Category Archives: U.S. Presidents

Vice President Biden and Paul Ryan quarrel aggressively in VP debate, offering contrasts 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 2012)


Video: 'Biden vs. Ryan: The 2012 vice presidential debate'

(Thursday, October 11, 2012, 9:00–10:30 p.m. EDT; during the 2012 United States presidential election campaign) — Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan fiercely quarreled at the only vice-presidential debate of the general election campaign tonight in Newlin Hall on the campus of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Continue reading Vice President Biden and Paul Ryan quarrel aggressively in VP debate, offering contrasts 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 2012)

Bill Clinton cites George H.W. Bush’s father as Joe McCarthy foe in first debate with the President and Ross Perot 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 1992)


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

(Sunday, October 11, 1992, 8:00-9:30 p.m. EDT, during the 1992 United States presidential election campaign) — Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, President George H.W. Bush and billionaire businessman Ross Perot clashed over familiar economic and character issues tonight at Washington University in St. Louis in the first of three presidential debates of the 1992 United States presidential general election campaign. Continue reading Bill Clinton cites George H.W. Bush’s father as Joe McCarthy foe in first debate with the President and Ross Perot 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 11 1992)

Watergate break-in was part of a campaign by the White House, The Washington Post reports 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 10 1972)


Video: 'The story behind "All the President's Men"'

(Tuesday, October 10, 1972, the Watergate scandal) — With the headline “FBI Finds Nixon Aides Sabotaged Democrats,” The Washington Post newspaper today carried Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s revelation that the June 17, 1972, Watergate break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters was not an isolated incident, but part of a campaign by the Nixon White House. Continue reading Watergate break-in was part of a campaign by the White House, The Washington Post reports 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 10 1972)

U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes born in Delaware, Ohio 200 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 4 1822)


Video: 'Rutherford B. Hayes: His Fraudulency (1877 - 1881)'

(Friday, October 4, 1822)Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, was born Rutherford Birchard Hayes today in Delaware, Ohio. Continue reading U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes born in Delaware, Ohio 200 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 4 1822)

President Obama and Mitt Romney spar over fixing the economy in first debate 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 2012)


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

(Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. MDT; during the 2012 United States presidential election campaign) — Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney tonight accused U.S. President Barack Obama of failing to lead the country out of the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression, using the first presidential debate of the 2012 general election campaign to invigorate his candidacy by presenting himself as an equal who can solve problems Obama has been unable to. Continue reading President Obama and Mitt Romney spar over fixing the economy in first debate 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 3 2012)

Richard Nixon salvages GOP vice presidential candidacy by delivering ‘Checkers speech’ 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1952)


Video: 'Checkers Speech (full version)'

(Tuesday, September 23, 1952, 9:30 p.m. EDT, during the 1952 United States presidential election campaign) — U.S. Senator Richard Nixon, 39, salvaged his vice presidential nomination on the Republican ticket tonight by appearing on television from Los Angeles to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising in what became known as the “Checkers speech.Continue reading Richard Nixon salvages GOP vice presidential candidacy by delivering ‘Checkers speech’ 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 23 1952)

President Richard Nixon vows to take revenge on his enemies during White House meeting 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1972)


Video: 'YouTube Watergate Part 12 of 30' (Sept. 15, 1972 at 3:02)

(Friday, September 15, 1972, 5:27-6:17 p.m. EDT, during the Watergate scandal) — U.S. President Richard Nixon, Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman, and White House staff attorney John Dean met today to discuss the cover-up of the White House’s role in the Watergate break-in and discuss plans to take revenge on the President’s enemies. Continue reading President Richard Nixon vows to take revenge on his enemies during White House meeting 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1972)

President Barack Obama accepts Democratic nomination for second term in Charlotte 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 2012)


Video: 'Election 2012 | DNC Convention Coverage and Obama's DNC Speech 9/6 | The New York Times' (coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. EDT, Biden speaks at 9:31 p.m. or 2:31:00 into the video and Obama speaks at 10:27 p.m. or 3:27:00 into the video)

(Thursday, September 6, 2012, Obama started speaking at 10:27 p.m. EDT; during the 2012 Democratic National Convention) — President Barack Obama of Illinois accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for a second term tonight at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, making a forceful argument that he had rescued the economy from disaster and ushered in a recovery that would be imperiled by a return to Republican stewardship. Continue reading President Barack Obama accepts Democratic nomination for second term in Charlotte 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 2012)

Mitt Romney accepts GOP presidential nomination, pledges to deliver country from economic travails 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 2012)


Video: 'Election 2012 | RNC Convention Coverage 8/30 | The New York Times' (coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. EDT, Romney speaks at 10:23 p.m. or 3:23:00 into the video)

(Thursday, August 30, 1992, 10:23 p.m. EDT; during the 2012 Republican National Convention) — Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, 65, accepted the Republican presidential nomination tonight by making a direct appeal to Americans who were captivated by President Barack Obama’s hopeful promises of change, pledging that he could deliver what the president did not and move the country from its worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Continue reading Mitt Romney accepts GOP presidential nomination, pledges to deliver country from economic travails 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 30 2012)

President Richard Nixon accepts Republican nomination for second term in Miami 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1972)


Video: 'Nixon's 1972 RNC Acceptance Speech'

(Wednesday, August 23, 1972, 10:27 p.m. EDT; during the 1972 Republican National Convention, the Watergate Scandal, and the Vietnam War) — President Richard Nixon of New York accepted the Republican party’s nomination for a second term tonight at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida, summoning the nation, and particularly the young, the old and disaffected Democrats, “to join our new majority.” Continue reading President Richard Nixon accepts Republican nomination for second term in Miami 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 23 1972)