Category Archives: U.S. Presidents

Johnson opens fight on Klan after FBI seizes 4 members for Liuzzo murder 60 years ago this hour (Mar 26 1965)

1960s, African-American Civil Rights, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Statement on the Arrest of 4 KKK Members, 3/26/65.MP551.'

(Friday, March 26, 1965, 12:40 p.m. EST; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)) — U.S. President Lyndon Johnson Johnson declared war on the Ku Klux Klan today after announcing the arrest of four Klansmen in connection with the slaying last night of Viola Liuzzo, a white mother of five from Detroit who had come to Alabama to support voting rights for blacks, while she was ferrying marchers back to Selma from Montgomery. Continue reading Johnson opens fight on Klan after FBI seizes 4 members for Liuzzo murder 60 years ago this hour (Mar 26 1965) →

Aristotle Onassis, 69, dies of pneumonia near Paris 50 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1975)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Aristotle Onassis' (Mar. 15, 1975, at 54:21)

(Saturday, March 15, 1975, 12:30 p.m. Central European Time) — Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping magnate and husband of Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, died today at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, of respiratory failure, a complication of the myasthenia gravis. He was 69.

Coolidge sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Dawes as 30th VP 100 years ago this hour (Mar 4 1925)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Calvin Coolidge 3-4-1925 Presidential Inauguration Silent Film'

(Wednesday, March 4, 1925, 12:59 p.m. EST) — President Calvin Coolidge, 52, was inaugurated today for a second term of office on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice (and former U.S. President) William H. Taft administering oath of office and broadcast live on 21 radio stations coast-to-coast. Continue reading Coolidge sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Dawes as 30th VP 100 years ago this hour (Mar 4 1925) →

Theodore Roosevelt sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Fairbanks as 26th VP 120 years ago today (Mar 4 1905)

1900s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Theodore Roosevelt Inaugurated (1905)'

(Saturday, March 4, 1905, 12:30 p.m. EST) — President Theodore Roosevelt of New York was inaugurated today for a second term as the 26th President of the United States on the East Portico of the United States Capitol with Chief Melville W. Fuller administering oath of office. Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Fairbanks as 26th VP 120 years ago today (Mar 4 1905) →

Cleveland sworn in as 22nd U.S. President, Hendricks as 21st VP 140 years ago today (Mar 4 1885)

1880s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'President Grover Cleveland 1st Inaugural Address - Hear and Read the Full Text'

(Wednesday, March 4, 1885, approximately noon local time EST) — Former Governor Grover Cleveland of New York was inaugurated today as the 22nd President of the United States at the East Portico of the United States Capitol with Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite administering oath of office. Continue reading Cleveland sworn in as 22nd U.S. President, Hendricks as 21st VP 140 years ago today (Mar 4 1885) →

Lincoln sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Johnson as 16th VP 160 years ago today (Mar 4 1865)

1860s, American Civil War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Lincoln's second inaugural address March 4, 1865)'

(Saturday, March 4, 1865, approximately noon local time; during the American Civil War) — President Abraham Lincoln, 56, was inaugurated today for a second term of office on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administering oath of office. Continue reading Lincoln sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Johnson as 16th VP 160 years ago today (Mar 4 1865) →

Polk sworn in as 11th U.S. President, Dallas as 11th VP 180 years ago today (Mar 4 1845)

1840s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'James K. Polk's Inaugural Address in 1845'

(Tuesday, March 4, 1845, approximately noon local time) — Former House Speaker James K. Polk of Tennessee was inaugurated today as the 11th President of the United States at the East Portico of the United States Capitol with Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administering oath of office. Continue reading Polk sworn in as 11th U.S. President, Dallas as 11th VP 180 years ago today (Mar 4 1845) →

Adams sworn in as 6th U.S. President, Calhoun as 7th VP 200 years ago today (Mar 4 1825)

1820s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'John Quincy Adams' Inaugural Address'

(Friday, March 4, 1825, approximately noon local time) — John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, 57, was inaugurated today as the sixth President of the United States in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice John Marshall administering oath of office. Continue reading Adams sworn in as 6th U.S. President, Calhoun as 7th VP 200 years ago today (Mar 4 1825) →

Jefferson sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Clinton as 4th VP 220 years ago today (Mar 4 1805)

1800s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Thomas Jefferson's Inaugural Addresses' (Mar. 4, 1805, at 11:22)

(Monday, March 4, 1805, approximately noon local time) — President Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated today for a second term of office in the Senate Chamber of the United States Capitol with Chief Justice John Marshall administering oath of office. Continue reading Jefferson sworn in for second term as U.S. President, Clinton as 4th VP 220 years ago today (Mar 4 1805) →

President Reagan terms Nicaraguan rebels ‘moral equal of founding fathers’ 40 years ago this hour (Mar 1 1985)

1980s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'USA president Ronald Reagan praising taliban, they are moral equal to our founding fathers.'

(Friday, March 1, 1985, 9:35 p.m. EST) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan said tonight that the rebels seeking to overthrow the Nicaraguan Government were the “moral equal of our Founding Fathers.” Continue reading President Reagan terms Nicaraguan rebels ‘moral equal of founding fathers’ 40 years ago this hour (Mar 1 1985) →