American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924-November 30, 2018) was the 41st President of the United States, 1989-93. During his administration the U.S. led the Allies to victory in Persian Gulf War; the Soviet Union was restructured; and the Tiananmen Square demonstration was crushed by Communist Government in Beijing, China. He was the Vice-President under Ronald Reagan, 1981-89; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1976; U.S. Envoy to China, 1974; National Chairman of the Republican Party, 1973; Ambassador to the United Nations, 1971; U.S. Representative, 1967; partner in oil business, Texas, 1948-66; studied at Yale University, 1945-48; married Barbara Pierce,...

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911-June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States, 1981-89; the oldest President elected; survived assassination attempt, March 30, 1981; Governor of California, 1966-74; switched from being a liberal Democrat to the Republican Party, 1962; actor, making over 50 movies in his career; president of the Screen Actor's Guild, 1959-60; married Nancy Davis, 1952, children Patti and Ron; president of the Screen Actor's Guild, 1947-52; Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II; first marriage to Jane Wyman, children Maureen and Michael; announcer for radio station in Davenport, Iowa, and WHO...

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. (October 1, 1924-December 29, 2024) was the 39th President of the United States, 1977-81; Governor of Georgia, 1970-75; Georgia State Senator, 1962-66; managed family peanut farm and warehouse, Plains, Georgia, 1953-70; served in the U.S. Navy, 1947-53, electronics instructor and engineering officer aboard atomic-powered submarines; married Rosalynn Smith, 1947; and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, 1947. On Tuesday, March 16, 1976, in an interview with Robert L. Turner, Jimmy Carter explained: <We believe that the first time we're born, as children, it's human life given to us; and when we accept Jesus as our...

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...