U.S. President History
1911 - Harry N. Atwood landed an airplane on the lawn of the White House to accept an award from U.S. President William Taft.
1969 - U.S. President Nixon signed a baseball from the baseball Hall of Fame that had the signatures of nine other U.S. Presidents.
1970 - U.S. President Nixon threw out the first ball at the major league baseball All-Star Game.
| "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 |