U.S. President History
1779 - John Adams was elected to negotiate with the British over the American Revolutionary War peace terms.
1964 - The Warren Commission issued a report on the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in November of 1963. The report concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone.
1973 - U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew said he would not resign after he pled "no contest" to a charge of tax evasion. He did resign on October 10th.
1991 - U.S. President Bush eliminated all land-based tactical nuclear arms and removed all short-range nuclear arms from ships and submarines around the world. Bush then called on the Soviet Union to do the same.
2013 - It was reported that U.S. President Obama had spoken with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. It was the first time since 1979 that a conversation took place between and American and Iranian president. President Obama said "I do believe there is a basis for a resolution" regarding Iran's nuclear program.
| "We're enjoying sluggish time, and not enjoying them very much." - George H.W. Bush, January 2, 1992 |