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Today in
U.S. President History

1838 - Victoria Chaflin Woodhull was born. She became the first female candidate for the U.S. Presidency.

1952 - Richard Nixon gave his "Checkers Speech". At the time he was a candidate for U.S. vice-president.

1981 - The Reagan administration announced its plans for what became known as Radio Marti.

2004 - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi gave a speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. Afterward, U.S. President George W. Bush and Allawi gave a joint news conference.




U.S. President Quotes

"We're enjoying sluggish time, and not enjoying them very much." - George H.W. Bush, January 2, 1992

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