Dwight Eisenhower served a long military career before being elected the nation’s 34th president in 1952. The following program was produced by the Army Pictorial Center, and tells the story of Eisenhower’s life before becoming president.

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Dwight Eisenhower served a long military career before being elected the nation’s 34th president in 1952. The following program was produced by the Army Pictorial Center, and tells the story of Eisenhower’s life before becoming president.

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Richard Nixon resigned the presidency on August 9th, 1974.  Later that day, Gerald Ford took the oath of office and assumed the presidency. Three days after becoming president, Gerald Ford delivered an address to a Joint Session of Congress. The address is shown courtesy of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.

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In 1964 Ronald Reagan gave his support to Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign. The future president was already a popular figure, even though he would not hold his first public office until after his victory in the California gubernatorial election in 1966.

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A celebration was held on the centennial of the birth of President Ronald Reagan. The event included a wreath laying by Mrs. Reagan, a 21-gun salute, an F-18 flyover from the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan, and a keynote address by former Secretary of State James Baker. This official commemoration of President Reagan’s 100th birthday initiates a year-long series of events from the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

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• 7:45am - George Coling, National Fuel Funds Network, Executive Director
• 8:30am - Pete Sepp, National Taxpayers Union, Executive Vice President
• 9:15am - James Thurber, American University Center for Congressional & Presidential Studies, Director & Professor

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In 1968, Lady Bird Johnson conducted a videotaped tour of the White House and spoke about its significance to American history and the first family. This program is shown courtesy of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, and was produced by the White House Naval Photographic Unit.

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Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) expressed his confidence that Republicans would push through many of their budget cut proposals while the House debated the Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government.

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Former President George H.W. Bush commemorates the initiation of military operations to liberate Kuwait from Iraq. The 41st President brings together key members of his foreign policy team for a discussion, including: Dick Cheney, Dan Quayle, Colin Powell, Brent Scowcroft, and Walter E. Boomer.

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The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC includes a permanent exhibit of Presidential Portraits. Former gallery director Marc Pachter gave American History TV a tour of a portion of the exhibit to discuss the art and politics of presidential portraits. The second half of this two-part program will air next weekend.

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