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In October 2008, President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush illuminated the White House in pink to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, starting an annual tradition that their successors have continued.
President Barack Obama waves from the Colonnade to tourists visiting the White House on October 19, 2012.
Reflecting on his Cold War policy in his memoir, former President Ronald Reagan said: “I decided we had to send a powerful message to the Russians that we weren’t going to stand by anymore while they armed and financed terrorists and subverted democratic governments.”
Every American president from Dwight Eisenhower to George H. W. Bush served in the U.S. military during World War II in some capacity.
Each of them, with the exception of Eisenhower, belonged to the Greatest Generation, having been born between 1901 and 1927.
On this day in 1977, President Jimmy Carter hosted Nigerian military leader Olusegun Obasanjo at the White House.
🗃️ In an ad for his 2004 Senate campaign, Louisiana Treasurer John Kennedy said, “The chance for college must not be denied by the cost of college.”
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On September 26, 2008, Barack Obama and John McCain faced off in their first of three presidential debates in Oxford, Mississippi.
Speaking at McCain's funeral 10 years later, Obama said that the two men “never doubted the other man’s sincerity or the other man’s patriotism.”
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Welcoming Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House in 2006, President George W. Bush noted China’s economic success, adding, “China can be even more successful when the Chinese people have the freedom to assemble, to speak freely, and to worship.”
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🗃️ In 2012, Vice President Joe Biden quoted Theodore Roosevelt, saying, “I promise you, the president has a big stick.”
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In September 1999, The West Wing premiered on NBC, depicting a fictional president named Jed Bartlett and his senior staff as they navigate governing the country from the White House.
The show’s creator, Aaron Sorkin, called it “a Valentine to public service and to American institutions.”
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🗃️ On September 22, 1993, President Bill Clinton addressed a joint session of Congress, where he laid out his proposal for a universal healthcare system.
Holding up what he called a "Healthcare Security Card," Clinton said, "This card will guarantee a comprehensive package of benefits over a lifetime, comparable to those offered by Fortune 500 companies."
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At the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kennedy Center in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson said, “This center will brighten the life of Washington, but it is not, as I have said, just a Washington project. It is a national project and a national possession.”
After arriving back in Plains, Georgia, following his election victory in November 1976, President-elect Jimmy Carter shed a tear while addressing supporters, saying, “I came all the way through 22 months [of campaigning] and I didn’t get choked up until I turned the corner and saw you standing here.”
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In 2000, former President Gerald Ford teared up during a tribute to his wife, Betty, at the Republican National Convention.
The tribute honored her outspoken advocacy on breast cancer and addiction recovery, both of which she had struggled with.
In 2016, President Barack Obama broke down in tears when discussing the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, saying, “Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad.”
In 2007, President George W. Bush told journalist Robert Draper that the presidency involved a lot of crying, saying, “I've got God’s shoulder to cry on. And I cry a lot. I do a lot of crying in this job. I’ll bet I’ve shed more tears than you can count, as president.”
In 1952, General Dwight Eisenhower broke down in tears while discussing the sacrifices made by the men he led on D-Day during World War II, covering his face with a handkerchief.
