Dave Smith
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Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
President Carter was in the Tennessee city conducting a town meeting at the Grand Ole Opry.
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
Thank you very much.
But I think dwelling on the past smacks of revenge or
Everybody remembers my dad's sense of humor during that period of time.
And he was no different with family.
He was with the public.
And I remember walking in the hospital room and my dad looking up at me and going, well, if you're ever going to get shot, don't be wearing a new suit.
And I told people, I said, interesting, that bullet.
My dad is shot and fell, first president to ever be shot and survive.
But not long after that, Pope John Paul is also shot and survives.
What did both of them do?
Both of them got down on their knees and forgave their assassins.
before they even left the hospital room.
And he says, we have the gun.
We want to give it to you.
And I said to him, hold on.
That was exactly it.
It was...
The, oh, my God, was that whole two or three minutes riding up there.