Category Archives: U.S. Presidents

U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson dares Russian ambassador to deny existence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 25 1962)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'CUBA - ROCKET PHOTO'S SHOWN TO UNITED NATIONS - SOUND'

(Thursday, October 25, 1962, evening EST; day ten of the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — In a dramatic confrontation today before the United Nations Security Council in New York City, U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson II demanded that Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin confirm or deny the existence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba. Continue reading U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson dares Russian ambassador to deny existence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 25 1962) →

U.S. Navy ‘quarantine’ against Soviet ships headed to Cuba goes into effect during Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 24 1962)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Killer Submarines Sneaking Through the Blockade | The Cuban Missile Crisis | Day 09'

(Wednesday, October 24, 1962, 10:00 a.m. EDT/7:00 p.m. in Moscow Standard Time; during the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — The U.S. Navy “quarantine” against Soviet ships headed to Cuba as ordered by President John F. Kennedy went into effect this morning. Continue reading U.S. Navy ‘quarantine’ against Soviet ships headed to Cuba goes into effect during Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 24 1962) →

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney bristle on foreign policy in third and final debate 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 2012)

2010s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Obama vs. Romney: The third 2012 presidential debate'

(Monday, October 22, 2012, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 2012 United States presidential election campaign) — President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney wrapped up a series of three presidential debates tonight with a bristling exchange over America’s place in the world as each sought to portray the other as an unreliable commander in chief in a dangerous era. Continue reading President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney bristle on foreign policy in third and final debate 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 2012) →

President John F. Kennedy reveals U.S. spy planes have been discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1962)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Oval Office Address on the Cuban Missile Crisis - John F. Kennedy - Oct. 22, 1962'

(Monday, October 22, 1962, 7:00 p.m. EDT; day seven of the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced tonight in a nationally broadcast address that “unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites” had been established in Cuba by the Soviet Union “to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere.” Continue reading President John F. Kennedy reveals U.S. spy planes have been discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 22 1962) →

President George H.W. Bush pushes hard in third debate but Bill Clinton and Ross Perot put him on defensive 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1992)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Bush, Clinton, Perot: The third 1992 presidential debate'

(Monday, October 19, 1992, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 1992 United States presidential election campaign) — The last of the three 2012 presidential general election debates ended tonight with President George H.W. Bush still on the defensive about his first-term record and laboring to revive his campaign by warning that Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton lacked the leadership, the record, and the character to be president. Continue reading President George H.W. Bush pushes hard in third debate but Bill Clinton and Ross Perot put him on defensive 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 19 1992) →

Presidential rivals Barack Obama and Mitt Romney bring bare fists to debate rematch 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 2012)

2010s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Obama vs. Romney: The second 2012 presidential debate'

(Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 2012 United States presidential election campaign) — President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney engaged tonight in one of the most intense clashes in a televised presidential debate, with tensions between them spilling out in interruptions, personal rebukes and accusations of lying as they parried over the last four years under Obama and what the next four would look like under a President Romney. Continue reading Presidential rivals Barack Obama and Mitt Romney bring bare fists to debate rematch 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 2012) →

Cuban Missile Crisis begins as U.S. President John F. Kennedy is informed that reconnaissance photographs reveal the presence of nuclear missile bases in Cuba 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1962)

1960s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Shall we wipe Cuba off the Map? | The Cuban Missile Crisis I Day 01' (October 16, 1962 at 0:23)

(Tuesday, October 16, 1962, 8:45 a.m. EDT; during the Cuban missile crisis, part of the Cold War) — The Cuban Missile Crisis, a confrontation between between the United States and the Soviet Union that is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war, began this morning when National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy informed U.S. President John F. Kennedy that a U-2 mission flown over western Cuba two days before had taken photographs of (not yet operational) Soviet nuclear missile sites. Continue reading Cuban Missile Crisis begins as U.S. President John F. Kennedy is informed that reconnaissance photographs reveal the presence of nuclear missile bases in Cuba 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1962) →

Bill Clinton connects, President George H.W. Bush checks watch during ‘town hall’ debate in Richmond, Virginia 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1992)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Bush, Clinton, Perot: The second 1992 presidential debate'

(Thursday, October 15, 1992, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 1992 United States presidential election campaign) — The top three presidential candidates competing in the general election fielded questions from uncommitted voters tonight on the campus of the University of Richmond in a civilized, issue-rich “town hall” debate that ranged from taxes to crime and character. Continue reading Bill Clinton connects, President George H.W. Bush checks watch during ‘town hall’ debate in Richmond, Virginia 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 15 1992) →

Former President Theodore Roosevelt shot while campaigning for a third term 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 14 1912)

1910s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'How Teddy Roosevelt Got Shot and Still Did an 84 Minute Speech'

(Monday, October 14, 1912, shortly before 8 p.m. CST; during the 1912 United States presidential election campaign) — Former President Theodore Roosevelt, running for a third term as presidential nominee of the Progressive Party, was shot and wounded in the right breast tonight in the right breast in front of the Hotel Gilpatrick. Continue reading Former President Theodore Roosevelt shot while campaigning for a third term 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 14 1912) →

Cornerstone of the White House is laid by President George Washington 230 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 13 1792)

1790s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '13th October 1792: Cornerstone of the White House laid in Washington, D.C.'

(Saturday, October 13, 1792, noon local time) — Construction of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House after 1818) began today with the laying of the cornerstone by President George Washington during a ceremony in the District of Columbia. Continue reading Cornerstone of the White House is laid by President George Washington 230 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 13 1792) →