U.S. President History
1947 - U.S. President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created The National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1948 - U.S. President Truman signed executive orders that prohibited discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment.
2016 - Hillary Clinton became the first woman to top a majority party ticket for President of the United States.
| "I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house, and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but wise men ever rule under this roof!" - U.S. First Lady Abigail Adams about the new Executive Mansion. |