U.S. President History
1779 - John Adams was elected to negotiate with the British over the American Revolutionary War peace terms.
1964 - The Warren Commission issued a report on the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in November of 1963. The report concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone.
1973 - U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew said he would not resign after he pled "no contest" to a charge of tax evasion. He did resign on October 10th.
1991 - U.S. President Bush eliminated all land-based tactical nuclear arms and removed all short-range nuclear arms from ships and submarines around the world. Bush then called on the Soviet Union to do the same.
2013 - It was reported that U.S. President Obama had spoken with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. It was the first time since 1979 that a conversation took place between and American and Iranian president. President Obama said "I do believe there is a basis for a resolution" regarding Iran's nuclear program.
| "America and our allies are fighting a new kind of war against a different kind of enemy. This conflict places great demands on the men and women of our armed forces, including our Guard and Reserve.... No enemy or friend can doubt that America has the resources to prevail, and we will." - U.S. President George W. Bush on August 5, 2004 |