Has there ever been a presidential convention not attended by a former president?

[Stinky The Clown]

Is Idiot Son's absence a first?

[mucifer]

1. I doubt it. There have been other unpopular presidents over the centuries.

[npk]

2. They know they can't stand behind Bush's record.

His record of uncontrollable spending would screw up their whole meme that they are more fiscally responsible than President Obama.

How sad that they have a legacy of failure that they can't get around.

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. Father and idiot son are both absent...

McCain, 2008's has been, will be there Wednesday for a speech as I understand it.

The party has moved on and none of them are even considered quite Conservative anymore.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Poppy's frail, so I understand that

The Boy is probably home doing shots

[Agnosticsherbet]

8. Hey, he screwed America for eight years...and his policies continue the screwing in his absence.

I'll bet he's also having a cigarette.

[corkhead]

4. I believe the '76 RepubliCON was not attended by the only living repuke former president

for obvious reasons.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Yup, I'd forgotten that one.

[Agnosticsherbet]

10. Ford was the incumbant President, so a Republican President did attend. n/t

[corkhead]

12. I believe I said

"only living repuke former president"

[Agnosticsherbet]

15. I stand corrected.

[_Liann_]

7. Never Pass Up A chance to Show A Bush-RMoney Picture, as reminder that RMoney is Bush 3rd Term

[karynnj]

9. Carter did not come in 1996

and there was no former President.http://observer.com/2008/08/at-the-2008-convention-carter-wanes-again/

Editted to correct for a bad memory as to when Carter came.

[former9thward]

11. Johnson did not attend the 1968 convention.

[rurallib]

13. he was the sitting president but had removed himself from the contest

[former9thward]

14. He removed himself because no one wanted him.