This evening, First Lady Jill Biden will host the first-ever “Teachers of the Year” State Dinner at the White House. This event will honor the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman from Tennessee, and the State Teachers of the Year from across the country for their excellence in teaching and commitment to students’ learning. The Council of…
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Andrew Johnson
The biography for President Johnson and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. With the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States (1865-1869), an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states’ rights views. With the Assassination of Lincoln, the Presidency fell upon an old-fashioned…
White House Releases State Dinner Guest List
This evening, the President and the First Lady of the United States will host His Excellency William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya & Her Excellency Rachel Ruto, for a State Dinner. The following is a complete list of expected guests: THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM SAMOEI RUTO, PRESIDENT OF…
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Kansas Disaster Declaration
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding from July 14 to July 21, 2023. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and…
Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby En Route Tampa, FL
12:46 P.M. EDT MR. BATES: I have a few announcements at the top, then Admiral Kirby is going to take questions. Nobody fall asleep while we talk, please. Yesterday, the President took a major step to strengthen privacy protections of patients as part of his efforts to protect access to reproductive healthcare in the face…
President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy The Board of Visitors to the Coast Guard Academy reviews and makes recommendations on the operation of the Coast Guard Academy and visits the Academy annually to…
Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates and NSC Coordinator For Strategic Communications John Kirby En Route Philadelphia, PA
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11:17 A.M. EST MR. BATES: We’re en route to Philadelphia, where the President will build on his decades-long commitment on behalf of firefighters. President Biden will deliver remarks at the announcement event for the city of Philadelphia receiving a $22.4 million SAFER Grant award. The President has fought for firefighters…
White House Releases State Dinner Guest List
This evening, the President and the First Lady of the United States will host Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Ms. Jodie Haydon of Australia for a State Dinner. The following is a complete list of expected guests: THE PRESIDENT AND DR. BIDEN THE HONORABLE ANTHONY ALBANESE MP, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA AND MS. JODIE HAYDON Ms.…
Eliza McCardle Johnson
Eliza McCardle Johnson was the wife of the 17th President, Andrew Johnson. She served as First Lady of the United States from 1865 to 1869. “I knew he’d be acquitted; I knew it,” declared Eliza McCardle Johnson, told how the Senate had voted in her husband’s impeachment trial. Her faith in him had never wavered…
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Gerald H. Acker, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice Jane L. Corwin, resigned. Danté Quintin Allen, of California, to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education, vice Mark Schultz. Elizabeth Allen, of…
