U.S. President History
1881 - Eliza Ballou Garfield became the first mother of a U.S. President to live in the executive mansion.
1925 - Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office in Washington, DC. The presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the first time.
1933 - U.S. President Roosevelt gave his inauguration speech in which he said "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself."
1952 - U.S. President Harry Truman dedicated the "Courier," the first seagoing radio broadcasting station.
1952 - Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis were married.
1999 - Monica Lewinsky's book about her affair with U.S. President Clinton went on sale in the U.S.
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