Meeting a former President

SFC Anabel Cepero — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 09:46:53 -0500

If you could meet a former President, who would it be and what would you ask him?

John F. Kennedy and I'd ask him if this is where he saw America going and how he felt about the way the troops were being used.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2014 10:46 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:46:18 -0500

President Lincoln. I would ask about his reconstruction plans and how if implemented in his own way, they would shape our nation trying to heal the wounds of a long and bitter war amongst ourselves.

Response by SGT Ben Keen made Mar 6 at 2014 10:55 AM

SGT Ben Keen — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:55:50 -0500

This one might be a little odd but I think it would be fun to sit down and meet John Adams. It would be interesting to hear how he felt taking over for George Washington and how he overcame the difficulty of knowing the type of shoes he had to filled.

Response by CSM Michael Poll made Mar 6 at 2014 11:00 AM

CSM Michael Poll — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:00:33 -0500

George Washington, What do you think of the way the country, that you fought so hard to gain independance for, has turned out?

Response by SPC David Wyckoff made Mar 6 at 2014 11:10 AM

SPC David Wyckoff — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:10:29 -0500

James Madison. I would like to hear him relate his thoughts on his input into the U.S. Constitution and the Federalist Papers and what his perspective would be with regards to the political climate and division in today's world.

I keep hearing people say and seeing people post on social media with inference to what the founding fathers would be saying or doing right now. I'm the kind of person that likes to get it from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2014 11:18 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:18:06 -0500

President Theodore Roosevelt, I would ask him what does he think of Social Security now since in put into action.

Response by SPC Christopher Smith made Mar 6 at 2014 11:26 AM

SPC Christopher Smith — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:26:08 -0500

This should be fun, if i could ask one President a question it would be James Madison, what is the true meaning of "right to bear arms", and are we doing a disservice to our country by attempting to limit access to them?

Response by SFC James Baber made Mar 6 at 2014 12:55 PM

SFC James Baber — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:55:18 -0500

I actually have 2, the first would be President Nixon; I would ask him how he was able to open up and maintain the great connections he had with what was then our current enemies and calm many things down that were taking place across the globe at the time during the Cold War. And 2nd, President Reagan, how does he view what has transpired with the country during the millennium, especially the last 5 years of politics within the legislative and executive branches, and with his sense of direction what he would do to try and fix it among both parties?

I think both of those minds would be a great help to our nation at the current status and point we are at.

Response by Sgt Anthony White made Mar 6 at 2014 3:02 PM

Sgt Anthony White — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:02:58 -0500

I have two, first would be Lincoln and I would ask him how he feels about the first African American President, and then I would ask him for a boxing (sparing) round. The second one would be Teddy Roosevelt, and I would simply ask to go on a safari hunt with him

Response by MAJ Joseph Parker made Mar 7 at 2014 12:44 PM

MAJ Joseph Parker — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:44:56 -0500

An impressive and thought-provoking question!

George Washington said at his Farewell Address: However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they
are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which
cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power
of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying
afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion."

I'd like to ask him what a citizen Army is bound to do in such situations.

However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.
Read more at http://www.notable-quotes.com/w/washington_george.html#IBb30TqC2FWXmAya.99

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 23 at 2014 7:10 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:10:42 -0400

I would like to ask a question of Millard Fillmore. Not because I find him particularly interesting, but because I imagine everyone else will be asking all the cool presidents questions and I wouldn't want him to feel left out.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 3 at 2014 11:40 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 23:40:09 -0400

I would ask Andrew Jackson if I could party with him. He was known for throwing large lavish parties in the white house. He was also a great military leader. He also was the first president to have been subject to an assassination but it failed. He also defended New Orleans in the war of 1812 by partnering up with pirates. Can't get much more bad ass than that.

Response by SSG William Sutter made Jul 4 at 2014 3:42 AM

SSG William Sutter — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:42:45 -0400

Pres Reagan before he got Alzheimer's.

Response by SSgt Michael Hacker made Aug 26 at 2014 3:37 PM

SSgt Michael Hacker — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:37:42 -0400

George Washington. I don't know whether I'd ask him anything, but I'd sure love to listen to some of his stories.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 24 at 2015 6:35 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:35:42 -0400

Jimmy Carter, I suspect he is the last good man we ever had as President of this country. I don't see him as having been a particularly effective President, however I'd trust him to do the right thing over anyone who has come into office since he left it.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2015 4:12 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:12:23 -0400

I am going to say President Warren G. Harding. a distant relative... and the lovable and adorable Richard Millhouse Nixon. Of the course the very very best. President Reagan.. Please bow your head!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2015 4:12 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:12:48 -0400

Lincoln. I would ask him if he would make the same decisions if he could see the US as it is today.

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Apr 18 at 2015 12:43 AM

LTC Stephen C. — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 00:43:09 -0400

SFC Anabel Cepero, I'll go with Thomas Jefferson. President John F. Kennedy, in remarks at a White House dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners of the Western Hemisphere on April 29, 1962, stated, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."