Other Presidents and guts, a thread.
Lieutenant Kennedy, later President, unhesitatingly braved the difficulties and hazards of darkness to direct rescue operations, swimming many hours to secure aid and food after he had succeeded in getting the crew of PT-109 ashore.
Teddy Roosevelt led the rough riders into enemy fire at the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Lyndon Johnson flew a bombing raid against Japanese air bases in World War II.
George H.W. Bush was downed by enemy fire over an attack on a Japanese airbase in the Pacific. Though both of Bush's fellow crew members died, Bush successfully bailed out from the aircraft and was rescued by the USS Finback.
Harry S. Truman ran an artillery battery in World War I, firing against the Germans.
Jimmy Carter led a team of people lowered into the smoking core of a nuclear reactor to repair it after a melt down.
Donald Trump took a walk across a park after riot police forcibly cleared out the peaceful protestors.
