Mine was the 1992 debates between President Bush and Clinton. I wonder what it would have been like if they let Perot in. Ah well, I doubt Clinton could have won in 1992 anyway, Gennifer Flowers and all. He was back in 1996 though
OOC: So Clinton was impeached in 1998 right, so he was only in the white house 2 years now. Bush Sr had two terms. is that right so far?
George H.W. Bush (1989-1997)
Bill Clinton(1997-1998) IMPEACHED, REMOVED FROM OFFICE
Al Gore (1998-2009)
I was a small person, but everyone was caught up in the excitement of the Soyuz 11 moon landing, with Alexey Leonov's famous words "One small step for man... One giant leap for mankind!"![]()
OOC: Not quite. From reconstructing a few people's posts: Gore was President for 10 years, with Hillary winning the White House in 08. That means Gore winning in 2000 and 2004, with Clinton resigning (not impeached) in 1998. There was also a reference to President Clinton vs. Senator Crane in 1996, implying a Clinton win in 1992. We also have Reagan dying in 1985, when he had surgery. OTL, Bush was made Acting President under the 25th Amendment for a few hours. ATL, he was elevated to the presidency when Reagan passed. That would leave HW president from 1985-1993.
Originally Posted by CiH
I was a small person, but everyone was caught up in the excitement of the Soyuz 11 moon landing, with Alexey Leonov's famous words "One small step for man... One giant leap for mankind!"
Comrade, you are spewing vile imperialist propaganda. As everyone knows, he really said, "One small step for a worker, one giant leap for the party."
Can't be done. If Gore had taken over from Clinton any earlier than January 20, 1999, then been reelected in 2000, he couldn't run in 2004. A person who becomes President because someone else leaves office (dies, resigns....) can be elected twice in his own right if he served less than two years of that incomplete term. It's in the Constitution somewhere.
Just out of interest, if the world can't agree on those first words, what is your take on the various conspiracy theories that say the moon landings never happened at all?
OOC: Thanks for The Reference ...OOC: Not quite. From reconstructing a few people's posts: Gore was President for 10 years, with Hillary winning the White House in 08. That means Gore winning in 2000 and 2004, with Clinton resigning (not impeached) in 1998. There was also a reference to President Clinton vs. Senator Crane in 1996, implying a Clinton win in 1992. We also have Reagan dying in 1985, when he had surgery. OTL, Bush was made Acting President under the 25th Amendment for a few hours. ATL, he was elevated to the presidency when Reagan passed. That would leave HW president from 1985-1993.
OOC: Not quite. From reconstructing a few people's posts: Gore was President for 10 years, with Hillary winning the White House in 08. That means Gore winning in 2000 and 2004, with Clinton resigning (not impeached) in 1998. There was also a reference to President Clinton vs. Senator Crane in 1996, implying a Clinton win in 1992. We also have Reagan dying in 1985, when he had surgery. OTL, Bush was made Acting President under the 25th Amendment for a few hours. ATL, he was elevated to the presidency when Reagan passed. That would leave HW president from 1985-1993.
The earliest historical event I remember has got to be the 1998 election, when Kim Beazley was first elected Prime Minister and John Hewson was voted out. I can still remember the cheering when it was reported that Pauline Hanson had lost her seat in Parliament.![]()