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Post by sloanrodgers on May 5, 2013 23:11:00 GMT -5
By the way, of all the charges I've seen levied about Houston, "coward" is the one I would least likely to consider credible. Like many 19th Century leaders whose careers galvanized on the battlefield, Houston attracts criticism and praise. He deserves far more of the latter. Me either. Can you imagine a modern president of a country or governor of a state walking around without a few bodyguards? Houston usually just travelled with a good friend, a trusty slave or a faithful Indian companion. I'd at least want my dog on duty.
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Post by Allen Wiener on May 6, 2013 8:20:22 GMT -5
Lincoln rode around on his horse all the time -- alone. Got shot at once or twice, too. The night he was murdered, he had one guard, who had left his post and was down in the bar when Booth struck.
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Post by sloanrodgers on May 7, 2013 16:10:17 GMT -5
Yea, but Abe was only endangered for a little over four years, while Houston was a big target for at least twenty-five. Lincoln was also probably better equipt to defend himself or flee from an assassin as Houston was handicapped by his war wounds. My real point was that modern chief executives are less likely to walk around in public and take a chance than previous generations.
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Post by Allen Wiener on May 7, 2013 17:39:37 GMT -5
And very wisely so!
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Post by monson on Sept 4, 2013 1:46:25 GMT -5
Folks, I was raised in Nacogdoches and I believe I've even seen the spot where Steve Austin stamped the ground and Sam Houston came up on Sarcian with the plans for San Jacinto already whole. Of course that was many years ago and I can't remember exactly the spot, but I think it was somewhere near the town square.
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Post by sloanrodgers on Dec 15, 2015 21:48:10 GMT -5
So there is still a foot print?
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