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Lyndon Johnson - I don't recall the year but this incident took place while Lyndon Johnson was still President of the United States. It had been brought to my attention by my aunt that President Johnson often stood outside a Catholic church located in southwest Washington, D.C. (not far from the White House) waiting for Sunday Mass to end whereupon he would meet his daughter who often attended Sunday Mass at that church. Knowing this, I decided to attend Sunday Mass at that church to see if I could catch a glimpse of President Johnson standing outside the church waiting for his daughter. Rather then waiting for Mass to end completely whereupon the entire congregation would be leaving the church, I decided to leave Mass (via a side door) about five minutes before Mass was over. Exiting the side door, I walked down the deserted sidewalk towards the front of the church. As I approached the front of the church, much to my amazement, there standing about thirty feet away from me was President Johnson! And to add to my amazement, he was standing there completely alone with not another person in sight, not even Secret Service agents. I was so astonished, that without thinking, I walked straight towards him, then, standing directly in front of him, I held out my hand and said "Hi, glad to meet you!" He shook my hand, whereupon I went on my way, not wishing to intrude further on his privacy. As I reflect back on that day, I am even more amazed and astonished to think that I, an ordinary citizen, could walk directly up to the President of the United States and extend my hand towards him and not one single Secret Service Agent approached me or attempted to stop me. Although I am not sure of this, upon reflection, it is quite possible that President Johnson was there alone, without any Secret Service agents with him. He was there not as the President of the United States but simply as a father picking up his daughter after church. And when I approached him, he was not one bit alarmed or concerned.
WLG - Posted: September 4, 2006
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