Dr. James Brown Fisk, physicist, President of the Bell Telephone Laboratories, was elected to the Board of Trustees.

Later, browsing in an old issue of the Gazette Des Beaux-Arts, she found a description of a handsome gilt pier-table purchased in 1817 by President James Monroe.

`` I think they played Hail To The Chief better than the Marine Corps Band, and we are grateful to them '', President Kennedy remarked after mounting the bandstand and shaking hands with conductor James Christian Pfohl.

In 1857 – 58, Douglas broke with President James Buchanan, leading to a fight for control of the Democratic Party.

Both the outgoing administration of President James Buchanan and the incoming administration rejected the legality of secession, considering it rebellion.

* 1858 – U. S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

First Brown President and Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation James Manning ( minister ) | James Manning.

On 2 December 1823, US President James Monroe specifically addressed Cuba and other European colonies in his proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine.

Similarly, President James Mancham's attendance of the 1977 CHOGM gave Prime Minister France-Albert René the opportunity to seize power in the Seychelles.

In May 1997, Prime Minister James joined 14 other Caribbean leaders, and President Clinton, during the first-ever U. S .- regional summit in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Eisenhower was the last president born in the 19th century, and at age 62, was the oldest man to be elected President since James Buchanan in 1856.

* 1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message before the U. S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

* 1823 – Monroe Doctrine: US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts.

* 1845 – Manifest Destiny: US President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.

During the 1990s, the College saw a major academic overhaul under President James O. Freedman and a controversial ( and ultimately unsuccessful ) 1999 initiative to encourage the school's single-sex Greek houses to go coed.

Outgoing President James Polk's term ended at noon on March 4, which was a Sunday.

While the terms of President James K. Polk and Vice President George Mifflin Dallas had expired, Atchison's tenure as President pro tempore had already expired when the Thirtieth Congress adjourned sine die on March 4.

The highest-ranking official whose term unquestionably continued during the interim was Polk's Secretary of State, James Buchanan ( later elected President himself in 1856 ), whose term did not formally expire until his successor, John M. Clayton, took office on March 7.

In the 1980s President Ronald Reagan sought to curtail scope of environmental protection taking steps such as appointing James G. Watt who was called one of the most " blatantly anti-environmental political appointees ".

As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States ( 1813 – 1814 ), serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term.

* 1849 – In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken.

From left, clockwise: The Wright brothers achieve the first manned flight by airplane, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina | Kitty Hawk in 1903 ; U. S. President William McKinley is William McKinley assassination | assassinated in 1901 by Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition ; An 1906 San Francisco earthquake | earthquake on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, killing at least 3, 000 in 1906 ; United States | America gains control over the Philippines in 1902, after the Philippine – American War ; Rock being moved to construct the Panama Canal ; Admiral Heihachiro Togo | Togo before the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, part of the Russo-Japanese War, leading to Japanese victory and their establishment as a great power.

Benjamin Wright, formerly Chief Engineer of the Erie Canal, was named Chief Engineer of this new effort, and construction began with a groundbreaking ceremony on July 4, 1828, by President John Quincy Adams.

Just before the feed switched to the Dallas Trade Mart meeting, Cronkite informed the viewers that the members of the Trade Mart had just been informed of the President's shooting and that Congressman Jim Wright was telling reporters that both the President and Governor were alive, but both were in serious condition.

With David Fleay, Kathleen McArthur and Brian Clouston, Judith Wright was a founding member and, from 1964 to 1976, President, of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland.

On January 29, 1920, President Wilson appointed pioneering flier and aviation engineer Orville Wright to NACA's board.

In 1972, the People's Party nominated the democratic socialist and anti-war activist Benjamin Spock for President, and in 1976 it nominated Margaret Wright, of the Watts section of Los Angeles, for President.

While Johnson-Sirleaf was born and raised in Monrovia around Americo-Liberian descendents and named after a former Americo-Liberian President ( Hilary Richard Wright Johnson ), she maintains that all of her grandparents were indigenous.

In a special report broadcast on Fox News Channel on 31 December 2007, Former CWA President Wendy Wright made the following claim regarding proponents of comprehensive sexual education:

Among the notable journalists who have worked for The Tennessean are Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper, Pulitzer Prize winning author David Halberstam, and cartoonist Anthony Wright.

St. Albans graduates include former Vice President Al Gore, former U. S. Senator Evan Bayh, U. S. Senator Michael Bennet, U. S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., Seattle Mariners pitcher Danny Hultzen, former Congressman Harold Ford Jr., former Governor of Connecticut John Davis Lodge, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins and Space Shuttle Commander Frederick " Rick " Hauck, former, NFL All-Pro and Baltimore Raven Jonathan Ogden, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright, journalists David Ignatius, David Plotz, Ian Urbina, former Washington Post publisher and CEO, and current CSPAN executive Bo Jones, former Washington Post chairman Donald Graham, and Fox News host Brit Hume.

* James Wright ( historian ) ( born 1939 ), President of Dartmouth College, historian

In 1961, Wright finished in third place in the special election called to fill the U. S. Senate seat vacated by then Vice President Lyndon Johnson.

During the 2008 United States Presidential Campaign Republican nominee John McCain announced his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate and choice for Vice President on August 29, 2008 at Wright State.

* Robert Oelman-NCR President and founder of Wright State

President Ronald Reagan with Vice President George H. W. Bush | George Bush and House Speaker Jim Wright during the 1988 State of the Union Address, January 25, 1988

He served as Vice-President and then President of the National Park Bank from 1895-1900, succeeding Ebenezer K. Wright and followed by Richard Delafield.

* October 21-Henry Ford's Edison Institute is inaugurated at Dearborn, Michigan on the 50th anniversary of the invention of the incandescent light bulb, in the presence of President of the United States Herbert Hoover, Thomas Edison, Walter Chrysler, Marie Curie, George Eastman and Orville Wright ( among others ).

Dr. Frank Wright, NRB President

The day-to-day activities of NRB are guided by Frank Wright, Ph. D., the association ’ s President & CEO.

Wright held various positions with W. R. Grace and Company, Grace Energy Company, and Grace Environmental Company from 1989 to 1994 ( Director, EVP, President, Vice Chairman, Chairman ).

Before the 1980s, Wright was President of Citicorp Retail Services and Retail Consumer Services, credit card subsidiaries of Citibank.

From July 1, 1908 to March 1, 1909, Wright served as United States Secretary of War under President Theodore Roosevelt.