Today is Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Today in
U.S. President History

1801 - The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.

1972 - U.S. President Richard Nixon departed for a historic trip to China.

1997 - Pepperdine University announced that Kenneth Starr was leaving the Whitewater probe to take a full-time job at the school. Starr reversed the announcement four days later.

2005 - U.S. President George W. Bush named John Negroponte as the first national intelligence director.




U.S. President Quotes

"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." - George Washington

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