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Time was once a POTUS that had served two terms already was done, they would go into retirement and you would hear very little out of them. Maybe they’d be trot
by SllX 5y ago
Time was once a POTUS that had served two terms already was done, they would go into retirement and you would hear very little out of them. Maybe they’d be trotted out for an endorsement or party morale boosting speech but that was about the extent of it.
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- TAKEMYMONEY 5y agoThanks for letting us know what you liked. That wasn't true of Dubya, Clinton, Reagan...how far back is "time was once?" Wasn't true of Jackson either. Do you really think Trump would ever stop having rallies under any condition?
- 1shooner 5y agoThere is actually a long history of public and political activity from former presidents. Washington was recalled to lead the army (and thereby support the Federalists) in 1797. Taft was a supreme court justice, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Johnson and Tyler went to Congress. More recently Carter of course is a public figure for Habitat for Humanity and other causes, and negotiated with Hamas. Ford called for recognizing the PLO in 1981 and for removing Saddam Hussein in 1991, and support Carter on the Panama Canal treaty. I know both Clinton and Carter started public policy think tanks, not sure how they could be more overt at wanting to influence future politics. Prior to the current primary system, an endorsement at a party convention wasn't just pageantry, it did carry more political capital than it does today.