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In 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon conducted a goodwill tour throughout multiple South American countries. Protesters in Lima , Peru threw eggs at his motorcade, and on May 13, 1958, his motorcade was attacked by protesters in Caracas , Venezuela in response to the United States's support for the recently deposed dictator Marcos Pérez ...
George H.W. Bush celebrated the New Year of 1992 with a 12-day trade-focused trip to Asia and the Pacific to discuss America's post-Cold War readjustment of economic relations and policies. [1] On January 8, 1992, Bush played a doubles tennis match with U.S. ambassador to Japan Michael Armacost against Emperor of Japan Akihito and his son ...
Former president Jimmy Carter mourned his death on Saturday, saying his administration was "marked by grace, civility, and social conscience." [20] Former vice president Dan Quayle, who served with Bush, said that "the world mourns the loss of a great American" and that he had often told his children to look to Bush as a role model. [21]
President-elect Barack Obama is welcomed by President George W. Bush for a meeting at the White House on Jan. 7, 2009, along with former presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. (J.
The late former President Jimmy Carter will be honored with a national day of mourning Thursday on the same day as a state funeral is planned in Washington, D.C. Services began Saturday to honor ...
As the U.S. prepares for the 57th presidential inauguration, The Daily Meal decided to take a nostalgic look at past inauguration meals and what presidents have eaten on the big day.
The following is a list of presidents of the United States by date of death, plus additional lists of presidential death related statistics.Of the 45 people who have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789, [a] 40 have died – eight of them while in office.
Cherries jubilee is a dessert dish made with cherries and liqueur (typically kirschwasser), which are flambéed tableside, and commonly served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream. [ 1 ] The recipe is generally credited to Auguste Escoffier , [ 2 ] who prepared the dish for one of Queen Victoria 's Jubilee celebrations, widely thought to be the ...