Richard C. Weaver is a mysterious Californian man known by the nickname Handshake Man. Weaver has earned notoriety for the way he is frequently able to bypass the US Secret Service and shake the hand of the American President. State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). ... United States Secret Service Secret Service Categories: Disambiguation ... Shaking with the right hand while delivering a certificate with the left. ... The President of the United States (unofficially abbreviated “POTUS”) is the head of state of the United States. ...

Weaver has allegedly been able to personally shake hands with every US President since Jimmy Carter, in some cases even multiple times on different occasions. He is considered to be a very clever man in the way he is consistently able to bypass the Secret Service, despite the fact that they are well aware of his antics. James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ...

Not much is known about Weaver other than the fact that he is apparently a strong, possibly fundamentalist Christian of some sort. He is a self-proclaimed minister of a non-denominational church in Sacramento. His handshakes are often used as a way of passing "notes from God" to the presidents. Fundamentalism is a movement to maintain strict adherence to founding principles. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Shaking with the right hand while delivering a certificate with the left. ...

According to his site, Richard C. Weaver is a born-again christian who is married to a Donna Weaver and has two children, Cindy and David. [1] He also believes that God has directly spoke to him and calls him a "modern day prophet" [2]. Born again is a term used primarily in Evangelical Protestant Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. ...

Pre 2001

It has been alleged that Richard C. Weaver has been able to shake the hand of every US President since Jimmy Carter. However, with little evidence of such events, it is unknown if these instances actually happened. The only confirmed event was the 1997 inauguration of Bill Clinton where he had managed to shake his hand [3]. Despite the incident having led the Secret Service to prepare for his return, he was able to bypass security and meet the inaugurated George W. Bush in 2001. James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

2001 Presidential Inauguration

On the January 20th inauguration event of 2001, Weaver was able to meet George W. Bush and hand him a coin after he had been sworn in as President. Weaver had a standing-room-only ticket that would only allow him access to the event. Despite having been shown tapes of a similar meeting between Weaver and former president Bill Clinton, the Secret Police were not able to catch him. [4] January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

Despite Ari Fleischer insisting that the president was in no harm, The Capitol Police took the matter seriously as a breach of security. [5] Ari Fleischer conducts a White House press conference Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13, 1960) was the press secretary for U.S. President George W. Bush from January 2001 to July 2003. ...

Post 2001

On February 6, 2003 Weaver attended the National Prayer Breakfast meeting and was able to hand Bush an eight page typed letter about Iraq "from God". [6], [7] February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Allegations

According to his website, Richard C. Weaver has led a very interesting life. He created the Spiritual Revolution through Christ Inc. which was honored in a "Spiritual Revolution Day" by then Governor Ronald Reagan in 1971. He has claimed on his site that in 1977 he started ministering to "six presidents, over half the current U.S. Senators, three Supreme Court Justices, many congressmen, and governors". There is also a claim to ministering to many pro athletes in baseball, football, and basketball [8]. Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

External links

• Weaver has a website: www.richardweaver.org