I preferred to fly into Gatwick years ago, when visiting England.
This meant flying into Atlanta and changing planes, but it was worth it
to avoid the hassle and frequent delays at Heathrow.
On one
return journey, I had taken my seat well before takeoff on the
left-hand side of the plane. I noticed the former president shaking
hands with the first-class passengers seated on the right-hand of the
plane. I moved over to the right side, correctly assuming that this
famous glad-hander would continue. Sure enough he did as I had expected,
and exchanged a few words of conventional greeting with everyone.
Satisfied by the experience, I moved back to my assigned seat on the
left side of the plane. Meantime, President Carter had shaken hands with
everyone in economy, and there was still time for him to come back from
business class into the first-class cabin, there was no way he could
remember who he had already greeted, so I enjoyed a second handshake
with Jimmy Carter that day. 
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