U.S. President History
1822 - Rutherford B. Hayes was born. He became the 19th President of the United States.
1994 - South African President Nelson Mandela was welcomed to the White House by U.S. President Clinton.
2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush spoke to the U.S. Department of Labor. It was the first visit of a president to the labor department in 10 years.
| "If liberty can blossom in the rocky soil of the West Bank and Gaza, it will inspire millions of men and women around the globe who are equally weary of poverty and oppression, equally entitled to the benefits of democratic government. I have a hope for the people of Muslim countries. Your commitments to morality, and learning, and tolerance led to great historical achievements. And those values are alive in the Islamic world today. You have a rich culture, and you share the aspirations of men and women in every culture. Prosperity and freedom and dignity are not just American hopes, or Western hopes. They are universal, human hopes. And even in the violence and turmoil of the Middle East, America believes those hopes have the power to transform lives and nations." - U.S. President George W. Bush calling for New Palestinian Leadership, June 24, 2002 |