U.S. President History
1818 - U.S. President James Monroe proclaimed naval disarmament on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter accepted the resignation of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Vance had opposed the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing American hostages in Iran.
1996 - U.S. President Clinton gave a 4 1/2 hour videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners.
| "I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house, and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but wise men ever rule under this roof!" - U.S. First Lady Abigail Adams about the new Executive Mansion. |