Category Archives: U.S. Presidents

Tests confirm Zachary Taylor died of natural causes

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President Zachary Taylor

(Wednesday, June 26, 1991) — Ending months of speculation about the death of Zachary Taylor, state and county medical officials said today that the 12th President of the United States died of natural causes almost 141 years ago. Continue reading Tests confirm Zachary Taylor died of natural causes

Kennedy warns of miscalculation

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(Friday, June 2, 1961, 1:15 p.m. local time) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy said today it is important that there be no miscalculation on either party at this weekend’s Vienna summit with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during a news conference in Paris.

Vice President Johnson concludes Asia trip

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(Wednesday, May 24, 1961) — U.S. Vice President Lyndon Johnson flew into Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, today, concluding a 15-day globe circling tour that took him to seven nations threatened by Communists, including South Vietnam.

Kennedy asks Canada to be partner in hemisphere aid

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Kennedy arrives at House of Commons, May 17, 1961

(Wednesday, May 17, 1961) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy urged Canada today to become a partner with the United States in Western Hemisphere affairs. In a speech to Parliament he declared his belief that “all the free members of the Organization of American States would be heartened and strengthened by any increase in your hemispheric role.”  Continue reading Kennedy asks Canada to be partner in hemisphere aid

Kennedy strains injured back

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JFK tree planting (@ 1:39)

(Tuesday, May 16, 1961) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy, having just arrived for a state visit in Ottawa, Canada, badly strained his injured back tonight during a tree planting ceremony on the lawn of Government House. It couldn’t have happened at a worse time. He would be dependent on massive injections of painkillers as he faced Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna next month.

JFK pledges bigger U.S. space effort

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(Friday, May 5, 1961, 3:30pm ET) — President John F. Kennedy hailed his nation’s first manned shot into space today, and pledged “a substantially larger effort in that field” during a news conference. Continue reading JFK pledges bigger U.S. space effort

Reagan returns, gets huge ovation

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(Tuesday, April 28, 1981) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan made a tumultuous return to the public stage tonight, his first public appearance since a March 30 assassination attempt, saying in a speech before a joint session of Congress that his health was much improved but “our economic mess is not.”