mixed up with the Doonesbury guy!

http://www.addictinginfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/6a00d8341c630a53ef00e5535261708833-800wi.jpg

Most probably Ford, but he was a bit of a non-entity in any case, so I probably wouldn't have been aware of who he was anyway...

First one I was actually aware of was Carter...mercilessly lampooned at every turn with that grin of his!

Over here...Ted Heath (saints preserve us!)

I used to get him mixed up with the Doonesbury guy!

http://www.addictinginfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/6a00d8341c630a53ef00e5535261708833-800wi.jpg


And when Trudeau became old, he looked like Mr. Burns (Simpsons)

http://www.nndb.com/people/978/000024906/trudeau-sized.jpg

Ronald Reagan

Nixon. I do remember when Johnson died and I remember some people on t.v. talking about him but didn't remember him. I was alive when JFK was shot but I was WAY too young to remember.


My sister had a friend who used to "do" Nixon. She would say, "I am President Nixon." She would make the peace sign on both of her hands-the index & middle fingers in a V shape and say, "Peace, peace, peace, peace, peace." She would go on, "I would like to stop the war." Again with the fingers "Peace, peace, peace, peace, peace."

This would always crack us up. Remember, she was probably only about 9 or so-maybe younger when she was doing this.



Cat

I should remember Gerald Ford, but I don't. I remember Jimmy Carter, mostly because my g'father would rant about him when he came on the tv or radio.

I have vague memories of George H. W. Bush being in office.

I remember Bill Clinton better.

George HW Bush circa 1992.

I should remember Gerald Ford, but I don't. I remember Jimmy Carter, mostly because my g'father would rant about him when he came on the tv or radio.


I remember carter more than ford because I was more cognizant of what was going on. I remember the election campaign.

I'm sure I've seen Nixon but I don't remember seeing him.

Eisenhower

Eisenhower


Unless someone can remember Truman, we have a winner!

http://www.matsugov.us/planning/images/stories/planning/blueribbon.jpg

Only person here I can think of who might remember Give Em' Hell Harry on TV would be hot_wax.

Maybe Don Carlos might remember Truman.

Unless someone can remember Truman, we have a winner!

http://www.matsugov.us/planning/images/stories/planning/blueribbon.jpg

Only person here I can think of who might remember Give Em' Hell Harry on TV would be hot_wax.


I can remember when Senator Kennedy was John Kennedy, and when we thought we wouldn't have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore.

Maybe Don Carlos might remember Truman.


Don Carlos watched Lincoln's inaugural address.  Back then television sets were coal-fired and you had to wind 'em up with a crank!
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9fNvtMyW7cE/S4jK_dkwoQI/AAAAAAAAAxs/jOyXZ9lpV8U/s320/AbeSimpson.gif

Abraham Lincoln.  :D

Bill Clinton

Actually, I think I do remember Harry S om TV, but I'm not sure.  I do remember Ike, and Stevenson on TV.  There were no debates, but they both were on the tube

George HW Bush circa 1992.


Same for me. The first specific memory I have of seeing a president on TV was the first Bush giving his concession speech on the night he lost his re-election bid.

Also, just to add a little tid bit of interesting information, the first president to ever appear on television period was Franklin Roosevelt way back in 1939. The speech in question was given on April 30, 1939 by FDR to mark the opening of the New York World's Fair, and was broadcast on NBC to only about 1,000 viewers.

Bill Clinton for me.

Actually, I think I do remember Harry S om TV, but I'm not sure.  I do remember Ike, and Stevenson on TV.  There were no debates, but they both were on the tube


Of course, very, very few people had television when Truman was president. 

"I like Ike" was the thing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF9PsMDjc8g

Abraham Lincoln.  :D
Well Steven Spielberg has filmed him recently.

Well Steven Spielberg has filmed him recently.


they are using his image in Lincoln (the car) commercial here
also I saw a commercial the other day featuring a few dead presidents as a singing group  ;D 

they are using his image in Lincoln (the car) commercial here
also I saw a commercial the other day featuring a few dead presidents as a singing group  ;D



were they doing a slow jam?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xE-7zxDx22U#t=29s

were they doing a slow jam?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xE-7zxDx22U#t=29s



that's it... it freaking cracks me up!!!!

that's it... it freaking cracks me up!!!!


funny commercial.

For me it would be LBJ, afre one of the last Apollo launches prior to 11.

Heck, you should see how everybody looks at me cross-eyed when I tell them I have now served under 5 different Presidents, dating back to the first Reagan administration.

And do not forget, President Ford was also lampooned a lot when he was President.  Chevy Chase immortalized him in every Saturday Night Live opening sequence.

Gerald Ford.

Papa Bush talking about the first war in Iraq and the L.A. riots as well; I was in the second grade. I have no recollection of Ronald Wilson Reagan in any way shape or form whatsoever.  Moreover, I would watch Dana Carvey destroy Bush on SNL.  Just out of curiosity who lampooned Reagan on that show in the 80s? 

Papa Bush talking about the first war in Iraq and the L.A. riots as well; I was in the second grade. I have no recollection of Ronald Wilson Reagan in any way shape or form whatsoever.  Moreover, I would watch Dana Carvey destroy Bush on SNL.  Just out of curiosity who lampooned Reagan on that show in the 80s?



Joe Piscopo, Phil Hartman, and even Randy Quaid.



Cat

were they doing a slow jam?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xE-7zxDx22U#t=29s


Oh my God! ;D ;D ;D They should've aired this during the Super Bowl!

I remember Bush Sr being president, but I don't really have a specific memory of seeing him on TV.