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Fascinating Exhibit Features US Presidents in Long Beach
Published on: January 26, 2014
By C. MacDonald
“Presidential Long Beach-From the Pacific to the Potomac” is an exciting photo exhibit at the Historical Society of Long Beach …read more >
Exhibit Photographs of American Presidents in Long Beach
- 1911: William H. Taft became the first sitting US President to visit Long Beach.
- 1928: Herbert Hoover, an Iowa native, campaigned for president in front of 100,000 people at an Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park.
- 1942: Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Long Beach’s Douglas Aircraft facility to see B-17 Bombers and C-47 Transport planes being built for World War II.
- 1960: John F. Kennedy shook hands with supporters at Long Beach Airport.
- 1960: Lyndon Johnson received a key to the city from Long Beach Mayor Ed Wade during his vice presidential campaign.
- 1974: Ailing Richard Nixon was visited by President Gerald Ford at Memorial Medical Center.
- 1976: Jimmy Carter shook hands with supporters at Bixby Park in June of 1976
- 1983: Ronald Reagan spoke at a Republican candidate fundraiser alongside the Spruce Goose.
- 1996: Bill Clinton appeared with Mayor Beverly O’Neill.
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