The White House Remembered
In 2005, The White House Historical Association released The White House Remembered,Volume 1: Recollections by Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R....
Presidential Vacations & Retreats: The Clintons at Grand Teton National Park
- Date of Work
- August, 1995
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
Presidential Vacations & Retreats: The Clintons at Grand Teton National Park
President Bill Clinton and family at the Grand Tetons National Park. August, 1995. In the remote regions of Yellowstone to witness the controversial release of wolves into the wild, a thunderstorm pelted Clinton with hail the size of hard peas prompting a park ranger to say, "Hail to the chief."
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