re: #207 RunningBare

And deathly afraid of rabbits. Of course, it was no orrrrrdinarrry rrrabbit, but still. LOL@Carter

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When this story originally broke, there was a photograph published in most newspapers of Carter, taken from the opposite bank, face on, paddle raised behind his head with look of abject, I’m-peeing-my-pants terror on his face as the rabbit approached; it was obviously his intent to whack that little bunny to Rabbit Kingdom Come, if he was able to overcome his fear-induced paralysis. The photo is still vivid in my mind all these years later, and I have searched for a copy of it on the Web for years, without success.

Turns out it was taken by one of Carter’s Secret Service agents, not the press. As such, it was deemed Presidential material, and was yanked from the public realm under a barrage of legal threats that wiped it from public existence very, very thoroughly.

I keep meaning to dig through the library stacks of news magazines and papers from that time, trying to find a copy. Although like the famous National Lampoon add featuring a floating VW Beetle with the caption “If Ted Kennedy had owned a Volkswagon, he’d be President today,” I suspect part of the purge involved physically clipping the photo from all published copies it appeared in, and there will be nothing but a big blank space where it once appeared.

If anyone knows what I’m talking about and can direct me to a copy of it, please let me know. A priceless image that captures the weak-kneed Carter spirit perfectly.