U.S. President History
1960 - In Chicago, IL, Vice President Richard Nixon was nominated for president at the Republican national convention.
1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson sent an additional 5,000 advisers to South Vietnam.
1967 - In the wake of urban rioting, U.S. President Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of the violence.
1974 - The U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against President Richard Nixon.
1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC, by U.S. President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.
| "In democracy, the purpose of public office is not to fulfill personal ambition. Elected officials must serve a cause greater than themselves. The political winds blow left and right, polls rise and fall, supporters come and go. But in the end, leaders are defined by the convictions they hold. And my deepest conviction, the guiding principle of the administration, is that the United States of America must strive to expand the reach of freedom." -Former President George W. Bush makes remarks at the dedication of his presidential center, April 25, 2013 |