Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey’s Oct. 21 visit prompts these questions: How many United States presidents have visited in Provo and Utah County? How many vice presidents? We’re not so sure about the vice presidents. Richard Nixon was here for a speech at Brigham Young University Oct. 17, 1958 while he was vice president to Pres.… Continue reading How many presidents have visited Provo?
Category: Presidents
Add – Off the beat …
There you have them – the presidential visits and the vice presidential visits in modern times. We wouldn’t be positive that this is a complete record. But it’s the best we’ve been able to compile and it’ll have to do until someone steps up with more information. If you have a some facts we don’t have, we’d be… Continue reading Add – Off the beat …
Quiz on American First Ladies
A friend suggested I do a column on American First Ladies patterned after my Presidential quiz of a few months ago. Why not? We ought to know more about the wives of our presidents. I have been impressed with this thought ever since my family viewed the statued models of the First Ladies at the… Continue reading Quiz on American First Ladies
Enduring Greatness
This is Presidents Day, the time set aside by Congress as a holiday honoring Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, whose birthdays fall on Feb. 12 and Feb. 22, respectively. We paid tribute to Lincoln in an editorial on his birthday. Today we remember both of these great presidents, but take this occasion to especially pay… Continue reading Enduring Greatness
Ideals of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, born 164 years ago today, is still revered as one of America’s noblest sons. The birthday of the 16th president of the United States is being commemorated quietly for the most part. However, Lincoln Day still remains a time for reflection on his greatness, and for special school observances. The Republican Party in… Continue reading Ideals of Abraham Lincoln
Adversity takes toll
“In prosperity, it is very easy to find a friend, but in adversity. it is the most difficult of all things.” That ancient proverb could well apply to modern-day politics because friends surely have a way of disappearing in times of political adversity. Consider President Reagan’s declining job performance ratings in polls since the Iran… Continue reading Adversity takes toll
Dec. 7, 1941, A Day of Infamy
It was a day never to be forgotten – in President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s somber words, “a date which will live in infamy.” Japan had taken the United States by surprise, tragically bombing Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, while negotiations were going on in Washington. More than 350 planes had zeroed in on the harbor… Continue reading Dec. 7, 1941, A Day of Infamy
14 Presidents Who Won Two Terms
“The person of the President – anyPresident – is touched with magic. The office illuminates the man. And as we meet the country’s leader, in person or by reading a good biography, we shake hands with history.” – Melville Bell Grosvenor. This column is about the 13 Presidents who were sufficiently “illuminated” by the office… Continue reading 14 Presidents Who Won Two Terms
Famous False Teeth Not Wood
George Washington had some rather famous false teeth, made in a day when prosthodontia still was in its early stages of development. But the dentures were not made of wood as many have believed. “No such thing,” says the librarian at Mount Vernon, the first presidents historic home on the Potomac. “I just don’t know… Continue reading Famous False Teeth Not Wood
President Used to Make $25,000
How much do we pay our U. S. president? Assuming this should be of more than passing interest during the election campaign, let’s review presidential salaries from 1789 to the present. George Washington, the first of 39 men to hold the office, received $25,000 per annum. Today, under the 1969 salary law passed by Congress, the pay is $200,000. Extensive… Continue reading President Used to Make $25,000