U.S. Presidents have varying backgrounds and political persuasions. Only one was unanimously elected. They can have little or lasting influence. These stories are about individuals with the power to make a difference at home and abroad.
In this historical footage, recorded by Thomas Edisons film company, President McKinleys funeral cortege initially makes its way through Washington, D...
After many long years of war, and the deaths of many people, Richard Nixon announces a Peace Accord to end the Vietnam War
President Obama delivered the main address - entitled "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America" - at a memorial service for the six shooting victims wh...
Video of FDR being pushed in his wheel chair during a visit to Pearl Harbor the month after D-Day.
Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to students at Moscow State University, urging them to be free of fear and full of hope for the future.
At the 1964 Democratic national convention, Robert F.
At the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bob Kennedy was the countrys attorney general.
RFK last saw his brother alive when the President stopped by Bobby's home, Hickory Hill, to wish him "Happy Birthday.
Richard M. Nixon was elected America's President in November of 1968.
Richard Nixon, America's 37th President, apologizes for his role in the Watergate cover-up.
On June 23, 1972, an audio recorder taped a damaging talk - called "The Smoking Gun" - between Nixon and Haldeman. The tape doomed Nixon’s presidenc...
On the 8th of August, 1974, America's 37th president - Richard Nixon - gave his 37th Oval-Office address to the nation.
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