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Equestrian Sports & Leisure Pursuits
Many modern presidents have had a casual interest in horseback riding, particularly as a vacation sport. However, no modern president has had a stronger association with horses than Ronald Reagan. His career in films and his own recreation demanded that he ride well. As president, he was comfortable in the saddle or simply working with his horses. Nothing pleased him
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The President's Daily Diary
Some of the most fascinating documents of the presidency are the diaries that reveal what the president does all day and all week. Assembled from information found in Secret Service logs, the president's schedule, notes from presidential staff members who track where he is, the President's Diarist--an employee of the National Archives, not the White House--creates the record of his
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Canadian State Visits to the White House
December 6, 1927: Governor General Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon — Canada’s governor general and wife Marie arrived at Union Station and were greeted by Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg and Mrs. Clara Kellogg, and then inspected an honor guard of U.S. Marines. A cavalry troop with drawn sabers then escorted the visitors to the Canadian legation on Massachusetts Aven
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The Presidential Libraries
Read Digital Edition Foreword, William SealeThe History of Presidential Libraries, Richard SpearsPresidential Libraries Outside of the National Archives System, Kimberly KenneyHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, Thomas F. SchwartzFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Bob ClarkHarry S. Truman Library and Museum, Amy WilliamsDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home, Karl WeissenbachJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum,
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Bio
Betty Ford
Elizabeth “Betty” Bloomer was born on April 8, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois, and spent most of her childhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was raised by her parents William and Hortense Bloomer. As a young girl, Betty took up dancing, which quickly became her passion. After graduating from high school, she moved to Vermont to attend the Bennington School of Dance and soon
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Gerald R. Ford
When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, “I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.” He told Americans, “Our long national nightmare is over.” Ford was the first vice president chosen under the Twenty-fifth Amendment. In the aftermath of the Watergate scandal,