American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Gerald Rudolph Ford (July 14, 1913-December 26, 2006) became the 38th President of the United States, 1974-77, after Vice-President Spiro Agnew resigned, and President Nixon resigned; the only person to succeed to that office without being elected; U.S. Representative, 1948-73, being elected House Minority Leader in 1964; married Betty Bloomer, 1948; practiced law in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1945-48; served in U.S. Navy during World War II, 1941-45; graduated from Yale Law School, 1940; coached at Yale University; attended the University of Michigan on a football scholarship, being named Most Valuable Player; the first Eagle Scout President; given the name Leslie...

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913-April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, 1969-74, resigned; his administration U.S. ended involvement in the Vietnam War, 1973; 26th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution, 1971, granting 18-years-olds the right to vote; Apollo 11 astronauts took first walk on the moon, July 20, 1969; Republican Presidential candidate, 1960, losing to John F. Kennedy by the smallest margin ever in a presidential election; Vice-President under Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952-60; U.S. Senator, 1950-52; U.S. Representative, 1946-50; Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II; married Patricia Ryan, 1940; graduated...

Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908-January 22, 1973) was the 36th President of the United States, 1963-69; Vice-President under John F. Kennedy, 1961-63, assuming the Presidency upon Kennedy's assassination; initiated the Great Society program of social legislation, passed the Civil Rights Act, escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, 1964; U.S. Senator, 1949- 61, becoming Senate Majority Leader in 1954; Lieutenant Commander, Commander in U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty 1941-45; sent to Pacific as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Representative, 1942, awarded Silver Star Medal; U.S. Representative, 1937-49; Texas Director of the National Youth Administration, a New Deal program of F.D.R., 1935;...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917-November 22, 1963) was the 35th President of the United States, 1961-63, the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic ever elected to that position; assassinated in Dallas, Texas, November 22, the eighth President to die in office. He promoted space program and moon exploration, sent federal troops to quiet race riots in Birmingham, aided peaceful integration of University of Alabama, 1963; resolved the Cuban-Missile Crisis, 1962; attempted the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion intended to end Communist control in Cuba, formed the Peace Corps, 1961; U.S. Senator, 1953-60; published Profiles in Courage, 1956, which...

Dwight David Eisenhower (October 14, 1890-March 25, 1969) the 34th President of the United States, 1953-61; Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, 1950-52; president of Columbia University, 1948-52; U.S. Army Chief of Staff, 1945-48; Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Force, 1944, directing the D-Day invasion of Normandy; Commanding General of Allied Powers in European Theater, 1943, directing invasion of Sicily and Italy; Lieutenant General, Allied Commander in Chief of North Africa, 1942, directing invasion of North Africa; Assistant Chief of Staff to General Marshall, 1942; Brigadier General, 1941; Chief of Staff of Third Division, 1940. He was assigned to...