Today is Thursday, January 29, 2026

Today in
U.S. President History

1979 - U.S. President Carter formally welcomed Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping to the White House. The visit followed the establishment of diplomatic relations.

1999 - The U.S. Senate delivered subpoenas for Monica Lewinsky and two presidential advisers for private, videotaped testimony in the impeachment trial.

2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush gave his State of the Union address. He labeled Iraq, Iran and North Korea as part of an "axis of evil" because they threaten the world with weapons of mass destruction.




U.S. President Quotes

"Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense." - U.S. President John Adams

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