U.S. Presidents

Jim Witt: Star-Telegram making plans for Kennedy assassination observance

19 days ago

In six months, the nation will remember John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Dallas.

Star-Telegram making plans for Kennedy assassination observance

20 days ago

In six months, the nation will remember John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Dallas.

Correction: Bush Library-Sheehan story

22 days ago

In a story April 25 about protesters who gathered for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Army Spc.

Bush welcomes students to his presidential center

23 days ago

The 16-year-old was looking around a full-scale replica of the Oval Office at the George W. Bush Presidential Center when the former president suddenly walked into the room.

Former Arlington Mayor Richard Greene gets a private tour of the new Bush library

23 days ago

Sylvia especially liked the oval office because of her fond memories from December 2008 when we visited President Bush in the actual oval office with our granddaughters.

George W. Bush library opening to public

24 days ago

The center was dedicated last week in a ceremony featuring comments from Bush and President Barack Obama, along with former Presidents Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Bush's father, George H.W. Bush.

Bill would block Eisenhower Memorial funding

72 days ago

Eisenhower's family has called Gehry's design "too extravagant."

George P. Bush to run for land commissioner

73 days ago

"George Bush must go through the same public screening as any other candidate."

Bill proposes George W. Bush Expressway for Dallas

73 days ago

The Dallas area already has two highways named after presidents: the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway and the President George Bush Turnpike, honoring Bush's father - George H. W. Bush.

Commentary: Want a job in Obama's administration? Support his opponent

75 days ago

They were Brock Adams as transportation secretary under President Carter, Lewis Schwellenbach as labor secretary under President Truman and Richard Ballinger as interior secretary under President...

Obama to unleash inner funnyman at Gridiron dinner

76 days ago

Except for Grover Cleveland, every president since the Gridiron was founded in 1885 has addressed it.

Kerry Kennedy fights NY drugged-driving charge

77 days ago

Kennedy is the ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the daughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and the niece of President John Kennedy.

Watergate novel nominated for fiction prize

79 days ago

Thomas Mallon's novel about the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award for fiction.

Bush: No citizenship path for illegal immigrants

81 days ago

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican and member of the bipartisan group, said he was "a bit perplexed" when he learned of Bush's comments opposing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

Consequence to cuts no one thought would happen

83 days ago

The latter was avoided only after President George H.W. Bush broke his "no new taxes" pledge to join Democrats in a deficit-reduction compromise that raised taxes.

Fla. sinkhole that swallowed man grows deeper

83 days ago

Jeremy Bush said he jumped into the hole but couldn't see his brother and had to be rescued himself by a sheriff's deputy who reached out and pulled him to safety as the ground crumbled around him.

Rep. Jim Clyburn celebrates Lincoln, MLK, but says Voting Rights Act under threat

85 days ago

"President Lincoln taught us the value of persistence, and his struggles showed that a man who wrestles with himself and asks hard questions will come to better conclusions," Scott said Wednesday.

'Lincoln' film spurs interest in his foot doctor

85 days ago

He may just be a footnote to history, but Dr. Isachar Zacharie is having a posthumous mini-moment, thanks to the Hollywood-sparked surge of interest in the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.

Commentary: Boy Scouts leader makes point to ponder of gays

87 days ago

"It hasn't gone unnoticed that President Obama, like every president since William Howard Taft, is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, and he supports ending the ban on gay...

O'Reilly book on Jesus killing coming in September

93 days ago

After million-selling books on the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is turning to the most famous killing of all.

BSA executive gives Fort Worth dinner audience something to chew on

94 days ago

"It hasn't gone unnoticed that President Obama, like every president since William Howard Taft, is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, and he supports ending the ban on gay...

Presidents Day quiz

98 days ago

The nation celebrates Presidents Day on the third Monday each February, between Abraham Lincoln's birthday Feb. 12 and George Washington's on the 22nd.

What they're saying about State of the Union

101 days ago

---"Presidents in both parties - from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan - have known that our free enterprise economy is the source of our middle class prosperity.

Liberal in domestic issues, Obama a hawk on war

104 days ago

From deadly drones to secret interrogations to withholding evidence in terror lawsuits, Obama's Democratic White House has followed the path of his predecessor, Republican President George W. Bush.