Tell us about your brush (or brushes) with greatness.

[yellowdogintexas]

15. "Greatness" levels are subjective, since I think these persons are/were great, but they are well known at least.

Some are just by chance but most are through Democratic events

Al Gore (twice): In 1971 when I worked at Harvard Trust. He was the program speaker at a club meeting I attended (after he was in Congress)

President Clinton when he spoke to a huge crowd in Sundance Square in Ft Worth. I could see him at a distance, at least.

Former Speaker Jim Wright was a member of my church here in Fort Worth and we became very good friends. I will never forget how proud he was of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.

I shook Gov Anne Richards' hand at a Texas Democratic Party State Convention and hugged Cecile when she phonebanked with local Democrats in Fort Worth (2016)

VP Harris at a campaign event when she was running for President in 2020 (did not meet her but was in the room at least!)

Sarah Weddington (the attorney who won the Roe v Wade case) at a Texas Democratic Women state convention

Wendy Davis

Dr Opal Lee

Future Greatness: Jasmine Crockett before she was in Congress (Joy Reid was also there; I got within 6 feet of her but did not meet her)

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood worked on a Habitat Build and we had our pictures made with them. We were also up the street from the "celebrity house" (the one President and Mrs Carter and Garth/Trisha were working on) We spent a lot of time monitoring "Carter sightings"

Gov Andy Beshear, when he was guest speaker at a Democratic event in Kentucky.