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2001–02 New York Rangers season

A message from United States President George W. Bush about the September 11 attacks was broadcast on the arena video screen.

Black Cabinet

The Black Cabinet was first known as the Federal Council of Negro Affairs, an informal group of African-American public policy advisors to United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Burlington Township School District

In September 2009, B. Bernice Young Elementary School became the center of controversy when a video showing a teacher directing schoolchildren in songs celebrating President Barack Obama was posted on YouTube.

Charles Marcil

Another notable relative was Charles Marcil's maternal uncle, Edward P. Doherty, an American Civil War officer who formed and led the detachment of soldiers that captured and killed John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of United States President Abraham Lincoln.

Clark Howell

Even though Howell was a lifelong Democrat, President Warren G. Harding placed him on a special mining commission in 1922 and ten years later President Hoover appointed him to a national transportation commission.

Clayton K. Slack

In 1963 president John F Kennedy hosted a reunion of Medal of Honor recipients at the White House for the 100th anniversary of the first presentation of the Medal.

Cognitive sociolinguistics

One example of such a debacle is the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal of 1998, in which former United States President Bill Clinton was charged with having "sexual relations" with Monica Lewinsky.

Corvallis Gazette-Times

Odeneal had been converted to the Republican cause after Lincoln's election as United States President in 1860.

Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad

He was promoted to Chief of Staff for Senator Pressler in 1987, a position he held until 1991 when United States President George H. W. Bush appointed Schieffer to be US Attorney for South Dakota.

David Larson

Larson was selected for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, but was unable to compete because U.S. President Jimmy Carter organized the boycott of the Moscow Olympics in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Edith Efron

She was a contributing editor to Reason magazine from the 1970s until her death in 2001, where she wrote psychological studies of former President Bill Clinton and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Einstein–Szilárd letter

The Einstein–Szilárd letter was a letter written by Leó Szilárd and signed by Albert Einstein that was sent to the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 2, 1939.

Executive Order 13440

Executive Order 13440 is an Executive Order issued by United States President George W. Bush on July 20, 2007 ordering limited compliance with the Geneva Conventions in the treatment of captives held in extrajudicial detention by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

In an attempt to increase the dialogue between Romania and the West, in 1956 Gheorghiu-Dej instructed the new ambassador to the U.S. to meet with both Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and then with President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Girard Academic Music Program

The Concert Choir has performed for United States President Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, the Philadelphia Phillies, Mayor of Philadelphia John Street, and many other local political and district officials.

Henry Minett

On January 16, 1903, Minett was acting-Governor when the formal reply to the deed of secession arrived from President Theodore Roosevelt.

Ian Brownlie

He served as an advisor to United States President Jimmy Carter during the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis.

James Gordon Bennett, Sr.

In 1839, Bennett was granted the first ever exclusive interview to a United States President, Martin Van Buren.

John Adams' State of the Union Address

United States President John Adams gave two State of the Union speeches.

John F. Kennedy School, Berlin

The school received its current name in December 1963 in honor of United States President John F. Kennedy.

Karl R. Thompson

Karl R. Thompson is an American constitutional lawyer who was appointed to a position within the United States Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel by the Presidency of Barack Obama.

Meanies

Infamous Meanies were takes on celebrities, such as "Donkeyng" for Don King, "Mike Bison" for Mike Tyson, and "Bull Clinton" for then-United States President Bill Clinton.

Meryl Frank

Frank helped author status of women legislation for President William Clinton and New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, in 1993 and 1989.

New Zealand response to Hurricane Katrina

On 30 August 2005 NZST (29 August UTC-6/-5) Prime Minister Helen Clark sent condolences by phone and in a letter with an offer of help to United States President George W. Bush and Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff also sent a message of sympathy to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg

Upon learning of the marriage, United States President Abraham Lincoln sent a letter to Wilhelm's elder brother Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden in which Lincoln stated: "I participate in the satisfaction afforded by this happy event and pray Your Royal Highness to accept my sincere congratulations upon the occasion together with the assurances of my highest consideration".

Quinn brothers' killings

Reaction from America was also noted as United States President Bill Clinton extended the condolences of the American people to the Quinn family.

Roland Michener

Among this litany of guests was United States president Lyndon B. Johnson; Grace, Princess of Monaco; Jacqueline Kennedy; Emperor Haile Selassie; and French president Charles de Gaulle.

Rudolph T. Randa

In 1992, Randa was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to become a federal district judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Samuel Huston Thompson

He later served as assistant U.S. attorney general under President Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1918 and on the Federal Trade Commission from 1919 to 1927.

Stuart Couch

Congressional Representative Jerrold Nadler criticized the Bush Presidency for stonewalling by withholding Couch's testimony.

Tariq al-Sawah

Originally the Bush Presidency asserted that captives apprehended in the "war on terror" were not covered by the Geneva Conventions, and could be held indefinitely, without charge, and without an open and transparent review of the justifications for their detention.

The Nixon Interviews

The Nixon Interviews were a series of interviews of former United States President Richard Nixon conducted by British journalist David Frost, and produced by John Birt.

United Nations Honour Flag

Harding made the acquaintance of United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in December 1941 by presenting each with a Victory V symbol embossed in leather with the slogan Absolute Victory by delivery at the White House at a time of visitation by Churchill for the Arcadia Conference to sign the Declaration by United Nations.

United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe

A series of Executive Orders by President Ulysses S. Grant from 1871 to 1877 established the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, with the actual fort being held by the government as fee simple land.

Where's the Birth Certificate?

: The Case That Barack Obama Is Not Eligible to Be President is a book by Jerome Corsi which promotes the claim that U.S. president Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and is thus constitutionally unqualified to hold the office.

Wiley Mayne

His political downfall, however, came in his fourth term during his service on the that Committee, when Mayne was one of ten Republican Committee members to vote against Articles of impeachment of President Richard Nixon arising from the Watergate scandal.

William Ball Gilbert

Gilbert was nominated on February 23, 1892 to a newly created position on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by United States President Benjamin Harrison.


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2001–02 NHL season

A message from United States President George W. Bush about the 9/11 attacks was broadcast on the arena video screen.

Anarchism and violence

United States President William McKinley was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz, a registered Republican who, after his arrest, claimed he had been influenced by the writings of Emma Goldman and others.

Arturo Tappin

Besides touring Jazz festivals the world over, Arturo has performed at social engagements as well including a performance for past United States President, Mr. Bill Clinton and twice for Fidel Castro.

Back to Work

Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy, 2011 book by former United States President Bill Clinton

Chicana feminism

Former United States President Jimmy Carter spoke with one of the commission's former presidents during the early 1980s.

Constitutional dictatorship

In the 21st century, John Yoo, attorney and legal theorist, has offered a theory of the unitary executive supporting virtually unconstrained authority to be wielded by the United States President in his capacity as commander in chief of the armed forces.

Danish pastry

The Danish was, according to Klitteng, the dish that he baked for the wedding of United States President Woodrow Wilson in December 1915.

Domhnall Ua Buachalla

(One of the few other occasions Ua Buachalla was mentioned at all in public was when, in the aftermath of the death of King George V in January 1936, he had to reply to messages of condolence sent to the Irish people by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull.)

Douglas Hyde

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt called President Hyde a "fine and scholarly old gentleman", while President Hyde and King George V corresponded about stamp collecting.

Eamon Casey

He then became a vocal opponent of United States foreign policy in Central America, and, as a result, opposed the 1984 visit of United States President Ronald Reagan to Ireland, refusing to meet him when he came to Galway.

Ethiopian Air Force

The army was short in equipment of all sorts, and after the Derg acquired power United States President Jimmy Carter cut off all military aid to Ethiopia.

Evangelical and Reformed Church

United States President Theodore Roosevelt attended Washington D.C.'s Grace Reformed Church, an Evangelical and Reformed congregation.

Expendable launch system

On November 5, 1990, United States President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Launch Services Purchase Act.

Flor Meléndez

Because United States President Jimmy Carter announced a boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Meléndez was deprived of participating in his second Olympic Games.

General Lyon

A few days later, General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrendered to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the long and bloody civil war, and United States President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

Hunkerin'

Hunkerers urged United States President Dwight Eisenhower and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev to hunker together to end their differences.

Jay Soto

Also in 2004, Jay sang The Star-Spangled Banner for the United States President at the Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona.

Jethro Sumner

At least seven Continental officers under Sumner's command were wounded, and future United States President Andrew Jackson's brother Hugh was among ten North Carolinians killed.

Kadangha Limbiyè Bariki

Bariki presented his credentials as Ambassador to United States President Barack Obama on 20 July 2009, thereby filling a post that had been vacant since the departure of Pascal Bodjona in early 2005.

Kaytee

Bill Engler Jr. was named the Small Business Person of the Year in 1993 by United States President Bill Clinton.

Kennedy Bakircioglü

Born in Södertälje, Bakircioglü was named after United States president John F. Kennedy.

Keshia Chanté

In December 18, 2013 Chante was invited by United States President Barack Obama & the first lady Michelle Obama to their White House holiday party in DC.

Los Angeles County Bar Association

During LACBA's ceremony commemorating its 100th year in 1978, United States president Jimmy Carter gave a speech at a luncheon.

Mark Chmura

In 1997, Chmura chose not to meet with United States President Bill Clinton at the White House following the Packers Super Bowl XXXI win.

Massachusetts Miracle

Michael Dukakis was governor of Massachusetts during most of this time and attempted to take credit for the "Miracle" during his campaign for United States President in 1988.

McNair Barracks

On 12 July 1994, United States President Bill Clinton visited Berlin; after a speech at the Brandenburg gate he attended a ceremony at the Barracks, where the 4,000 troops of the Berlin Brigade paraded and the Color Guard furled the Brigade colors, prior to closing the installation.

New York lunar sample displays

The New York lunar sample displays are two commemorative plaques consisting of small fragments of moon specimen brought back with the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar missions and given in the 1970s to the people of the state of New York by United States President Richard Nixon as goodwill gifts.

Rohit Vyas

He is the first Indian American journalist to be invited as a White House media delegate traveling overseas with the President of the United States (President Bill Clinton, 2000).

Shyster

Meet the Press 2010 interview with former United States president George W. Bush who encourages donations for the 2010 Haiti earthquake and says, "One of my concerns is shysters show up and take advantage of people's good will and generosity".

Sonia McMahon

Later that year, Sonia McMahon made world headlines after being photographed at the White House wearing a revealing dress in the company of her husband and United States president Richard Nixon.

Stanley Hilton

Hilton filed a $7 billion class action lawsuit, in 2002, against United States President George W. Bush, members of his administration (including Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld) and others.

Tear down the wall

Tear down this wall!, a challenge from United States President Ronald Reagan to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to destroy the Berlin Wall

William Edward Lavery

Among them, the National Conference of Christians and Jews presented him with the Brotherhood Award, the governor of Virginia appointed him to serve on the Commission on Virginia’s Transportation in the 21st Century, United States President Ronald Reagan named him chair of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development, and the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury appointed him to the National Savings Bond Committee, where he chaired the Higher Education Industry Campaign.

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Former United States president Jimmy Carter accepted the Zayed International Prize for the Environment in 2001.

Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2005

Zanu-PF is using claimed interference of Tony Blair, the British prime minister, and United States president George W. Bush in Zimbabwean politics, as an election issue.