U.S. President History
1954 - U.S. President Eisenhower committed the U.S. Seventh Fleet to protect Taiwan from invasion.
1977 - U.S. President Carter issued the statement "Elvis Presley's death deprives our country of a part of itself. He was unique and irreplaceable."
1996 - A military cargo plane crashed in Wyoming killing eight crewmembers and a Secret Service employee. The plane was carrying gear for U.S. President Clinton.
1996 - Ross Perot was announced to be the Reform Party's presidential candidate. It was the party's first-ever candidate.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton admitted to having an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.
| "You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle." - Bill Clinton |