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66. I have been fortunate enough to meet Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden twice each

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 01:03 PM

Jul 2024

I was at two fundraisers for Hillary Clinton in 2016. At one fundraiser, Congressman Al Green introduced me to Hillary Clinton as a civil rights attorney (I am a corporate attorney) and took a picture of Sec. Clinton and me. I use that photo in my mailer to be a delegate to the 2016 National Convention in Philadelphia.

In late 2019, I attended two fundraisers for Joe Biden. At one fundraiser, President Biden signed some floor speech signs from his speech at the 2016 National Convention. On one sign, President Biden signed the sign "Keep the Faith". President Biden took my iPhone from me and took three great selfie pictures. President Biden is great at taking selfies. At the second fundraiser, I got to speak to President Biden to discuss stuttering. I used to stutter when I was young and the stutter still shows up when I am sick or tired. President Biden told me about the 20 or so young stutters he keeps track of and I got a Biden hug.

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Have you ever met a presidential candidate? (A place to share your story) [View all] SupportSanity Jul 2024 OP

I met LBJ in 1964 EYESORE 9001 Jul 2024 #1

He came to my uncle's funeral bmbmd Jul 2024 #16

I was 9 EYESORE 9001 Jul 2024 #56

I met Lieberman when he was courting our paper's endorsement in 2004 AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2024 #2

Yes, I met LBJ when I was 11, and he was running... ananda Jul 2024 #3

Clinton and Gore held a rally on the UF campus in Gainesville (1992), got to shake their hands at the rope sop Jul 2024 #4

I shook Hillary's hand and wished her well at a rally in 2016 Tommy Carcetti Jul 2024 #5

John Kerry. But this was in 2008, when he was campaigning for Barack Obama. Aristus Jul 2024 #6

John Kerry being attacked by "swiftboat veterans for truth". Truth in the title gives it away. SupportSanity Jul 2024 #22

Fwiw, one of Trump's campaign managers masterminded the Swift Boat attack. He's a monster. emulatorloo Jul 2024 #99

I'm truly amazed at how many really awful people there are out there. And they all seem to find each other so easily! SupportSanity Jul 2024 #142

I met this guy back in '08 JohnnyRingo Jul 2024 #7

I haven't but my mother shook hands with JFK in Ft Worth the day he was killed. 2 Meow Momma Jul 2024 #8

Wow. That's quite a story. SupportSanity Jul 2024 #24

What a disturbing experience for her. wnylib Jul 2024 #35

I shook hands with Mondale at the 2008 Dem convention. He wasn't running that year. librechik Jul 2024 #9

I met John McCain Johnny2X2X Jul 2024 #10

My dad sat next to McCain on a flight from DC to Phoenix once AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2024 #18

Great story. SupportSanity Jul 2024 #25

I met dennis kucinich kwolf68 Jul 2024 #11

I lived in a Cleveland suburb when Kusinich wnylib Jul 2024 #26

A friend of my parents was a deout Kucinich fan. SupportSanity Jul 2024 #27

Waiting for DU's two most notorious name-droppers to show up Rob H. Jul 2024 #12

Two? I'm only aware of one. wnylib Jul 2024 #29

One just showed up Rob H. Jul 2024 #44

JFK in 1960. I was four and can't remember it. maveric Jul 2024 #13

I met Bill when he was Pres! FirstLight Jul 2024 #14

Fantastic! What a story! SupportSanity Jul 2024 #30

How cool is that. electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #132

Twice I have sort of "met" a presidential candidate. wnylib Jul 2024 #15

"personable and energized, very warm and friendly". That would make for a great candidate! SupportSanity Jul 2024 #32

Well, she did win that campaign and her next one for Senator. wnylib Jul 2024 #43

Hillary was having events that were women only. She was having one of these events right next SupportSanity Jul 2024 #47

The event that I was at in her Senate race was wnylib Jul 2024 #54

I have heard that Hillary was much warmer, and at ease with individual, and small group encounters... electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #131

Poppy Bush obamanut2012 Jul 2024 #17

I had an Obama moment! Coexist Jul 2024 #19

Saved by Obama himself! What an amazing story! SupportSanity Jul 2024 #36

wow! mindfulNJ Jul 2024 #82

Wow, definitely unuque! Glad you were ok. electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #134

I met Joe Biden in New Hampshire in 2008 CanonRay Jul 2024 #20

Not me, but my wife, at the time, did have a coffee and chat with Barack Obama in 2008. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2024 #21

I worked on the local Howard Dean campaign in 2003 (Summer of Dean!) & 2004. Self Esteem Jul 2024 #23

I haven't but my sister did get to meet Hillary Clinton BlueKota Jul 2024 #28

Jack Kemp in '88 ITAL Jul 2024 #31

Never met Rebl2 Jul 2024 #33

Joe and Jill here at Rehoboth Beach Starbucks we can do it Jul 2024 #34

Nearly shook hands with Bill Clinton in the 90's indigovalley Jul 2024 #125

I met Bernie and John Kerry. Always wanted to meet Obama, but so far haven't. Vinca Jul 2024 #37

i met barack obama when he was running for the senate. mopinko Jul 2024 #38

Great story. Any pics of the beat bush mobile? SupportSanity Jul 2024 #42

somewhere out there. mopinko Jul 2024 #52

Good stories! electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #135

addendum to this story- christine ran a 2nd time. the dnc stuffed tammy duckworth in our race. mopinko Jul 2024 #141

Biden and Bernie. nt woodsprite Jul 2024 #39

Dozens brooklynite Jul 2024 #40

My daughter and I I met John Kerry and shook his hand at a rally in Las Vegas. Sibelius Fan Jul 2024 #41

Senator Edward M. Kennedy CountAllVotes Jul 2024 #45

here's a 2nd hand obama story. mopinko Jul 2024 #46

That's quite a story! SupportSanity Jul 2024 #48

ikr? mopinko Jul 2024 #55

One of my sisters met Bill Clinton. mucholderthandirt Jul 2024 #49

I met RFK when he was running for US Senator for NY musette_sf Jul 2024 #50

Great stories. I'd probably want to run for office if I had been sitting next to her flying across the US! SupportSanity Jul 2024 #60

I Met Bill Clinton in '92 Deep State Witch Jul 2024 #51

Shook Jimmy Carter's elbow when I graduated from college. Missed his hand, but got his elbow. But he was still Governor. Silent Type Jul 2024 #53

Candidate Obama in 2007. I talked with him on the phone Chipper Chat Jul 2024 #57

Did he say "Let me be clear" about the time he wanted to wake up!? SupportSanity Jul 2024 #62

No Chipper Chat Jul 2024 #116

My son and I met Bill Clinton (who was wearing pink gym shorts) in the park across from the WH bigtree Jul 2024 #58

That's right, Clinton used to jog a lot. Great story! Great photos! SupportSanity Jul 2024 #63

he's in his early 40's now! bigtree Jul 2024 #64

I love you've got photos! Cool story. electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #136

I met Barack Obama Gaytano70 Jul 2024 #59

I was there too! Doc Sportello Jul 2024 #104

Amazing! Gaytano70 Jul 2024 #109

I was also just starting as a teaching assistant in 2004 Doc Sportello Jul 2024 #110

Yes it was! Gaytano70 Jul 2024 #124

Actually I have gibraltar72 Jul 2024 #61

Shook RFK's hand three time but did not talk with him. Sneederbunk Jul 2024 #65

I was on the street in SF when he came by in a convertible driving though a crowd of people and my Dad held me up kimbutgar Jul 2024 #67

I have been fortunate enough to meet Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden twice each LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2024 #66

Very cool stories. Your story brought me back to when ... SupportSanity Jul 2024 #93

No but Jimmy Carter slept at my in-laws' while running. nolabear Jul 2024 #68

I meant President Bill Clinton and Hillary at the airport in Springdale, Arkansas. Got to shake hands with both. sinkingfeeling Jul 2024 #69

Yes, on my high school trip to Washington D.C. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2024 #70

I am fortunate angrychair Jul 2024 #71

What a way to get noticed. By the way.... SupportSanity Jul 2024 #95

Would've loved to have met Carter. In my heart of hearts believe he was allegorical oracle Jul 2024 #97

"...I have got a pat on the head/shoulder to a hand shake..." electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #137

I met Obama Big Blue Marble Jul 2024 #72

I got almost that close to Biden in December 2019. I was one person away from getting a selfie with him! LeftInTX Jul 2024 #73

Does that count? Why not! Thanks for sharing your story. SupportSanity Jul 2024 #96

I met and shook hands with Bill and Hillary Clinton in Wheeling WV in 1992. It was a Town Hall Meeting in a Church ArnoldLayne Jul 2024 #74

I sort of "met" John Kerry lobointexas Jul 2024 #75

Never met, but saw up close dslyahoo Jul 2024 #76

Hillary and Bill 49jim Jul 2024 #77

Met JFK 1960, in Oakland at DeFermery park demosincebirth Jul 2024 #78

I met Kamala Harris hardluck Jul 2024 #79

JFK drove right past me in a convertible in Levittown, PA 1960! Greybnk48 Jul 2024 #80

It would've been a very different world if Kerry had won! Thanks for sharing your story! SupportSanity Jul 2024 #98

I worked on Jerry Brown's campaign in 92 mindfulNJ Jul 2024 #81

Not Directly DET Jul 2024 #83

Too many of them to mention including meet and greets after an event. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #84

I shook Obama's hand in a rope line in 2007. Music Man Jul 2024 #85

I have met both John Kerry and Howard Dean after their runs, but my story of meeting a candidate is of Bernie karynnj Jul 2024 #86

Personally, never. pfitz59 Jul 2024 #87

He had only been a Mayor at this point but... Jokerman Jul 2024 #88

I met Nelson Rockefeller and his wife Happy frogmarch Jul 2024 #89

Yes. H2O Man Jul 2024 #90

Talked to McGovern during a fundraiser. Stood next to him kerry-is-my-prez Jul 2024 #91

Elizabeth Warren in 2019 ecstatic Jul 2024 #92

A few. Met Nixon, Humphrey and John Lindsay when I was working at a daily paper. When working on allegorical oracle Jul 2024 #94

That's the second comment about Clinton's hands being soft! SupportSanity Jul 2024 #117

Yes, met and shook hands with Governor Jerry Brown CoopersDad Jul 2024 #100

I'm from New Hampshire. I can meet as many as I want. Voltaire2 Jul 2024 #101

I met Carter when he was running in the primaries. biophile Jul 2024 #102

Senator Ted Kennedy PJMcK Jul 2024 #103

I met General Wesley K Clark (retired) on several occasions in DC, elleng Jul 2024 #105

Met Bill and Hillary Clinton displacedvermoter Jul 2024 #106

I almost saw Bill Clinton when he was a candidate. marybourg Jul 2024 #107

Kerry, Bernie, Clark, Edwards WiVoter Jul 2024 #108

Pete! sanduca Jul 2024 #111

Joe Biden passed right by me at the train station dansolo Jul 2024 #112

Yes! I met Hillary in Upper State New York in 2000 Cha Jul 2024 #113

I never met one, but Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #114

I've met three. lees1975 Jul 2024 #115

Shook John Kerry's hand at a rally when he was running in 2004 . . . hatrack Jul 2024 #118

In Iowa, Obama. It as pretty magical at the time. Passages Jul 2024 #119

I've spoken with Bill Clinton three times and Hillary once but not during a presidential campaign. TomSlick Jul 2024 #120

You jinxed me in a GREAT way. Just got an invite to see VP Harris next week ecstatic Jul 2024 #121

I met Jimmy Carter Sequoia Jul 2024 #122

Bobby Kennedy, in 1968. I'd arrived too late to get close to the stage and was still outside when he arrived highplainsdem Jul 2024 #123

Shook Jerry Brown's hand in 1992. roamer65 Jul 2024 #126

At a Human Rights Campaign fundraiser in Chicago Sun-Moon Jul 2024 #127

As a Child Timewas Jul 2024 #128

nope. AllaN01Bear Jul 2024 #129

JFK in October 1960 56miSSie Jul 2024 #130

Met Wes Clark in Albuquerque and have a signed NM cardboard flag from him. Super nice guy! Quixote1818 Jul 2024 #133

I met Wes Clark in 2004 Bundbuster Jul 2024 #138

I shook Bill Clinton's hand in 1992 in Billings, MT at Rocky Mountain College. neverforget Jul 2024 #139

McCain, Perot, and Giuliani (Yes, I live in a red state, and these were all work related.) LudwigPastorius Jul 2024 #140